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DISCIPLINARY ACTION
A few minutes on the Florida
Department of Professional and Business Regulation
will provide licensees with valuable information
about disciplinary proceedings, how to file a
complaint and what actions are under the purview
of the Office of the General
Counsel.
If a licensee
is found to have likely committed a violation of
a licensing statute or rule, the
Office of the General Counsel
becomes prosecutor in an administrative
action.
The OGC’s purpose in the
action is to ensure compliance with applicable
laws and rules or to impose discipline. Like
in a criminal case, the prosecutor represents the
interest of the people of the State of Florida,
and not an individual.
The Florida
legislature has set limits on the range of
administrative discipline the Department may
impose, and because the action is administrative,
rather than civil or criminal, different standards
of proof are required as well as a more limited
range of remedies. For instance, the OGC may
not seek monetary damages on behalf of a victim,
as may be awarded in a civil lawsuit, or impose a
prison sentence, as may be imposed under the
criminal law.
The OGC has the discretion
to weigh the strength of the evidence or consider
motives or biases of a complainant. Click
to read more on the DPBR’s web
site.
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RAINY DAYS OF
SUMMER
Does your community
association offer activities and events?
With rain on the radar for the next couple of
weeks, indoor activities might just be the thing
to get your members involved with one another and
out of the rainy-day blues.
Many senior
living communities are already very good at indoor
activities. But what about communities that have
every age under the sun as resident members? The
latest tropical depression looming overhead is a
great reminder that Florida isn’t always the
“sunshine” state. Now is the perfect time to
invite members to a community fun night where
everyone brings a favorite board game and favorite
snack. Community game nights get members
together, allowing them to learn more about each
other in a fun environment. Games that
really get people interacting together include
charades, Pictionary or dare I say, Twister?
Whatever the games, the idea is the same: come and
meet your neighbors!
If games don’t draw a
crowd then how about a Sunday afternoon football
game on the big screen TV in the community
center? Or what about a Saturday afternoon
crafting session? And who doesn’t like a
good old fashioned block party, albeit indoors, to
garner a huge gathering of people? Regardless of
what plan you come up with to get your community
members involved with each other, the rainy days
of summer provide you with an opportunity to get
members out of the house and into their
community.
PS: Have a
rainy day idea or two that you’d like to
share? Email us at gsi@graysystems.com!
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