City Officials

The City's Ethics Ordinance applies to all "City Officials." This term includes elected officials and members of their staffs, unclassified City employees, consultants and members of the City's boards and commissions who file Statements of Economic Interests [SEI], and employees of the City's agencies, such as CCDC and SDDPC, who file SEIs. Conflict of interest codes containing lists of the City positions with SEI filing obligations are available on the City Clerk website.

If you have questions regarding when to file your SEI, contact the City Clerk. If you have questions regarding what to disclose on your SEI, contact the Ethics Commission.

The Ethics Ordinance includes a variety of laws designed to ensure that the City's decisions are made by individuals free from bias caused by their personal financial interests. It includes provisions requiring the disclosure of various types of financial interests, prohibitions relating to conflicts of interest, constraints on the misuse of City resources, and post-employment restrictions designed to eliminate undue or improper influence by former officials. The Ethics Commission has prepared a number of Fact Sheets that discuss, in plain language, many of the provisions of the Ethics Ordinance.

Relevant Documents

• San Diego Ethics Ordinance (PDF: 76K)
• Ethics Ordinance Fact Sheets

2008 Proposed Amendments to the Ethics Ordinance

• Executive Director Memo to Ethics Commission (February 14, 2008) (PDF: 17K)

Forms

• Form EC700 - Mid-Year Gift Disclosure for Elected High Level Filers (PDF: 572K)
• Form EC-702 Legal Defense Fund Statement of Purpose (PDF: 32K)
• Form EC:LDF-DPM Legal Defense Fund Disclosure of Pending Matters (PDF: 30K)

City Clerk Documents

• Conflict of Interest Codes
• Statement of Economic Interests (Form 700)