Fall Forecast: Next two months of weather & winter preview. The summer of 2016 was dominated by widespread heat across the United States - particularly east of the Mississippi - as a return to classic summer weather brought a distinct change from the milder patterns of the previous few years.
Ethics Committee. The Ethics Committee is a Standing Committee of the Board of Trustees. It promotes the ethical practice of psychology and is responsible for the Code of Ethics and Conduct and other ethical guidance within the Society. Its main responsibilities are: 1  Promoting the ethical practice of psychology; 2  Providing guidance to members on ethical matters relating to psychology;
The ethics codes are not limited to these items and may include other standards of conduct. Ethics Boards Another section of law (General Municipal Law Â§Â§ 808(1) and 808(3)) authorizes the governing body of any county, city, town or village to establish a Board of Ethics. Ethics Boards can serve several functions. They can render advisory opinions to munici-palities concerning conflicts of interests and to the code of ethics adopted by the municipal-ity. A board may also make recommendations on drafting and adopting a code of ethics or amendments to the code, upon the request of the municipalityâs governing body. Furthermore, New York State law provides for local conflict of interest issues to be re-solved through local ethics boards. Through enactment of a local law, a local government may grant to its board of ethics the author-