Human Resources

Ethics Training

For more information about ethics training and for the class schedule, visit New Employee Orientation.

Topics covered include:

• how ethics plays an important role at the workplace, 
  
  
• learn about ordinances relating to ethics, and 
  
  
• understand the roles of the Ethics Commission & Public Trust and Office of Inspector General (OIG) among others.

Departmental Ethics Officer

Per Administrative Order 7- 42, Human Resources, in cooperation with the Commission on Ethics and Public Trust, shall coordinate the Miami-Dade Departmental Ethics Officer Program.

Each Department Director shall annually appoint (or reappoint) at least one individual to serve as a Departmental Ethics Officer. Departments and offices may have more than one Departmental Ethics Officer.

The Departmental Ethics Officer is responsible for:

• Acting as a departmental resource and liaison on ethics matters;
  
  
• Disseminating ethics information to department staff;
  
  
• Requesting Commission on Ethics and Public Trust opinions, as necessary and appropriate;
  
  
• Assisting with the coordination and implementation of countywide ethics programs at the department level;
  
  
• Maintaining accurate ethics training records for all employees within the department, including new hires; and,
  
  
• Attending regular meetings of Departmental Ethics Officers.

Departmental Ethics Officer duties are ancillary to regular County job duties.