Training is essential to promote honesty and integrity throughout City government and as such, the Board of Ethics continues to expand its offerings for both initial and routine ethics trainings for City employees, officers, and members of the regulated community. Our general ethics sessions cover conflicts of interest, political activity, gifts, and several other critical rules. In addition, we also offer training in the areas of campaign finance, lobbying, and financial disclosure.

A few highlights from FY2023 included:

• Providing initial ethics training to four newly elected members of Council and their key staff, as well as refreshers for existing members of Council

• Rolling out a training session focused solely on post-employment rules, and partnering with the Chief Administrative Officer to participate in Mayoral Transition Webinars

• Hiring a new staff attorney to support the Director of Training and Outreach

In FY2023, we offered 96 training sessions and presented to over 2,500 people in both virtual and in-person formats. Notably, we had an almost 100% increase in the number of people who received general ethics training in FY2023 (2,041 people) as compared to FY2022 (1,074 people).