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*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!

NYC COIB Poster

Larger Version

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

Services

Introduction to Chapter 68
Want to know exactly what "a conflict of interest" (in PDF) is as defined by Chapter 68 of the City Charter?
Read Chapter 68 of the City Charter
A Plain Language Guide to Chapter 68
A brief overview of Chapter 68

Avoiding Conflicts of Interest Video

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.

Avoiding Conflicts of Interest (Low)
Avoiding Conflicts of Interest (High)

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

COIB in the News

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

Executive Director

Image of Executive Director

 Message from the Executive Director
 Biography of Executive Director
 Our Mission
 Contact COIB
The C.O.I.B's On-line Ethics Quiz
Have a question regarding Chapter 68 of the New York City Charter, the conflicts of interest law?
Call us at (212) 442-1400 and ask for the Lawyer of the Day
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