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Did You Know? Mayor Kenney signed a new Execuve Order on Giſts, 10-16, on October 26, 2016. Read the Execuve Order here. Not sure what to do if you have a second job? Read the new Execuve Order 12-16, which regulates outside and self- employment by Execuve Branch employees, here. You can go to the moon but can’t escape stringent rules on accepng giſts. Check out NASA’s giſt rules here. W e had a terrific Integrity Week 2016 (November 14-18)! Thanks to the many City employees, and members of the public, who attended five programs, participated in our Twitter Chat, took our ethics survey, read our daily e-mails and gave us valuable feedback on how our office can build better awareness of the rules and resources for instilling ethics and integrity in every aspect of City government. It’s hard to single out any one highlight of the week. In terms of pure “fun,” we loved our Interactive Coffee House on the new Gifts Executive Order (EO) for employees of the Executive and Administrative Branch. A great mix of people from all across the government served as our “guinea pigs” for our first official Gifts EO training session. The new EO, which expands and clarifies restrictions on gifts to City employees, addresses many questions City employees have asked us over the last several years. Interested in a presentation for your department? Contact us at [email protected]. We also partnered with the Inspector General’s Office to provide a “Buyer Beware” training for the City’s Procurement Department. The interactive training provided tips on how to interact and work with vendors. The most provocative program was certainly the conversation between U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of PA Zane Memeger and City Solicitor (and former Assistant U.S. Attorney) Sozi Tulante on the challenges of prosecuting public corruption cases. Memeger, who just announced his resignation (new Presidents usually name new U.S. Attorneys), shared how his office determines whether or not to prosecute government officials for public corruption amid the intense glare of the public and the media. The winner for opening the curtain on probably the least understood ethics rule goes to the presentation on Conflicts of Interest by the PA State Ethics Commission Chief Counsel Robin Hittie and Philadelphia Board of Ethics General Counsel Maya Nayak. Co- sponsored by Mary McDaniel, City Council’s Chief Ethics Officer, the program focused on the comparison of State and City rules on issues such as serving as members of non- profit boards, representing those boards in dealings with the City and searching for post- City jobs. And what about the Twitter Chat? That was a close second to the Coffee House in the fun category. But condensing ethics advice to 140 characters didn’t come easily. Thanks to Josh Kruger in the Communications Office for taking care of the tech stuff. Of course, we are always happy to answer questions. Please keep them coming by e-mail, phone or by stopping by our offices, located in City Hall. Highlights from Integrity Week 2016 The departments with the highest number of attendees at Integrity Week events were: Law Department (30), Philadelphia International Airport (15), and the Office of Information & Technology (13)! Thanks for your support during a very successful Integrity Week 2016!
