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Board of Ethics

Promoting honesty, integrity, and transparency in City government.

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What we do

The Board of Ethics (BOE) administers and enforces the City’s public integrity laws.

We focus on:

  • Financial disclosures.
  • Campaign finance rules.
  • Lobbying.
  • Gifts and gratuities.
  • Conflicts of interest.
  • Post-employment activities and representation.
  • Political activity restrictions for City employees and officials.

BOE advises on possible ethics violations, educates others on rules and regulations, conducts investigations, and enforces ethics rules.

Formed in 2006, the independent, five-member board is appointed by the mayor and approved by City Council for five-year terms.

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Address
1515 Arch St.
18th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Phone: (215) 686-9450
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Events

  • Mar
    26
    Event
    Financial Disclosure Information Session
    12:00 pm to 12:45 pm
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    Financial Disclosure Information Session

    March 26, 2025
    12:00 pm to 12:45 pm, 45 minutes
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    The Board of Ethics coordinates the filing of City and State financial disclosure forms. Certain City officers and employees are required to file one or more of these forms upon hire and/or each year by May 1st. Sign up for a virtual information session to learn more about your filing obligations.

    Both City and State form filers will receive an email from Board of Ethics staff notifying them of their obligation to file, and any upcoming information sessions. Info session registration can be found at https://ethics.pub/FDInfoSessions.
  • Apr
    2
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    Campaign Finance Filing Training
    12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
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    Campaign Finance Filing Training

    April 2, 2025
    12:00 pm to 1:00 pm, 1 hour
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    Join Board of Ethics staff for a virtual training and Q+A session on campaign finance filings for the 2025 City election cycle.

  • Apr
    8
    Event
    General Ethics Training
    11:00 am to 12:00 pm
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    General Ethics Training

    April 8, 2025
    11:00 am to 12:00 pm, 1 hour
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    This course is mandatory for new City employees and officers and those who have not yet attended ethics training. The Philadelphia Code requires all City employees and officers to receive ethics training, which is provided by the Philadelphia Board of Ethics.

    This course also fulfils the new mandatory routine ethics training requirement for existing City employees and officers per     Board of Ethics Regulation No. 7. The rollout of this new training mandate is based on start year with the City, as follows:
    • Group A: start years ending in 0 and 5 must get training in 2025 and every year thereafter ending in 0 and 5 
    • Group B: start years ending in 1 and 6 must get training in 2026 and every year thereafter ending in 1 and 6 
    • Group C: start years ending in 2 and 7 must get training in 2027 and every year thereafter ending in 2 and 7 
    • Group D: start years ending in 3 and 8 must get training in 2028 and every year thereafter ending in 3 and 8 
    • Group E: start years ending in 4 and 9 must get training in 2029 and every year thereafter ending in 4 and 9  
    Register at ethics.pub/GETraining

    For questions about the new routine ethics training requirement and rollout, contact     BOE.training@phila.gov.
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Resources

Ethel Knows Ethics
Ethel the Seal is the unofficial mascot of the Board of Ethics. Visit her blog for informal ethics tidbits.
BOE on Vimeo
Visit the Board of Ethics on Vimeo for meeting recordings and trainings.

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