Live Blog: Revised Mobility Fee Moratorium

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“My informal survey of all of our members makes me optimistic,” said Daniel Davis, executive director of the association. “They’re saying they’re busy. We just need to make sure that we have good, solid sustainable growth.”

It’s important, he said, that the industry doesn’t build more homes than the economy can absorb.

Read more at Jacksonville.com: http://jacksonville.com/business/real-estate/2013-04-15/story/northeast-florida-building-permits-continue-rise#ixzz2QcnTlRmL

Dan Davis is a sitting member of the Florida House.  I am pretty sure that there are very strict rules about intentionally lying to legislative bodies, even if it is on behalf of a private association like the Florida Builders Association.

Diane, you have a lot more insight on this process that the rest of us do.

What are the rules about lying to a City Council Committee, especially in a matter concerning tax revenues?

What I have found out about this is pretty much what I remembered about these rules but I wanted to look for updates in the rules concerning ethics for Florida House Reps.  You can find them on the link I am including below.  Click the most recent updated version of rules (first one on list) and then look at Section 15 items 15.1 thru 15.9,  pgs 57 to 58.  According to how the rules are worded it would appear that as expected Daniel Davis skirted protocol.  By this I mean there is really no way to pursue a rules violation on this and expect any success.    http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/publications.aspx?PublicationType=Reference&DocumentType=The%20Rules%20of%20the%20House%20of%20Representatives&SessionId=70&Session=2012

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The problem is that he was not sworn in to testify on this issue, so his statements are not under oath.  My feeling is that for those who remember what exactly Davis said during the various meetings or who wish to have the meeting records pulled, the most effective course of action would to be to email all the members of city council providing those misleading statements along with Davis's statements made to print media that are in stark contrast to what he said during council meetings.  I would also email the Mayors office.

Stephen, thanks for posting the section 15 rules.  I struggled trying to get it copied and pasted to share here.  Appreciate you doing that.