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Ernest Ellison Auditor General Tallahassee

QUESTIONS:

1. When a complaint is filed with the Florida Commission on Ethics against a county officer, is said officer entitled ipso facto or in certain circumstances to expend the funds of his office toward the cost of the legal services incurred by him in responding to the complaint?

2. If there are certain circumstances only in which public money may be expended for payment of attorney's fees, what documentation must be provided in the public records of the officer for auditing purposes so that an adequate determination may be made as to whether the…