The Governmental Ethics Ordinance requires each department head and alderman  designate an appropriate management-level employee who shall serve as the department’s or aldermanic office’s ethics officer (DEO).

In addition to their regular job duties, ethics officers shall have the following responsibilities:

• collect financial statement forms, if on paper, from reporting employees and officials, review such forms for completeness, and submit such forms to the board;
• direct ethics questions and issues to the board;
• assist the board in maintaining a current roster of employees and officials;
• provide answers to general ethics questions after consultation with the board;
• ensure compliance with ethics rules specifically applicable to their departments or aldermanic offices, and assist the board with respect to training responsibilities;
• emphasize the role of ethics within their departments or aldermanic offices through regular email updates and office posters, and leading periodic discussions on ethics during staff meetings;
• assist the board to identify employees or officials who can be outstanding ethics models for city employees and officials; and
• generally serve as liaisons between their departments or aldermanic offices and the board.

List of Ethics Officers for Aldermanic Offices

List of Ethics Officers for City Departments

Notice of Post-Employment Rules for Departing City Personnel