Our Ethics Code promotes high ethical standards and behavior throughout City government.

Your ethics complaint must:

• Describe a specific violation of the Ethics in Government code
• Be filed within one year of the alleged violation
  • If the violation began more than a year ago but continued to a time within the past year, the City may consider the complaint
• Include specific facts and supporting documentation

Note that the ethics code does not allow complaints about the aspirational sections of the Code (15.10, 15.20, 15.130, and 15.180).

How the City will respond

• Complaints about employees, except department heads, are handled by the department.
• The Ethical Practices Board handles complaints about:
  • Elected officials
  • Department heads
  • Appointed non-employee local official

What to do

• Complete the form
• If you have questions, contact the Ethics Officer