§ 2-208. Complaints.

(a)

Any complaint originating under this code regarding an elected official shall be forwarded without comment or action to the appropriate state agency for such action as deemed necessary by that agency. Any complaint originating under this code regarding any county employee or county managerial employee shall be referred to the agency that employs said employee for such action as deemed necessary by that agency.

(b)

Pursuant to Section 119.071(2)(c)(1), Florida Statutes, any complaint under this code that is referred to a criminal justice agency may be exempt from public records disclosure until such time as the agency handling the complaint determines that the complaint no longer comprises active criminal investigation information. This section shall not be construed to expand the scope of any exemption to Florida's public records law.

(c)

Nothing in this code shall diminish the rights of law enforcement officers set forth in Section 112.532, Florida Statutes.

(d)

Any complaint originating under this code regarding a deputy sheriff appointed under Section 30.07, Florida Statutes, shall be referred to the county's sheriff for investigation pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section 112.532, Florida Statutes.

(e)

Pursuant to Section 112.533(2)(a), Florida Statutes, any complaint filed under this code with a law enforcement agency against a law enforcement officer and all information obtained pursuant to the agency's investigation of such complaint shall be confidential and exempt from the provisions of Section 119.07(1), Florida Statutes. Such information shall remain confidential until the investigation ceases to be active or until the agency head, or the agency head's designee, provides written notice to the officer who is subject to the complaint that the agency has concluded the investigation. This section shall not be construed to expand the scope of any exemption to Florida's public records law.

(Ord. No. 2007-37, § 1, 6-26-07)