Ensure you’re in compliance by scheduling ethics training with our experienced public agency attorneys.
Who Needs This Training?
Thorough ethics education is essential for local public officials, including members of the legislative bodies of public agencies, whether elected or appointed, who receive any type of compensation, salary or stipend, or reimbursement of expenses, as well as those employees designated by the agency to receive the training.
Our Training Program
Our skillful trainers offer a classroom-style training program that is fully compliant with AB 1234 requirements. Our 2-hour custom training is interactive and informative and includes:
- Responsibilities of office
- Proper use and safeguarding of agency property and resources
- Conflicts of interest
- Gifts of public funds
- Financial interest disclosures
- Government transparency, including the Public Records Act
- Due process requirements
- Incompatible offices
- Brown Act
- Compensation and expense reimbursement
About
Effective January 1, 2006, AB 1234 has two basic components. The first component requires public agencies that provide reimbursements or compensation to officials to develop and adopt written policies to govern how and when reimbursements and compensation can occur. These policies must be adopted at a public meeting. The second component of AB1234 requires certain officials to receive a minimum of two hours of ethics training every two, even-numbered, years. Local public agencies whose officials are required to receive the training must keep records of the dates of training and who provided it.
Training length: 2 hours