Gilzean is an ally of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and was selected for the Disney position in May by DeSantis' appointees who took control of the governing district's board.
Members on the ethics commission don't earn a salary. Gilzean earns an annual salary of $400,000 as the administrator of the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District.
Gilzean had asked the ethics commission's lawyer to issue an opinion on whether it was kosher to hold both positions. The district is a taxing district and a political subdivision of the state of Florida, making Gilzean a public employee, according to the opinion from Steven Zuilkowski, the commission's general counsel.
“Maintaining the public employment is inconsistent with the requirements” of being a commission member, the opinion said.A fight between DeSantis and Disney began last year after the company, facing
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