Hotline: (904) 630-1015
For more information on the hotline, go to Ethics Hotline and Whistleblower Protection
For Hotline Inquiries, please note, under the Hotline procedures, persons investigating or working on cases cannot confirm or deny the existence of an on-going case or discuss any details of the case outside of what is authorized in the hotline procedures.

NEW Presentation to the Charter Revision Commission (September 2009)

Ethics Officer's Annual Report, 2009

Ethics Office e-mail
Access and read the e-mail of the Ethics Officer: https://webmail.coj.net/public  Please type ethicspublic for the Username and public for the password.

Information on Public Records

Jacksonville has a very strong commitment to ethics in city government.

Ethics is defined as the study of the general nature of morals and moral choices to be made by the individual in his or her relationships with others.  Ethics is more than the avoidance of criminal behavior.  It is a commitment for public servants to take individual responsibility in creating a government that has the trust and respect of its citizens.

In 1999, the Jacksonville City Council enacted a comprehensive Ethics Code for the city.  The Code assembled ethics-related ordinances into one location within the Jacksonville Ordinance Code and established aspirational goals for the conduct of city employees.

Jacksonville's Ethics Program is innovative. Instead of just emphasizing laws, it attempts to train all city employees in the values behind the rules and regulations.  Training for elected officials is organized through the Ethics Office with the assistance of the Office of General Counsel.  In addition, every department has a Department Ethics Officer who reports to the city's Ethics Officer(s) and assists with the ongoing training of all city employees.  

Ethics Budget: Analysis 2008/2009

Ethics Camps Continue throughout the City
(Aug. 24) The Ethics Officer has been conducting Ethics Camps at locations across the city.  Recreation and Community Programming staff (pictured above) recently attended one of the camps.

For more information about the city's Ethics Program, please contact us.

Carla Miller, Ethics Officer
Ethics Office
117 W. Duval St., Room 450               
Jacksonville, FL  32202