Case Name: Daniel H. GOSS, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2000-11-21
Citations: 771 So. 2d 601
Docket Number: No. 1D00-717
Parties: Daniel H. GOSS, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee.
Judges: WEBSTER, DAVIS AND VAN NORTWICK, JJ., CONCUR.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 771
Pages: 601–601

Head Matter:
Daniel H. GOSS, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, Appellee.
No. 1D00-717.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Nov. 21, 2000.
Gary L. Printy, Tallahassee, for Appellant.
Melease Jackson, Tallahassee, for Ap-pellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
We affirm the final order of the Public Employees Relations Commission, which rejected the mitigated penalty recommended by the hearing officer and found "that the proven conduct was . sufficiently serious to justify [Daniel] Goss' dismissal" from the Department of Children and Families. Under section 447.208(3)(d), Florida Statutes (1997), whether Goss' dismissal should be reduced to a lesser penalty "is a policy question for the Commission, not for the hearing officer, to decide." Roberts v. Department of Corrections, 690 So.2d 1383, 1384 (Fla. 1st DCA 1997). See also Criminal Justice Standards and Training Comm'n v. Bradley, 596 So.2d 661 (Fla.1992); Rawls v. Public Employees Relations Comm'n, 743 So.2d 592 (Fla. 4th DCA 1999).
WEBSTER, DAVIS AND VAN NORTWICK, JJ., CONCUR.