Is periodic recertification required to maintain the City of Ethics designation?
Beginning January 1, 2009 certification and re-certification will be good for four years. To remain a Certified City of Ethics, prior to the expiration of the four year period the organization must submit to GMA for review a resolution re-adopting the five ethics principles and a copy of any changes to the city’s ethics ordinance. Cities that have been certified for more than four years as of January 1, 2009 will be required to re-certify on schedule reflecting the order in which they were originally certified and thereafter they will be required to re-certify every four years. GMA encourages each Certified City of Ethics to periodically train new and existing members of the city’s governing body on the ethics principles and the ethics requirements imposed on the city by federal, state and local law and ordinance.
