The Ethics Commission was created in 1996 as a result of a citizens' vote to amend the Home Rule charter. It is an independent agency with advisory and quasi-judicial powers. Read more
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Get Trained!

Miami-Dade Lobbyist Training: anyone who registers as a County lobbyist after March 16, 2012, must undergo training provided by the Ethics Commission.

The next training session will be held Monday, May 21, 2012, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

See complete 2012 schedule. Get the Registration Form

Check out the 2012 schedule for ethics training for Advisory Board members. The dates are on the reservation form.

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Run a clean campaign!

Attend the next Campaign Skills Seminar at 6:30 p.m. on July 10, 2012 at the Palmetto Bay Village Hall. Details

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Members of the Ethics Commission staff "exercised their powers" and "took the high road" in the 2012 Corporate Run in downtown Miami.

Listen:

“Who guards the taxpayers’ money?”  Panel discussion featuring Ethics Commission Deputy General Counsel Miriam Ramos, former Miami Mayor Maurice Ferre and FIU Law Associate Dean Jose Gabilando on Actualidad Radio (en espaňol).  http://www.actualidadmiami.com/player/default.aspx?tipo=1&id=2292

Having a Global Impact Dignitaries from nine Mideast nations visited the Ethics Commission on April 25, 2012, to learn more about its unique role in helping to insure transparency in local goverment. the meeting was part of a program sponsored by The U.S. State Department.