City of Oakland California

The Commission meets on the first Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m. in City Hall, except where noted on the schedule. All meetings are open to the public.

• Meeting Schedule
• Meeting Agendas 
• Contact the Commission for Minutes

The Public Ethics Commission oversees compliance with the Oakland Campaign Reform Act, Oakland Sunshine Ordinance, Limited Public Financing Act, Code of Conduct for City Officials, Conflict of Interest regulations, Lobbyist Registration Act and the Oakland False Endorsement In Campaign Literature Act. The Commission provides assistance and documents for the following.

• Proposed Amendments to the Limited Public Financing Act
• Oakland Campaign Reform Act
• Lobbyist Registration
• Voluntary Expenditure Ceiling and Contribution Limitation Amounts
• Limited Public Financing
• City Council Code of Ethics
• Sunshine Ordinance
• Governing Legislation
• Publications
• Public Records Requests
• Annual Report 2010

The City Administrator announced a mandatory ethics training program for City employees. The two-hour training is mandatory for all persons required to file an annual Statement of Economic Interests Form (Form 700) each year with the City Clerk. The training is similar to the state-mandated training our local elected officials are required to receive under state law. Below is all of the training materials.

• Ethics Resource Guide
• Handling Public Records Requests
• Conflict of Interest Flow Chart
• Citywide Ethics Training Power Point