Article V. Division 8. Sec. 2-260.9 of the Palm Beach Commission on Ethics Ordinance provides that employees, officials, lobbyists and vendors within the jurisdiction of the commission, when in doubt about the applicability or interpretation of the ethics codes and ordinances to himself or herself in a particular instance, may submit the facts of the situation to the COE with a request for an advisory opinion to advise them of the standard of duty, if any, that applies to their situation.  All opinions will be posted to this website following each meeting.

The opinions have been placed into subject catetory. Opinions covering more than one subject are listed under all applicable catetories.

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Misuse of Public Office or Employment

• RQO-10-004
• RQO-10-011
• RQO-10-014
• RQO-10-019
• RQO-10-020
• RQO-10-020 (revised)
• RQO-10-021
• RQO-10-026
• RQO-10-027
• RQO-10-036
• RQO-10-041

Disclosure of Voting Conflicts

• RQO-10-013

Prohibited Contractual Relationships

• RQO-10-002
• RQO-10-003
• RQO-10-007
• RQO-10-008
• RQO-10-009
• RQO-10-014
• RQO-10-015
• RQO-10-016
• RQO-10-022
• RQO-10-039
• RQO-10-041

Accepting Travel Expenses

• RQO-10-001
• RQO-10-017
• RQO-10-032
• RQO-10-041

Gift Law

• RQO-10-004
• RQO-10-005
• RQO-10-012
• RQO-10-018
• RQO-10-019
• RQO-10-023
• RQO-10-024
• RQO-10-030
• RQO-10-034
• RQO-10-040
• RQO-10-041
• RQO-11-001

Outside Employment

• RQO-10-028-OE
• RQO-10-029-OE
• RQO-10-033-OE
• RQO-10-037-OE
• RQO-10-038-OE