There shall be an Ethics Committee consisting of five members with three year staggered terms. Two alternate members, who shall also serve three year terms, shall be appointed who will serve if there is a conflict of interest or if a member is unable to serve. The President of the MMMA shall appoint members and fill any vacancies that occur.
In considering appointments, the President shall give consideration to the geographical diversity of the Ethics Committee. The Ethics Committee shall strive to have representation from the entire state.
The mission of the Ethics Committee is to endeavor to maintain and preserve the professional integrity of the members of the MMMA as defined in the tenets of the MMMA Code of Ethics, as most recently amended.
The Ethics Committee shall be charged with the enforcement procedure for the Code of Ethics as adopted by the MMMA bylaws and with the education of the members in ethical issues. This committee shall also serve as the ICMA Confidential Fact-finding Committee as required. A complaint concerning a member of both the MMMA and ICMA will be processed by ICMA under the ICMA Rules of Procedure for Enforcement and will not be the subject of an investigation by the Ethics Committee as long as the member is also a member of ICMA.
The Executive Committee shall determine additional charges as needed.
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