(a) Each officer or employee shall complete a training program on the standards of conduct established under Charter Article XI and Chapter 1, Article 19.
For purposes of this section, “officer” includes a person who is an officer due to membership on a board or commission, including the board of water supply and the board of the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation. The term does not include a member of an advisory committee established under the executive branch pursuant to Charter § 4-103 or under the council pursuant to council rule or resolution.
The program shall provide training and information that gives the officer or employee knowledge of at least the following:
(1) The various standards of conduct applicable to officers and employees, and former officers or employees who appear before the officer’s or employee’s agency;
(2) Actions that officers or employees must or may take to avoid a violation of a standard of conduct;
(3) Actions that the officer or employee may take when ordered or requested by a superior officer or employee to violate a standard of conduct;
(4) Remedies that may be sought by the officer or employee when knowing or suspecting that another person has violated a standard of conduct; and
(5) Requirements concerning the filing of financial disclosures and conflict of interest disclosures by officers and employees.
(b) The ethics commission shall formulate the training program and provide it to officers or employees according to the following timetable:
(1) Officers or employees employed on June 22, 2012*, who have not previously received ethics training shall receive the training within two years of that date; and
(2) Officers or employees elected, appointed, or hired after June 22, 2012* shall receive ethics training within six months of the election, appointment, or hiring date of the officer or employee. The ethics commission, however, may exempt an officer or employee from the training program of this subdivision if the officer or employee previously completed the program while occupying a former position.
(c) The ethics commission shall determine the time interval at which officers and employees shall receive retraining on the standards of conduct.
(d) The ethics commission may request the department of human resources to assist in formulating, providing, and scheduling the training program. The department may provide the assistance if able and willing to do so.
(e) An officer or employee who fails to timely obtain ethics training may be subject to discipline or penalty pursuant to § 1-19.5.
(1990 Code, Ch. 3, Art. 6, § 3-6.10) (Added by Ord. 01-35; Am. Ords. 02-15, 12-25, 12-31)
Editor’s note:
* “June 22, 2012” is submitted for “the effective date of this ordinance.”