- January 16, 2025
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Former Palm Coast Mayor Milissa Holland will pay a $1,000 Florida Commission on Ethics fine for a commission decision that found that she'd misused her position by using her city email account to send two emails soliciting business for Coastal Cloud, her employer.
The commission unanimously approved the fine, a civil penalty, with no discussion during a hearing on Friday, Sept. 10.
The amount had been recommended by the commission advocate, the attorney representing the commission. Holland had agreed to it, and in doing so, admitted to the commission’s finding that she'd broken Florida law.
Holland had said the emails — which went to city staff members in the city of Orlando and didn't receive a response — were sent from her city account inadvertently.
The ethics commission didn't rule on whether she'd sent the emails intentionally, instead deciding that even if Holland had used her city email account by accident, that wouldn't' absolve her of fault.
The email allegation was one of seven accusations against Holland levied by a former city staff member. It was the only one that the Commission on Ethics upheld.
