Sept Council Briefing Slides

Chairman Vincent C. Gray September 21, 2009

Capacity Building: Implementing an Ethics Program Based on National Standards

Council of the District of Columbia



















Code of Conduct Process to report observed violations anonymously Mechanism for employees to seek advice on ethical matters Training for all employees on code of conduct and ethics policies Mechanism to sanction employees that violate the code or ethics policies Evaluation of ethical behavior as a part of regular performance appraisals

National Standards For Compliance Programs

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Complex; Conflicting; and Overly Dispersed.

Streamlining would benefit the entire Government, not just the Council; Training would benefit all; Single source to locate all citations would benefit Government officials and citizens alike; and Council has limited ability to sanction members.










Review of D.C. laws and regulations by CityEthics yielded over ten pages of citations, excluding Federal sources;

Where does the District of Columbia Stand Currently?

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Evaluation of contracts and procurement process at the Council Evaluation of Council earmarks Development of a Blueprint for Council action













Adopt a Council Resolution on Ethics Adopt a Council Code of Conduct based on existing regulations Appoint a Council Ethics Counselor Ethics Webpage with active links to law, regulations, and definitions

Immediate Measures










Already Underway

Blueprint for Action

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Conflict of Interest Financial Disclosure Transparency Personnel Regulations Enforcement

Develop a Censure and Sanction Process for the Council Develop & Implement Training program based on Streamlined Standards
















Review and Streamline Ethics Laws and Regulations

Plan for Future Ethics Improvements

Blueprint for Action (cont.)

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