Board of Ethics 2026 Zoom General Ethics Training Calendar

Zoom General Ethics trainings are now available for registration in 2026

Required ethics training is an essential part of building public trust by creating and supporting a culture of ethics in City government. Through the provision of regular ethics training and advice, Board of Ethics general counsel staff members strive to ensure that public servants are (1) protected from undue influence and (2) acting in the public's interest.

What are the City's ethics training requirements?

Per Board of Ethics Regulation No. 7, all City officers and employees must fulfill both of the following general ethics training requirements throughout their time with the City:

• New hire training: All new City officers and employees must attend ethics training within 90 days of their start date.
• Refresher training:
  • All elected officers, members of City boards or commissions, members of the Mayor's cabinet, and heads of City agencies must attend ethics training each year.
  • Everyone else not subject to the annual training requirement (above) must attend refresher training every five years. Deadlines for attending a five-year ethics refresher training are based upon an employee's last start year with the City:
    • start years ending in 0 or 5 must attend training in calendar year 2025 and every 5 years thereafter
    • start years ending in 1 or 6 must attend training in calendar year 2026 and every 5 years thereafter
    • start years ending in 2 or 7 must attend training in calendar year 2027 and every 5 years thereafter
    • start years ending in 3 or 8 must attend training in calendar year 2028 and every 5 years thereafter
    • start years ending in 4 or 9 must attend training in calendar year 2029 and every 5 years thereafter

This year, employees in the 2026 training cohort (for example, people who started in 2006, 2011, 2016 and 2021) must attend a General Ethics training session during the 2026 calendar year (even if they attended ethics training before within the past 5 years). If you have a question about your ethics training obligations, please reach out to Board of Ethics staff at [email protected].

What does the ethics training entail?

General ethics trainings last about one hour and cover several topics including conflicts of interest, City contracts, representation, gifts/gratuities, political activity, financial disclosure forms, and post-employment rules. Trainers do not provide a copy of the presentation following the training, but a comprehensive overview of all the covered material can always be found in the Board of Ethics manuals at ethics.pub/manuals.

How do I attend General Ethics training?

General Ethics training is available at least three times a month via Zoom and open to all City officers and employees (see 2026 training dates below). Registration is required beforehand and can be completed at ethics.pub/GETraining. Need help navigating the registration form? A stepper guide can be found at ethics.pub/TrainingStepper.

Board of Ethics staff members also regularly provide new hire training as part of the Office of Human Resources' monthly orientation program. Email [email protected] for more information about how to attend.

If you would like to set up a private ethics training for your department/team, please visit ethics.pub/BookEthics to make a request to Board staff. Private ethics trainings can be either virtual or in-person, and are ideal for elected officials, supervisor groups, groups of 20+, or other specialized training needs.

2026 Zoom General Ethics training dates:

January
Tuesday, January 13 at 11am
Thursday, January 22 at 1pm
Tuesday, January 27 at 11am

February
Tuesday, February 10 at 11am
Thursday, February 19 at 1pm
Tuesday, February 24 at 11am

March
Tuesday, March 10 at 11am
Thursday, March 19 at 1pm
Tuesday, March 24 at 11am

April
Tuesday, April 7 at 11am
Thursday, April 16 at 1pm
Tuesday, April 21 at 11am

May
Tuesday, May 5 at 11am
Thursday, May 14 at 1pm
Tuesday, May 19 at 11am

June
Tuesday, June 2 at 11am
Tuesday, June 16 at 11am
Thursday, June 25 at 1pm
Tuesday, June 30 at 11am

July
Tuesday, July 14 at 11am
Thursday, July 23 at 1pm
Tuesday, July 28 at 11am

August
Tuesday, August 11 at 11am
Thursday, August 20 at 1pm
Tuesday, August 25 at 11am

September
Tuesday, September 8 at 11am
Thursday, September 17 at 1pm
Tuesday, September 22 at 11am

October
Tuesday, October 6 at 11am
Thursday, October 15 at 1pm
Tuesday, October 20 at 11am

November
Tuesday, November 3 at 11am
Thursday, November 12 at 1pm
Tuesday, November 17 at 11am

December
Tuesday, December 1 at 11am
Thursday, December 10 at 1pm
Tuesday, December 15 at 11am