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Additional Resources

The Ethics Hotline is for Clerk & Comptroller employees only. If you have an issue to report and are not an employee, please refer to the helpful list below.

Please e-mail us if you don’t know who to contact.

Issue	Referral Agency
Abuse (Children, Elderly or Disabled)	Florida Abuse Hotline 1-800-96-ABUSE (22873)
Animal Abuse or Complaint	Animal Care & Control (561) 276-1344
Code Violations	Palm Beach County Code Enforcement (561) 233-5500
Community Services Helpline	211 Palm Beach/Treasure Coast 211
Consumer Fraud or Questions	Consumer Affairs (888) 852-7362
County Government Service Questions	Board of County Commissioners (561) 355-2030
Criminal Acts	Crime Stoppers 1-800-458-TIPS or 911 (emergencies)
Crime and Corruption (public officials)	State Attorney’s Public Integrity Unit Tip Line (561) 355-7491
Discrimination	Florida Commission on Human Relations 1-800-342-8170 Palm Beach County Office of Equal Opportunity (561) 355-4883
Domestic Violence	Domestic Abuse Hotline (24-hours) (561) 833-7273 or (866) 891-7273
Employee Counseling	Employee Assistance Program (561) 233-5460
Ethics Complaints	Florida Commission on Ethics (850) 488-7864
Guardianship Questions	Clerk & Comptroller (561) 355-6511
Homestead Exemption Fraud	Property Appraiser (516) 355-3230
Insurance Fraud	Florida Department of Financial Services 1-800-342-2762
Landlord/Tenant Disputes	Clerk & Comptroller (561) 355-2500
Lemon Law Issues	Florida Attorney General (800) 321-5366
Medicaid Fraud	Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (561) 837-5000
Welfare and Food Stamp Fraud	Florida Department of Children and Families (866) 762-2237
Workers’ Compensations	Florida Department of Financial Services (800) 342-1741
Workplace Violence (Emergency)	911 or 355-6630 (Command Center for County Buildings)

Message from
Clerk Bock

As Clerk & Comptroller of Palm Beach County, I am committed to protecting public records and public funds, while safeguarding the standards of ethics and integrity in our community.

Our Ethics Hotline is one weapon in our ongoing fight against fraud, waste, abuse and ethical misconduct. It currently allows our frontline of defense ‑ my office’s 700 employees ‑ to report issues anonymously, if they choose. While regular audits and strict internal controls are built into how we do business, research shows that anonymous tips are another effective means for identifying opportunities for improvement.

At the Clerk & Comptroller’s office, we have an organization-wide commitment to shining the light on ethics.

Sharon R. Bock, Esq.
Clerk & Comptroller
Palm Beach County