The Texas Municipal Clerks Association Code of Ethics
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Recognizing their responsibilities to the people, desiring to inspire public confidence
and respect for government, and believing that honesty, integrity, loyalty and courtesy
from the bases of ethical conduct, members of the Texas Municipal Clerks Association,
Inc., do hereby subscribe to the following principles and ethics which will govern the
personal and professional conduct as a municipal clerk:
To uphold constitutional government and the laws of my community;
To conduct my public and private life so as to be an example to fellow citizens
and co-workers;
To never disclose confidential information gained by reason of my position nor to
use such information for personal gain;
To be ever mindful of my neutrality and impartiality, rendering equal service to all
and to extend the same treatment I wish to receive myself;
To impart to my profession those standards of quality and integrity that the
conduct of the affairs of my office shall be above reproach and to merit public
confidence in our community;
To record that which is true and preserve that which is entrusted to me as if it
were my own; and
To strive constantly to improve the administration of the affairs of my office through
independent study, courses, meetings and seminars, and through sound
management practices to produce continued progress and so fulfill my
responsibilities to my community.
The Texas Municipal Clerks Association, Inc., and the Texas Municipal Clerks
Certification Program are dedicated to providing an educational and professional
development program for novice and experienced municipal clerks.