1. Ethics in the Treasury A Three-Part (Mutually Reinforcing) Strategy

2. www.ca-ilg.org ILG Mission: Promote good government CMTA Code #2

3. www.ca-ilg.org Session Objectives 1.Provide tools for analyzing ethical dilemmas 2.Identify steps to take to promote good government in your office and beyond 3.Share resources (and get your input)

4. www.ca-ilg.org Ultimate Objective Your success & happiness as a public servant Prevent missteps

5. www.ca-ilg.org What Would You Do? Vacation accounting irregularities Agency credit card misuse Agency supplies & equipment Double-dipping on expenses Extravagant expenses

6. www.ca-ilg.org What to Do? Sources of guidance –CMTA Code –Law Other examples Long-term versus short-term thinking

7. www.ca-ilg.org What Happened? Stay Tuned...

8. A Framework: Ethics Versus Ethics Laws

9. www.ca-ilg.org Ethics Versus Ethics Laws Ethics = what we ought to do Laws = what we must do –Penalties—Sometimes severe –Minimum standards –Legal ≠ ethical

10. www.ca-ilg.org Resources on Ethics Laws No personal financial gain No perks Transparency Fair process Rest of Story: AB 1234

11. www.ca-ilg.org What We Ought to Do = Values Trustworthiness Responsibility Public’s interest Perceptions matter Fairness

12. www.ca-ilg.org Ethics in the Treasury: Hard Choices Right versus right Personal cost –Loss of job –Long-term thinking

13. Promoting Public Service Ethics The Three Strategies

14. www.ca-ilg.org The Three Strategies 1.Good Practices 2.Your Education 3.Educate Others

15. www.ca-ilg.org Good Practices Checks and balances: Minimize likelihood wrongdoing goes undetected –Internal controls –Audits –Transparency –Hiring for ethics CMTA Code #4: Observe profession’s technical (and legal) standards

16. www.ca-ilg.org Educate Yourself CMTA Code #4: Continuous improvement CMTA Code #2: Promote good government –AB 1234: Take the training –Understand and promote ethics

17. www.ca-ilg.org Educate Others Decision-makers –Tool: Financial Management for Elected Officials –Oversight is a form of check and balance The Public –Website/transparency –What does the public need to know to Participate in democratic processes? Prevent corruption? (Most important political office...) Know that there’s “Ethics in the Treasury”

18. www.ca-ilg.org Once Again... Legal ≠ ethical Ethics = hard choices Three strategies 1.Good Practices 2.Your Education 3.Educate Others

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