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Enforcing ethical standards on City of Chicago employees and business partners is vital to maintaining an effective, credible City government. The Board of Ethics administers Chicago’s Governmental Ethics and Campaign Financing Ordinances, laws adopted to help ensure that City officials and employees avoid conflicts of interests. The Board also provides confidential advice; educates City personnel, vendors, lobbyists and the public about the Ordinances; regulates lobbyists and campaign contributors; distributes and maintains financial disclosure statements for public inspection; and, refers or investigates complaints.
Statements of Financial Interests Filed
Lobbyists Registrations and Activity Reports Received, Reviewed and Made Available for Public Inspection by the Board of Ethics
Mandatory Annual Ethics Training
Lobbyists Completing Ethics Training
Statements of Financial Interests Filed
The Governmental Ethics Ordinance requires City employees compensated at a rate set by the Board of Ethics annually as well as certain City officials to file a Statement of Financial Interests. A Statement of Financial Interests is a document that discloses the private business association and other financial interests of an individual and their immediate family and must be filed annually.The target is to achieve 100% compliance by the end of the year.
Mandatory Annual Ethics Training
In December 2005, the Governmental Ethics Ordinance was amended to require all aldermen and full-time City employees to complete, each year, an ethics training program designed by the Board of Ethics. The target is to achieve 100% compliance by the end of the year.
Article 3 of the Governmental Ethics Ordinance requires all lobbyists to register annually with the Board of Ethics and file reports twice a year about their lobbying activities. The Board expects to receive 600 registrations and activity reports per year.
Lobbyists Completing Ethics Training
The City of Chicago requires all lobbyists to complete, each year, an ethics training program designed by the Board of Ethics. The target is to achieve 100% compliance by July 1st of each year.
