The city of Santa Clara, California (102,400), has adopted a code of ethics and values for its appointed and elected officials, employees, and volunteers.

This article provides strategies for maintaining communications with citizens when bad media reporting may be interfering with that communication.

This article discusses the difference between whistle blowing and disloyalty as a case of competing ethical obligations.

Transparency is the principle of allowing those affected by administrative decisions to know about results and about the process that led to decisions.

ICMA's Strategic Partners agree to abide by the principles of the ICMA Strategic Partner Code of Ethics.

The Code of Ethics and Values, found in the Administrative Code of City of Villa Park, California (2008 U.S. Census Estimate population: 5,967), defines the values of ethics;  professional; service-orientation; fiscal responsibility; organization; communication; collaboration; and progessiveness.

The city manager has enjoyed an excellent working relationship with the mayor, who has confided that she may run for a vacant United States Senate seat.

This 2002 City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii (2008 U.S. Census Estimate population: 905,034), document summarizes the city’s ethics laws....