In 2009 the North Carolina General Assembly passed legislation (S.L. 2009-403) that requires local governing boards to adopt a code of ethics (G.S. 160A-86) and requires board members to receive ethics training (G.S. 160A-87).
The education provision requires local governing board members to receive a minimum of 2 clock hours of ethics education within 12 months after initial election or appointment to office and again within 12 months after each subsequent election or appointment to office. The NCACC and N.C. League of Municipalities partner with the School of Government to make ethics training opportunities available to county and municipal officials.
The School of Government has made available on its website a resource guide on the code of ethics and training opportunities. Visit www.sog.unc.edu/node/1110 for more information. Current available training opportunities are listed at the bottom of this page.
Upcoming Offerings
- Ethics training was included as a part of Essentials of County Government, hosted by the UNC School of Government and NCACC in late 2022/early 2023.
- The School of Government has an open registration for its online ethics training course being held May 25 from 10 a.m. – noon.