C/O: Mary Maudsley, Esq.
Board Attorney
200 South Shore Road
P.O. Box 1195
Marmora, NJ 08223

The Atlantic County Board of Ethics was established in 1991 to ensure that Atlantic County officers and employees comply with the highest standards of ethical conduct in the performance of their public duties. The Ethics Board holds a minimum of four (4) meetings per year which are conducted in conformance with the Open Public Meetings Act.

The Ethics Board has the following powers and duties:

* To initiate, receive, hear and review complaints and to hold hearings with regard to possible violations of the County Code of Ethics or financial disclosure requirements by local government officers or employees serving the county.

* To issue subpoenas for the production of documents and the attendance of witnesses with respect to its investigation of any complaint or to the holding of a hearing.

* To forward to the County Prosecutor or the Attorney General or other government body any information concerning violations of the Code of Ethics or financial disclosure requirements by officers or employees serving the county which may warrant the institution of other legal proceedings by the Attorney General.

* To render advisory opinions to local officers or employees serving the county as to whether a given set of facts and circumstances would constitute a violation of any provision of the Code of Ethics or financial disclosure requirements.

* To enforce the provisions of the Code of Ethics and financial disclosure requirements with regard to officers or employees serving the county and to impose penalties for the violation thereof as are authorized by this Code.

* To adopt rules and regulations and to do other things as are necessary to implement the purposes of Chapter 20 of the Atlantic County Code.

Total Number of Members Allowed: 6
Number of Vacancies:  0 *

5 year terms, Term expires May 31 No more than one (1) from the same town No more than three(3) from the same political party. *FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE STATEMENT REQUIRED*

Board Staff:

Mary Maudsley, Esq., Board Attorney, Phone: 390-9078

Karen A. Levin, Staff Person, Phone: 343-2195

*Most advisory boards are open to Atlantic County residents.  If you are interested in volunteering to serve on this or any other Board or Commission please CLICK HERE for an application.