DeSantis’ Disney chief seeks legal opinion on potential ethics conflict
Glen Gilzean, the new administrator of the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District, speaks at a meeting on May 10, 2023. - Steven Lemongello/Orlando Sentinel/TNS

ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida ethics chairman Glen Gilzean is seeking a legal opinion on whether he can continue on the government watchdog panel while also working as the administrator of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ Disney World oversight district. Gilzean asked the ethics commission’s lawyers to provide an analysis by the close of business Wednesday, according to an email obtained through a public records request. The opinion was not available by Wednesday evening. State law says ethics commissioners cannot hold “public employment.” Gilzean was hired in May to lead the Central Florida Tourism Oversight Dis...