§ 2-1073. Financial support for the Ethics Commission.
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The Ethics Commission shall establish a fiscal year which coincides with that of Miami-Dade
County, and the County shall provide the Ethics Commission with financial support
pursuant to the official county budget. The Ethics Commission shall timely submit
to the Board of County Commissioners an Ethics Commission budget request pertaining
to operating and capital expenditures, which request shall not be implemented until
approved by the Board of County Commissioners.
The Ethics Commission budget request shall be prepared on official county budget forms
in a format prescribed by the County Manager, shall be reviewed in a manner similar
to that in which of other County departments are reviewed, and shall be incorporated
in the proposed budget and timely submitted to the County Commission each year. Nothing
contained herein shall be construed to prohibit the Ethics Commission from submitting
to the County Commission supplemental budget requests which, if approved by the Commission,
shall constitute amendments to the county budget. In addition to budgetary appropriations
made by Miami-Dade County, the Ethics Commission may accept grants, contributions
or appropriations from the federal government, state government, any municipality
within Miami-Dade County, or any academic institution or nonprofit entity which has
not entered into a contract or transacted business with the County. The Ethics Commission
may accept grants, contributions or appropriations from an academic institution or
nonprofit entity which has entered into a contract or transacted business with the
County if the County Commission by resolution approves the grant, contribution, or
appropriation. No other grants, contributions or appropriations may be accepted by
the Ethics Commission.
