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Education and training

Since 1994, the Board of Ethics has consistently identified education and training for county employees as its first goal and priority. To meet that goal, the Board Executive Director provides a variety of training opportunities for county employees, elected officials, and board and commission members.

New Employee Orientations

The Executive Director provides weekly, mandatory orientations for new county employees through the Benefits and Retirement Operations Section (BROS). The orientations include an overview of the ethics code and an introduction to the Board and office, and the services they provide. New employees receive a Summary of the Code of Ethics, an Ethics Help Line card, and a brochure on ethics-related interactions with vendors, contractors and customers. New employees are encouraged to discuss ethics issues with their supervisors and use the ethics Board and office as a helpful resource in their decision-making. To register for the new employee orientation, ask your supervisor to contact BROS at kc.orientations@kingcounty.gov.

Supervisor Seminars

Supervisors receive an in-depth, half-day ethics seminar through the mandatory supervisory training sponsored by the Human Resource Division (HRD). This course includes a comprehensive review of the ethics code, an introduction to the ethics Board and office, a description of a decision-making model, and an interactive group activity in which supervisors discuss, analyze, and solve ethics-related dilemmas. To learn more or to register for an upcoming session, go to:

http://ohrm.metrokc.gov/training/class/ethicsII.htm.

Informal Presentations By Request

The ethics office offers consultation and ethics education to departments by providing sessions tailored to the needs and schedules of the agency employees. These sessions may include 20 minute to two-hour presentations during regularly scheduled staff meetings that focus on ethics-related issues specific to, or identified by, the particular group. To arrange for a presentation for your agency, contact the ethics office at board.ethics@kingcounty.gov.