Jacksonville has a very strong commitment to ethics in city government.

Ethics is defined as the study of the general nature of morals and moral choices to be made by the individual in his or her relationships with others.  Ethics is more than the avoidance of criminal behavior.  It is a commitment for public servants to take individual responsibility in creating a government that has the trust and respect of its citizens.

In 1999, the Jacksonville City Council enacted a comprehensive Ethics Code for the city.  The Code assembled ethics-related ordinances into one location within the Jacksonville Ordinance Code and established aspirational goals for the conduct of city employees.

Jacksonville's Ethics Program is innovative. Instead of just emphasizing laws, it attempts to train all city employees in the values behind the rules and regulations.  Training for elected officials is organized through the Ethics Office with the assistance of the Office of General Counsel.  In addition, every department has an ethics officer, known as a Department Ethics Officer, who reports to the city's Ethics Officer(s) and assists with the ongoing training of all city employees.  

  
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For more information about the city's Ethics Program, please contact us.

Carla Miller, Ethics Officer
Ethics Office
117 W. Duval St., Room 450               
Jacksonville, FL  32202