The Conflicts of Interest Board (NYC COIB) is the independent New York City agency tasked with administering, enforcing and interpreting Chapter 68 of the New York City Charter, the city's Conflicts of Interest Law, and the city's Annual Disclosure Law. [1] The Board is an enforcement agency that governs the ethical conduct of public employees. [2] The agency has made news for its active Twitter feed, encouraging those within its jurisdiction to contact the agency via memes. [3] [4]
From 2014 to 2020, Columbia Law School professor Richard Briffault served as chairman of the board. [5] [6] Mayor Bill de Blasio nominated Briffault for the post. [2] Briffault said in 2022: “The essence of [the Board] is making sure that public servants are serving the public and not serving their own interests or serving the interests of people associated with them. appearances also matter, in terms of public confidence in the integrity of their officials.” [7]
References
- ^ "About COIB". www1.nyc.gov.
- ^ a b "New York City Council Confirms Columbia Law School Professor Richard Briffault to Head Ethics Board". www.law.columbia.edu.
- ^ Palmeri, Tara (15 January 2015). "NYC board goes gaga for Gosling meme".
- ^ Tcholakian, Danielle (9 February 2016). "Meet the Team Behind Conflict of Interest Board's Hilarious Twitter Feed". DNAinfo New York. Archived from the original on 7 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- ^ Gartland, Michael. "NYC Mayor de Blasio violated conflict of interest laws, new letters from watchdog show". nydailynews.com. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
- ^ Neuman, William (2019-05-07). "Ethics Cloud Hangs Over de Blasio as He Weighs Presidential Run". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
- ^ "Adams Defers To "COIB" On Brother's New Gig: What Is The Conflicts of Interest Board?". Gothamist. January 14, 2022.
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