Ethics Officers for Aldermanic Offices & City Departments
The Governmental Ethics Ordinance requires each department head and alderman designate an appropriate management-level employee who shall serve as the department’s or aldermanic office’s ethics officer (DEO).
In addition to their regular job duties, ethics officers shall have the following responsibilities:
- collect financial statement forms, if on paper, from reporting employees and officials, review such forms for completeness, and submit such forms to the board;
- direct ethics questions and issues to the board;
- assist the board in maintaining a current roster of employees and officials;
- provide answers to general ethics questions after consultation with the board;
- ensure compliance with ethics rules specifically applicable to their departments or aldermanic offices, and assist the board with respect to training responsibilities;
- emphasize the role of ethics within their departments or aldermanic offices through regular email updates and office posters, and leading periodic discussions on ethics during staff meetings;
- assist the board to identify employees or officials who can be outstanding ethics models for city employees and officials; and
- generally serve as liaisons between their departments or aldermanic offices and the board.
List of Ethics Officers for Aldermanic Offices
List of Ethics Officers for City Departments
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