Ethics Complaint Filed Against Mayor Smith Dismissed.
THE FOLLOWING IS PRESENTED AS A SUMMARY OF INFORMATION CONTAINED WITHIN THE OFFICAL RECORDS PERTAINING TO THIS MATTER.
LINKS TO THE COMPLETE RECORDS ARE BEING PROVIDED FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN READING FURTHER.
On August 21, 2020 an ethics complaint was filed against Mayor Gary Smith by David Israel.
On October 23, 2020 the Florida Ethics Commission dismissed the complaint citing a lack of legal sufficiency.
On November 19, 2020 at the Town Council meeting, Vice Mayor Lois Paritsky stated that:
“Given the seriousness of such allegations, it is important for the residents of Ponce Inlet to know that their Mayor is not corrupt, did not misuse town resources and did not betray the public trust when he acted as outlined in the complaint.”
Mayor Smith stated that …. “A precedent has been set by this decision that an elected official can correct erroneous statements made to the public by candidates.”
Vice Mayor Paritsky requested that all the documents relating to the matter be appended to the minutes of the November 19, 2020 Ponce Inlet Town Council meeting. To read the underlying complaint, the dismissal letter and the exhibits, click here.
Ethics complaints are held in confidence until adjudication, at which time they are made public. Click here to read the applicable information from the Florida Commission on Ethics.
This item was discussed at the November and December 2020 Council meetings. To read those minutes, please visit our Meetings Page.
Election Day Was Tuesday August 18th, 2020
Click Here to View the Volusia County Election Results
In person voting is done at the Community Center:
4670 S. Peninsula Drive
Ponce Inlet FL 32127
Candidates For Town Council Seat #4:
David Israel
87 Calumet Avenue
Ponce Inlet, Florida 32127
VoteDavidlsraeISeat4@outlook.com
(386) 241-7460
Read David’s Biographical Information
Joseph Perrone
75 Buschman Drive
Ponce Inlet, Florida 32127
jpbythesea@gmail.com
(386) 316-2419
Read Joseph’s Biographical Information
Regrettably, due to the COVID pandemic, the C4Pi could not host the annual candidate debate at the community center. We understand how important this is for our citizens and we look forward to hosting them in the future.
Each candidate was given 4 questions to answer in written format. Read their responses here:
Campaign Contributions & Expenditures:
Each candidate is required to submit a schedule of their campaign contributors and expenditures to the Volusia County Supervisor of Elections. This information is a matter of public record. The C4Pi does not possess or publish any private or proprietary information on any candidate.
David Israel’s Reports:
Thru 07/10/2020
07/11/20 – 07/17/20
07/18/20- 07/24/20
08/01/20 – 08/13/20
Joseph Perrone’s Reports:
Thru 07/10/2020
07/11/20 – 07/17/20
07/18/20- 07/24/20
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Ambulance Transport:
Click here to read the Municipal Transport Agreement