City of Santa Barbara, CA Succession Program
    Recognizing that there will be a major turnover in management in the next five to ten years, the City's Executive Management Team explored several strategies to plan for the continuation of a high performance organization through a commitment to sustained initiatives that engage outside the box thinking to attract, develop, and retain needed talent in the City of Santa Barbara.

    In the end, the team produced six strategies which form the City’s “Succession Program.”

Codes of Ethics


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Local Government Innovations

Ethics Code for Volunteer Board Year: 2003;

Sample Government Documents

Code of Ethics (Elected Officials): Wendell, North Carolina Year: 2008; Pages: 6.
Innovative Ethics Program Moves to Next Level Year: 2006; Pages: 1.
Ethics Pledge for Advisory Boards and Commissions: Chapel Hill, North Carolina Year: 2005;
General Personnel Policies and Employee Responsibilities Ordinance: Ashland, Oregon Year: 2005;
Ethics Ordinance: Laurel, Maryland Year: 2004;
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Reports and Articles

ICMA Code of Ethics: Rules of Procedure for Enforcement Year: 2005; Pages: 4.
ICMA Code of Ethics Year: 2004; Pages: 3.
Who's Advocating What Here? Year: 2006;
Building a Strong Local Government Ethics Program Year: 2004;
Maximizing Trust, Minimizing Conflicts: What Are Cities and Counties Doing to Promote Ethical Governance Year: 2002; Pages: 3.
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