Sample Codes of Ethics

City and County Codes of Ethics

• Bellevue City Code, Ch. 3.90 - Code of Ethics
• Bremerton Municipal Code, Ch. 2.96 - Code of Ethics
• Centralia Municipal Code Ch. 2.48 - Code of Ethics
• Clallam County Code, Ch. 3.01 - Ethics
• Fircrest Municipal Code, Ch. 2.46 - Conduct of Public Officials
• Grandview Code, Ch. 2.90 - Conduct of Public Employees - Board of Ethics
• King County Code, Ch. 3.04 - Employee Code of Ethics
• Kirkland Code, Ch. 3.82 - Code of Ethics
• Lynnwood Municipal Code, Ch. 2.94 - Codes of Ethics
• Marysville Municipal Code, Ch. 2.80 - Code of Ethics
• Pacific Municipal Code, Ch. 2.84 - Codes of Ethics
• Renton City Code, Title 1, Ch. 6 - Code of Ethics
• Richland Municipal Code, Ch. 2.26, Conduct of Public Officials and Public Employees-Code of Ethics
• Seattle Municipal Code, Ch. 4.16 - Code of Ethics
• Sumner, Code of Ethics/Conflict of Interest Policy (38 KB)
• Tacoma Code, Ch. 1.46 - Code of Ethics ()
• Vancouver Employment Policies: Employee Ethics Policies () (10/02)

Be sure to also see:

Public Law Ethics Primer for Government Lawyers, by the Washington State Municipal Attorneys Association

Ethics in Government, Should I Tattle?, from Municipal Research News (March 2006)

Library Resources (Paper Copies Only)

Library Loan Request Form

• NIMLO Model Ordinance on Code of Ethics
• Federal Way Code of Ethics - For City Councilmember, City Manager and City Employees (11/94)

Articles

• It's Time to have a Conversation about Ethics by Janice Corbin and Janet May of Sound Employment Solutions, LLC

Publications

• The League of California Cities has developed and offers for sale a series of publications dealing with ethics in government, open government, and running effective "clean" campaigns.  Descriptions of the publications and an order form are available through this link.