Board of Ethics
Board Information
Oversees and enforces the City’s Public Ethics Law. Responsibilities include: investigating ethics complaints and issuing sanctions, where appropriate; training City officials and employees on the Ethics Law; providing advisory opinions and other guidance on the application of the Ethics Law; managing the collection and review of financial disclosure statements and other required ethics forms; approving and overseeing governmental/charitable solicitation campaigns; and overseeing the lobbying registration and reporting process.
| City Council Approval | Yes |
| Legal Authority | City Charter Article VII § 105; City Code Article 8 |
| Liaison/Executive Director Name | Isabel Cumming, ED / Jeffrey Hochstetler, Director |
| Liaison/Executive Director Phone | (410) 396-7986 |
| Liaison/Executive Director Email | jeffrey.hochstetler@baltimorecity.gov |
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