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	Below you will find links to various plain language materials that deal with Chapter 68, including the Board's comprehensive Plain Language Guide, several shorter plain language guides, and a selection of leaflets that address specific topics. You will also find links to the Board's newsletter, The Ethical Times, and the Board's monthly column, "Ask the City Ethicist", published in The Chief Leader.

	Plain Language Guides ● A Plain Language Guide to Chapter 68 (The Orange Book) (in PDF) ● Plain Language Guide (2-page version) (in PDF) ● Plain Language Guide (1-page version) (in PDF)

	Plain Language Leaflets by Topic ● An Introduction to the Conflicts of Interest Law (in PDF) ● Signposts: Are You Violating the Conflicts of Interest Law? (in PDF) ● Community Boards (in PDF) ● Department of Education: Community and Citywide Education Councils (in PDF) ● Department of Education: Q & A for Teachers (in PDF) ● DOB Conflicts of Interest (in PDF) ● Ethics Issues in Doing Business with the City (in PDF) ● FDNY Conflicts of Interest (in PDF) ● Financial Disclosure FAQs (in PDF) ● Financial Relationships Between Coworkers (in PDF) ● Gifts & Honoraria (in PDF) ● Job Hunting (in PDF) ● Members of Boards & Commissions (in PDF) ● Misuse of City Resources (in PDF) ● Moonlighting (in PDF) ● Ownership of Real Property (in PDF) ● Post Employment Restrictions (in PDF) ● Practicing Law (in PDF) ● Prohibited Appearances before the City (in PDF) ● Rules on Political Activities (in PDF) ● Rules on Volunteer Activities (in PDF) ● Temping (in PDF) ● The Waiver (in PDF)

	Other Plain Language Materials Below you will find links to issue-focused leaflets and subpages that will take you to back issues of the Board's newsletter, The Ethical Times, and the Board's monthly column, "Ask the City Ethicist", published in The Chief Leader. ● Go to the Ethical Times Directory ● Go to the "Ask the City Ethicist" Directory ● Go to Videos and Other Supplementary Materials

	The City Workers' Guide to Right and Wrong 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

Advisory Opinions & Enforcement Dispositions

Financial Disclosure

Breakdowns of Conflicts of Interest by Topic

Guides for Lawyers

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