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Officeholders

Melvin P. Ponder

2023 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2024-06-30 · 5 pages (text)

Net worth$246,932
Income listed$266,822
Real estate$783,6952 properties
Debts listed$664,420
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Real estate 71% $188,719 · Emerald Coast Association of Realtors
  • Government & public payroll 28% $75,603 · Okaloosa Board of County Commissioners
  • Nonprofit 1% $2,500 · Christian International Family Church

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 4

Context Unusual reporting

Lists 2 investment accounts ($28,226) instead of what's in them

The instructions say the investments held in a brokerage account or IRA are the assets to report — not the account itself. As listed, the public can't see what the filer is invested in.

What to check
  • Which companies or funds are in these accounts? Holdings matter for conflicts of interest.

Rule: Accounts listed instead of investments
“Note that the product contained in a brokerage account, IRA, or the Florida College Investment Plan, is your asset”2023 Form 6 instructions, Assets ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth $246,932; listed items add up to $297,383

Reported net worth: $246,932. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $297,383. The difference matches the household goods, which the filer may have left out of net worth.

What to check
  • No action needed unless other items look off.

Rule: Net worth vs. listed items
“Simply subtracting your liabilities from your assets will not result in an accurate net worth figure in most cases.”2023 Form 6 instructions, Net Worth ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Income & business ties

71% of listed income ($188,719) comes from Emerald Coast Association of Realtors

Listed income totals $266,822 from 3 sources. The largest is classed as real estate.

What to check
  • Who is this source, and does it have business before the office sought?
  • If the filer owns it, check the business section and secondary income.

Rule: Where the money comes from
“List the name of each source of income that provided you with more than $1,000 of income during”2023 Form 6 instructions, Income ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Income & business ties

Earns from 3 separate employers or businesses

Several distinct earned-income sources (excluding investments, retirement and Social Security).

What to check
  • Are any of these sources connected to each other or to the office sought?

Rule: Several earned-income sources

How this rule works

Where to look next

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Their filings

Other filings by Melvin P. Ponder

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2024 Form 6F — annual (Commission on Ethics)2025-01-30$270,869
2022 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2023-07-03$275,770

Net worth

Net worth
As of
Household goods (lump sum)

Assets over $1,000 $910,653 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $664,420 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $266,822 listed

Elected to attach federal tax return instead:

Primary sources

SourceAddressAmount

Secondary sources (major customers of businesses owned)

Reported as “N/A”.

Interests in specified businesses

Reported as “N/A”.

Signature

Signed by
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Date
Filed with COE

Source

Document
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