The Wellington mayor is under investigation for potential violations of elections code when she was running for re-election for a village council seat three years ago.
There are 12 counts against now Wellington Mayor Anne Gerwig, ranging from misidentifying the source of contributions to omitting donations altogether.
The recommendation for charges comes ahead of a Wednesday hearing in Tallahassee with the Florida Elections Commission.
In 2014, Anne Gerwig's ran for reelection on Wellington's Village Council Seat 2.
The eight-page report outlines a series of errors made on Gerwig's campaign disclosures.
They range from miscalculating 20 cents worth of campaign spending and confusing a physician to be a dentist to misidentifying the source of a nearly $11,000 donation and failing to report two contributions worth more $1,000 combined.
An email, phone call and Facebook message wasn't returned by Gerwig, so WPTV went to her house. After we rang the doorbell, she answered.
"I got your phone call, I'm on my way to a wake right now," Gerwig said from her front door. "The hearing is Wednesday that's all I can tell you. It's minor discrepancies on paperwork. I will make my case Wednesday in Tallahassee."
Voter Bart Novack filed the complaint on Dec. 30, 2015. The FEC followed up with its investigation.
Over the phone Monday, he said he would answer questions, like why he filed the complaint, after Wednesday's hearing.
In 2014 Novack filed an ethics complaint against former mayor Darell Bowen -- that complaint was dismissed.
With an elections code violation investigation, taxpayers would not be have to pay anything-regardless of the outcome. (An earlier version of this story indicated that Gerwig could be eligible for reimbursement for legal costs. The Village manager said that information given to us was incorrect. If this was an ethics investigation, it is possible for the person in question to ask for reimbursement. Again, this is not an ethics investigation, but an elections investigation).
On Wednesday, the FEC will decide if they will move forward with the case. The worst possible outcome for the mayor is a $12,000 fine.
