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. John Scott Dailey Florida Institute of Government - Available online The Florida Institute of Government (lOG) offers an online course on ethics, as well as Florida's "sunshine" and public records laws, to help avoid unintended pitfalls. This course has been developed with the support of the Florida Legislature, the Florida Commission on Ethics and the Florida Attorney General's Office. (See http://iog.fsu.edu/.) . Florida City and County Management Association (FCCMA) - Available online and in print The FCCMA has created an online ethics course to help prospective FCCMA members become more proficient when dealing with ethical issues. It follows the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) Code of Ethics, which governs FCCMA members. (See www.fccma.org/.) . Booklets, Guides and Research Centers - Available online or in print George Mason University, in conjunction with the Virginia Municipal League and the Virginia Association of Counties, has published The Ethical GPS: Navigating Everyday Dilemmas (A Local Government Guide). In addition, several universities offer academic courses or conduct studies and surveys about public sector practices and concerns. Among them are Florida Atlantic University's Public Ethics Academy (see www.fau. edu/spa/pea/index.htmn and the Ethics Resource Center (ERe) in Arlington, Virginia (see www.ethics.org/). · Sample Ethics Pledges - Available online Leadership Palm Beach County is one example of an educational nonprofit organization that has begun a community-wide ethics initiative. Part of this effort was the development of an ethics pledge and statement of values. Civility in Government Resources · The Collins Center - Available online The center partnered with former U.S. Sen. Bob Graham on a series of lectures titled "Civility in Democracy: Election 2008," a partnership between Gulf Coast Community Foundation of Venice, the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee Institute for Public Policy and Leadership, and "Because It Matters," a regional civility initiative. (See www.collinscenter.org.) · Nonprofit Organizations - Available online National, international, statewide and local organizations are increasing the profile of and focus on civility in public office. The following is available on the League's Web site. Click on the links to download sample civility pledges, ordinances and policies from several cities and organizations. · Sample Civility Pledges, Ordinances & Policies - Available online One example is the Dunedin City Commission's Code of Core Values for Civility and Ethics, for members of the city's commission, boards, committees and employees. This was designed to "assure public confidence in the integrity of local government and its effective and fair operation." · George Washington's Rules of Civility & Decent Behavior - Available online Think the civility challenge is a modern development? By age 16, Washington had copied out by hand, "110 Rules of Civility & Decent Behavior in Company and Conversation." They are based on a set of rules composed by French Jesuits in 1595. · Articles - Available online Reprinted on the League's Web site and linked with permission, these are continually added and compiled in one place for your convenience. ~..GUE 0, c: ~~c ~ $ ';- 0- .. ... 301 South Bronough Street. Suite 300- P.O. Box 1757 - Tallahassee, Fl32302.1757 · (850) 222-9684 - Fax (850) 222-3806 · www.flcities.(om