Notice of Open Meeting On Friday, January 22nd, 2010, the Board will hold a public meeting concerning a proposed amendment to Board Rules Section 1-11 regarding the Adjustment of Dollar Amount in Definition of Ownership Interest, an amendment required by Charter Section 2603(a) every four years to reflect changes in the consumer price index. Information below. Notice of Open Meeting: 1/22/2010
The Legislative History of Financial Disclosure in NYC Now you can access the legislative history of Financial Disclosure in NYC on this website. The link below will take you directly to the "Legislative History"section. Go to "Legislative History"
COIB on the Radio
Recently, Executive Director Mark Davies and Enforcement Director Carolyn Lisa Miller conducted a pair of interviews on Midddays with Meg Miller on WVOX. They discussed common provisions and principles in government ethics laws and New York City's Conflicts of Interest Law. You can hear both interviews in their entirety below.
Reporting Travel Expenses? Use this tree to determine whether, and if so where, you have to report on your financial disclosure report any reimbursemnts or payments for travel expenses, both those related to your City job and those unrelated to your City job. Travel Expenses Disclosure (opens in a new window)
New COIB Resource Thanks to Laureen Mannino, when she served at the Administration for Children’s Services as its liaison to the Board, we have a PowerPoint Presentation on Chapter 68 for ACS Attorneys.
You can view it here Or here, our Supplementary Materials Page
We have a NEW Poster If you would like a copy of our poster, or if you would like several to hang up in your agency, please email us!
Publications Features --The latest edition of The Ethical Times is now online.
--The Training & Education Unit is now publishing a monthly column that answers general questions about Chapter 68. The column, called Answers from the City Ethicist, can be found in The Chief Leader. Electronic versions can be accessed below. Go to Ethical Times Directory Page Go to Answers from the City Ethicist
Enforcement Dispositions & Advisory Opinions on the Web The full text of all enforcement dispositions and advisory opinions published by the Conflicts of Interest Board are available on the internet at Citylaw.org Citylaw.org
This video takes a look at typical scenarios where conflicts of interest can arrise, and offers suggestions on managing/avoiding them. You can find additional videos and training tools on our Supplemental Materials Page.
Find out what a prohibited ownership interest is The City’s conflicts of interest law contains restrictions on your “interest” in any firm doing business with the City. An interest may be either a position with the firm (e.g., officer, director, employee) or an ownership interest (direct ownership of a business, stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and the like) in the firm.
In this interactive exercise, you can find out if any of your (or your spouse's or child's) ownership interests are prohibited under Chapter 68 of the City Charter. Information on Prohibited Ownership Interests
Take the Ethics Challenge! Play the Ethics Quiz. It's Interactive! Help Oscar McFly, your average City guy, get through an ethically challenging day. Test you knowledge of Chapter 68 of the New York City Charter and see how it might effect you at your City job. Play the Interactive Ethics Quiz
New York Up Close
The City Workers’ Guide to Right and Wrong
By MICHAEL POLLAK
Published: June 10, 2007
The city’s Conflict of Interest Board tries to spice up its work with a monthly column written by a fictional character named the City Ethicist. NY Times article by Michael Pollak