10/24/2016
If you vote or elect:
Cathy Kruse, her son works
for the Lehigh Acres Fire Dept
Cia Sherman, her husband works
for the Lehigh Acres Fire Dept
Willian Liedtke, Former Deputy Chief and
his son works for the Lehigh Acres Fire Dept
How can this people truly look
after the people’s fire department
when family comes first?
FLORIDA LAW:
Nepotism is the act of favoring someone for employment purposes, such as hiring or promoting, due to a non-work relationship, such as a friendship, romantic relationship or familial connection. Florida has laws against the practice of nepotism.
Under Florida law, public officials are banned from "appointing, promoting, employing, advancing or advocating for appointment, employment, promotion, or advancement in or to a position in the agency in which he/she serves or over which he/she exercises jurisdiction or control any individual who is a relative.
Under Florida law, the legal definition of what constitutes a relative for the purposes of nepotism in public employment is clearly defined. In fact, the law provides a laundry list of familial labels that constitute nepotism. These labels are "father, mother, son, daughter, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, first cousin, nephew, niece, husband, wife, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, stepfather, stepmother, stepson, stepdaughter, stepbrother, stepsister, half brother or half sister."