STATE OF FLORIDA
(Executive Order of Suspension)
WHEREAS, Article IV, Section 7(a) of the Florida Constitution provides that the Governor may suspend from office any county officer for commission of a felony; and
WHEREAS, Oren Miller is presently serving as a County Commissioner for Sumter County, Florida, District 5, having been elected in 2020 to serve a four-year term; and
WHEREAS, on December 14, 2021, Oren Miller was charged by Information with the felony charge of perjury in an official proceeding, in violation of section 837.02(1), Florida Statutes; and
WHEREAS, a violation of section 837.02(1), Florida Statutes, constitutes a felony in the third degree; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the residents of Sumter County, and the citizens of the State of Florida, that Oren Miller be immediately suspended from the public office that he now holds, upon the grounds set forth in this executive order.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, RON DESANTIS, Governor of Florida, pursuant to Article IV, Section 7(a), find as follows:
Oren Miller is, and at all times material hereto was, County Commissioner, District 5, Sumter County, Florida.
The office of County Commissioner, District 5, Sumter County, Florida, is within the purview of the suspension powers of the Governor, pursuant to Article IV, Section 7(a).
The Information alleges that Oren Miller has committed felony acts in violation of the Laws of Florida. This suspension is predicated upon the attached Information, which is incorporated as if fully set forth in this Executive Order.
BEING FULLY ADVISED in the premises, and in accordance with the Constitution and the Laws of the State of Florida, this Executive Order is issued, effective immediately:
Section 1. Oren Miller is suspended from the public office, that he now holds, to wit: County Commissioner, District 5, Sumter County, Florida.
Section 2. Oren Miller is prohibited from performing any official act, duty, or function of public office; from receiving any pay or allowance; and from being entitled to any of the emoluments or privileges of public office during the period of this suspension, which period shall be from today, until further Executive Order is issued, or as otherwise provided by law.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and have caused the Great Seal of the State of Florida to be affixed at the Capital, Tallahassee, Florida, this 6th day of January, 2022.
