Sample Ethics Codes

A positive, values-based ethics code can underscore an agency's commitment to ethics in public service. The following California local agencies have adopted codes of ethics.

• Calistoga
• Campbell
• Elk Grove
• Fillmore
• Folsom
• Fresno
• Goleta
• Highland
• Huntington Beach
• Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro)
• Los Angeles World Airports
• Morro Bay
• Mountain View
• Murrieta
• Ojai (Part I) and (Part II)
• Oxnard (Administrative Manual, Standards of Ethics)
• Paso Robles (Council Policies and Procedures, chapter 2)
• Pismo Beach
• Port Hueneme
• San Jose Censure Policy
• San Jose Sunshine Reform Task Force
• Santa Ana
• Santa Clara
• Santa Maria
• Simi Valley
• Sonoma
• Sunnyvale Code of Ethics and Code of Conduct
• Thousand Oaks
• Watsonville
• Woodside

Does your agency have a code of ethics? Please contact us, and we will add it to our collection.