Government Ethics

Cincinnati's Office of Ethics and Good Government conducted an investigation into complaints about Council Member Seth Walsh's office, filed by an aide Walsh fired in May.

Cincinnati Council approved the first-ever code of conduct for council members and their staff Wednesday. The new requirement is part of a series of reforms that stemmed from three council member arrests on federal corruption charges in 2020.

The meetings are for residents to help city officials brainstorm ways to improve or create new methods of engagement. You can also take an online survey.

Cincinnati Council voted 8-0 Wednesday to ban some campaign contributions in an effort to combat corruption, and to create a new position to oversee all reform efforts at City Hall.

A new report from the National Civic League was sparked by the corruption charges and ethics challenges at Cincinnati City Hall.

National Civic League study includes recommendations for the city's council-manager form of government.

Cincinnati Council passed an ordinance Wednesday requiring all future mayors and councils to create a code of conduct for themselves. But the current council is declining to establish a code of conduct for their last couple months in office.

A director of ethics and good government could take on responsibility for implementing anti-corruption reform in Cincinnati. Creating that new position is a key part of City Manager Paula Boggs Muething's reform recommendations, outlined in a new report.

Cincinnati voters will decide between Cincinnati City Council Member David Mann and Hamilton County Clerk of Courts Aftab Pureval.

Cincinnati voters have some big choices coming up this election when it comes to the city's government. Cincinnati Edition asked mayoral candidate Aftab Pureval about his vision for the Queen City.