*ATTENTION Financial Disclosure Filers* It is time to file your 2007 Financial Disclosure Reports. Please refer to the Financial Disclosure section for further information.
COIB 2007 Annual Report COIB has released its 2007 Annual Report. You can download our latest report below, and also visit our Annual Report Directory for previous Annual Reports. 2007 Annual Report COIB Annual Report Directory
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