Ethics and Conflict of Interest

College employees have an obligation to follow ethical and confidential standards in the course of their work. Upon hire and annually, employees are asked to read and acknowledge the acknowledgement below.      

Employee PII, Confidentiality, Conflict of Interest & Ethics Acknowledgment and Guidance for Sending & Receiving Confidential & Secure Information (CSI) or Personally Identifiable Information (PII) Using Digital Resources

Tri-C employees have an obligation to report any potential conflicts of interest upon hire and during the course of their employment. In addition, employees participating in certain federally funded research projects must disclose financial conflicts of interest / significant financial interests. Please complete and submit a form if you become aware of any potential conflicts of interest (PCOI) or significant financial interests (SFI) held by you or your immediate family with entities that currently, or seek to, conduct business or employment with the College; and/or at any time during your employment with the College when you begin participation in any HHS/NIH-funded or covered grants, programs or research and annually thereafter. 

Potential Conflict of Interest-Significant Financial Interest Disclosure Form

Completed forms should be submitted to Risk.Management@tri-c.edu for review.

Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code 117.103(B)(1), a public office shall provide information about the Ohio fraud-reporting system and the means of reporting fraud to each new employee upon employment with the public office.

Details about how to report suspected fraud can be found at: https://ohioauditor.gov/fraud/

Protections provided to employees who use the fraud-reporting system can be found at: https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-124.341 Each new employee has thirty days after beginning employment to confirm receipt of this information

Upon hire, employees are asked to read and acknowledge the acknowledgement below.      

Fraud Reporting System Acknowledgement Receipt (Fillable PDF) 

Public officials and public employees at Cuyahoga Community College District (Tri-C) are subject to the requirements and restrictions of the Ohio Ethics Law. Tri-C must provide each new employee or appointed or elected official with a copy of the Ohio Ethics Law and obtain written acknowledgement of receipt. Please acknowledge receipt by signing the form below.

The most current version of the Ohio Ethics Law and related statutes are available on-line at:
https://www.ethics.ohio.gov/education/factsheets/ethicslaw.pdf

This link includes Chapter 102., and Sections 2921.42, 2921.421, and 2921.43 of the Revised Code. Also, see the document Overview of the Ohio Ethics Law for further explanation of the law with examples and other helpful resources at: https://www.ethics.ohio.gov/education/factsheets/EthicsLawOverview.pdf

Upon hire, employees are asked to read and acknowledge the acknowledgement below. 

Ohio Ethics Law Acknowledgement Statement (Fillable PDF)

 Ohio Ethics Law & Fraud Reporting System Acknowledgements Combined (Fillable PDF)