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 Councilmembers, 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)
Yakima Code of Ethics for City Council Members (29Kb) (9/09)

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
Public Law Ethics Primer for Government Lawyers, by the Washington State Municipal Attorneys Association, 1998

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