Conflicts of Interest Board

City board

The Conflicts of Interest Board (COIB) is the independent city agency that administers, interprets, and enforces New York City's ethics laws for its roughly 300,000 public servants. It runs the conflicts-of-interest law, the annual financial-disclosure law, the lobbyist gift law, and related rules. The Board gives confidential advice, trains city employees, requires more than 10,000 officials to file annual disclosures, and brings enforcement cases. It can impose civil fines of up to $25,000 per violation and order officials to give up any financial gain from a violation. The five members serve staggered six-year terms and are chosen for their independence and integrity; while serving they may not hold other public or party office, lobby, or work on a city campaign.

Board members
5
Appointed by
Mayor (3), Comptroller (1), Public Advocate (1) — all with Council consent
Chair
Milton L. Williams Jr.
Maximum fine
$25,000 per violation
Enforcement dispositions on record
1,404 (since 1993)
Annual disclosure filers
10,000+ per year
Established
1990

Board members (5)

Appointed by the Mayor, Comptroller & Public Advocate (with Council consent).

Enforcement cases by agency (89 agencies)

Every city agency with current or former employees in COIB's public enforcement dispositions on record (1993–2026), ordered by number of cases. Tap an agency to see its cases; each shows COIB's own summary of the facts and links to its full disposition — including the fine — in COIB's Enforcement

Advisory opinions (255)

COIB's formal Advisory Opinions interpret the conflicts-of-interest law on questions of broad public interest (1989–2026). Grouped by year; each links to its full opinion.

Agency designations for nonprofit work (406)

Public servants whose agency formally designated their work for a named nonprofit as in the city's interest under City Charter §2604(b)(2) (2019–2026). Grouped by nonprofit; organizations with a profile here link to it, so you can see whether they also receive city money.

COIB enforcement by the numbers

From the Board's annual reports. Per the reports, "public findings of violation" include settlements in which respondents agree to pay fines, Board orders imposing fines after hearings, and public warning letters issued with no fine.

Key reports & documents

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