Now in its third year, the Commission on Ethics was established as an independent organization that administers and enforces the Palm Beach County Code of Ethics. The Code of Ethics is designed to help ensure that public officials and employees perform their public responsibilities impartially, do not use their public positions for private gain, and to foster public confidence in the integrity of
local government. While the commission has statutory license to punish offenders, commission staff strives to educate public employees, public officials, vendors, and lobbyists on how the new rules will affect governance and implementation of policy throughout the county.