An ethics violation occurs when a public official or employee or other individual initiates or takes an action that is contrary to the principles embodied in the Government Ethics Code Act. These principles are described under Conflict of Interest, Gifts & Gratuities, Financial Disclosure, and Political Activity. The Act designates the Office of the Public
Public office is a public trust to be protected from the danger of conflict of interest. A conflict occurs when an official’s responsibilities, duties, or activities conflict with the officials’ private interests whether they are of a business, family, social, or other nature. To Whom Does It Apply? All public officials, public employees, and former
As a general rule, acceptance of a gift by a public official or public employee from persons, other than from a spouse, children or specified other relatives, is unethical and not allowed. There is good reason for this! In serving the public interest, both public officials and public employees are expected to be free from
Certain government officials and employees are required to file verified Financial Disclosure Statements in order to disclose any possible conflict of interest in performance of their official duties. The information required to be provided is not intrusive into privacy matters. Most of the information required, such as land records and business licenses, is already in
Each CNMI Government employee needs to be aware of the rules that limit permissible political activity. The following list is intended to remind individuals of the kind of activity that they can and cannot engage in. What kind of political activity is allowed? A CNMI civil servant: may vote for the candidate of his/her choice,
Administrative Action A decision on, or proposal, consideration, enactment or making of any rule, regulation, or other official non-ministerial action or non-action by any executive department, or by any public official or public employee of an executive department, or any matter which is within the official jurisdiction of the executive branch. Commonwealth Government Any administrative