Sample 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
Federal Way Code of Ethics - For City Councilmember, City Manager and City Employees (11/94)
Fircrest Municipal Code Ch. 2.46 - Conduct of Public Officials
Grandview Municipal Code Ch. 2.90 - Conduct of Public Employees - Board of Ethics
Kirkland Municipal 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 Municipal 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 Municipal Code, Ch. 1.46 ( 1.47 KB) - Code of Ethics
Vancouver Employment Policies - Section 500 Employee Ethics Policies ( 267KB) (5/08)

Asotin County Personnel Manual, Ch. 7 - Employee Responsibility and Conduct ( 92 KB)
Chelan County Code Section 1.20.190 - Ethics and Conduct
Clallam County Code Ch. 3.01 - Ethics
Clark County Code of Ethics - For Sheriffs
Cowlitz County Code of Ethics - For Sheriffs
Douglas County Code Ch. 2.50 - Code of Conduct - Award or administration of contracts supported by federal grant funds.
Ferry County Personnel Policy - Ch. 8 ( 2 MB) - Employee Responsibilities and Conduct
Grant County Employment Handbook, Section 1.3 - Code of Ethics ( 187 KB)
Jefferson County Policies and Procedures Appendix ‘B’ – Code of Ethics Policy and Procedures ( 62 KB)
King County Code Ch. 3.04 - Employee Ethics
- King County Summary Code of Ethics
Okanogan County Personnel Manual - Workplace Conduct
Pierce County Code Ch. 312 ( 325 KB) - Code of Ethics
- Pierce County Ethics Brochure ( 173 KB)
Snohomish County Code Ch. 2.50 - Ethics Code
Spokane County Code of Ethics - For Sheriffs
Thurston County Personnel Policies Ethics and Conflict of Interest Policy, Policy Number: 15.5 ( 342 KB) - This policy applies to all county employees, except where in conflict with other law. For purposes of this policy, the term “county employee” is intended to include: any individual employed by the county, the board of county commissioners, county elected officials, appointed directors, volunteers, interns.
Whatcom County Code Ch. 2.104 - Ethics Code

Ethics in Government, Should I Tattle? ( 185 KB) Municipal Research News (March 2006)
It's Time to have a Conversation about Ethics by Janice Corbin and Janet May of Sound Employment Solutions, LLC, MRSC HR Advisor, June 2006
Local Official's Ethics Resource Center - California Institute for Local Government (Nonprofit research affiliate of the League of California Cities and the California State Association of Counties)
NIMLO Model Ordinance on Code of Ethics - MRSC Library Loan Request Form
Public Law Ethics Primer for Government Lawyers, by the Washington State Municipal Attorneys Association, 1998