The Jacksonville Ethics Commission is seeking nominations from the public for its inaugural City of Jacksonville Ethics Commission Annual Award for Excellence in Ethics. This award will be presented to a member of the community whose works provide an example of superior ethical practices, who labors to advance the culture of ethics and who provides inspiration to others to the ongoing journey of ethical practices.

Nominations should be sent to the Ethics Commission office by Nov. 20, 2009. Nominations should include the name and address of person being nominated, one to two paragraphs as to how the nominee's works demonstrate superior ethical practices and the name, address and phone number of the person submitting the nomination.

This award can be presented to any member within the local community including citizens, public officials and city employees. Current members of the Ethics Commission are excluded. The Ethics Commission will evaluate all nominations and select the award winner at its December meeting.

Nominations can be e-mailed to Susan Stewart or mailed to:

Susan Stewart, Ethics Coordinator
City Hall
117 W. Duval St., Suite 235
Jacksonville, FL 32202