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Friends of Eden Gardens State Park, Inc. 
CODE OF ETHICS 


PREAMBLE 
 
(1)  It is essential to the proper conduct and operation of Friends of Eden Gardens State Park, Inc. (herein 
“CSO”) that its board members, officers, and employees be independent and impartial and that their 
position not be used for private gain. Therefore, the Florida Legislature in Section 112.3251, Florida 
Statute (Fla. Stat.), requires that  the  law  protect against  any  conflict  of  interest  and  establish 
standards for  the  conduct of CSO board members, officers,  and  employees  in  situations where 
conflicts may exist. 
 
(2)  It is hereby declared to be the policy of the state that no CSO board member, officer, or employee 
shall have any  interest, financial or  otherwise, direct or  indirect,  or  incur  any obligation of  any 
nature which is in  substantial conflict with the proper discharge of his or her duties for the CSO.   
To implement this policy and strengthen the faith and confidence of the people in Citizen Support 
Organizations, there  is  enacted  a  code  of  ethics  setting  forth  standards  of  conduct  required  of 
Friends  of  Eden  Gardens  State  Park,  Inc.  board  members,  officers,  and  employees  in  the 
performance of their official duties.  
 
STANDARDS 
 
The following standards of conduct are enumerated in Chapter 112, Fla. Stat., and are required by Section 
112.3251, Fla. Stat., to be observed by CSO board members, officers, and employees. 
 
1.  Prohibition of Solicitation or Acceptance of Gifts 
 
No CSO board member, officer, or employee shall solicit or accept anything of value to the recipient, 
including  a  gift,  loan,  reward,  promise  of  future  employment,  favor,  or  service,  based  upon  any 
understanding that the vote, official action, or judgment of the CSO board member, officer, or  employee 
would  be  influenced thereby. 
 
2.  Prohibition of Accepting Compensation Given to Influence a Vote 
 
No  CSO  board  me mb er,  officer, or employee shall accept any compensation, payment, or thing of 
value when the person knows, or, with reasonable  care, should know that it was given to influence a vote 
or other action in which the CSO board member, officer, or employee was expected to participate in his 
or her official capacity. 
 
3.  Salary and Expenses 
 
No CSO board member or officer shall be prohibited from voting on a matter affecting his or her salary, 
expenses, or other compensation as a CSO board member or officer, as provided by law.   
 
4.  Prohibition of Misuse of Position 
 
A CSO board member, officer, or  employee  shall  not corruptly  use or  attempt  to  use one’s official 
position or any property or resource which may be within one’s trust, or perform official  duties, to secure 
a special privilege, benefit, or exemption. 
 
5.  Prohibition of Misuse of Privileged Information 
 
No CSO board member,  officer, or employee shall disclose or use information not available to members 
of the general public and gained by reason of one’s official position for one’s own personal gain or 
benefit or for the personal gain or benefit of any other person or business entity. 
 
6.  Post-Office/Employment Restrictions 
 
A  person  who  has  been  elected  to  any CSO board or office or who is employed by a CSO  may  not 
personally  represent  another  person or entity for compensation before the governing body of the CSO of 
which he or she was a board member, officer, or employee for  a  period of  two years after he or she 
vacates that office or employment position.   
 
7.  Prohibition of Employees Holding Office 
 
No person may be, at one time, both a CSO employee and a CSO board member at the same time. 
 
8.  Requirements to Abstain From Voting 
 
A CSO board member or officer shall not vote in official capacity upon any measure which would affect 
his or her special private gain or loss, or which he or she knows would affect the special gain or any 
principal by  whom the board member or officer is retained.  When abstaining, the CSO board member 
or officer, prior to the vote being taken, shall make every reasonable effort to disclose the nature of his 
or her interest as a public record in a memorandum filed with the person responsible for recording the 
minutes of the meeting, who shall incorporate the memorandum in the minutes.  If it is not possible for 
the CSO board member or officer to file a memorandum before the vote, the memorandum must be filed 
with the person responsible for recording the minutes of the meeting no later than 15 days after the vote. 
 
9.  Failure to Observe CSO Code of Ethics 
 
Failure of a CSO board member, officer, or employee to observe the Code of Ethics may result in the removal 
of that person from their position.  Further, failure of the CSO to observe the Code of Ethics may result in the 
Florida Department of Environmental Protection terminating its Agreement with the CSO. 
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