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. ...._..,..... . Am. • This Code is aguide to the ethical con- E1� 6) A planner must strive to protect the duct required of members of the Ameri- integrity of the natural environment. can Institute of Certified Planners. The . Code also aims at informing the public • 7) A planner must strive for excellence of the principles to which professional of environmental design and endeavor planners are committed. Systematic dis COto conserve the heritage of the built cussion of the application of these prin- environment. ciples, among lanners and with the ... ` ► 01,0)$.1,111-0-0 The Planner's Responsibility to Clients public,is itself essential behavior to bring , the Code into daily use. } �!'� and Employers The Codes standards of behavior pro- ', i/04(Il; i'F : .'- B. Aplanner owes diligent,creative,� g in- vide a basis for adjudicating any charge dependent and competent performance that a member has acted unethically. of work in pursuit of the client's or However, the Code also provides more than the mini- • employer's interest. Such performance should be consis- mum threshold of enforceable acceptability. It sets • tent with the planner's faithful service to the public aspirational standards that require conscious striving to ; interest. attain. . The principles of the Code derive both from the general • 1) A planner must exercise independent professional values of society and from the planning profession's spe- • judgment on behalf of clients and employers. cial responsibility to serve the public interest.As the basic • values of society are often in competition with each other, . 2) A planner must accept the decisions of a client or so also do the principles of this Code sometimes compete. . employer concerning the objectives and nature of For example, the need to provide full public information • the professional services to be performed unless may compete with the need to respect confidences. Plans • the course of action to be pursued involves con.- and programs often result from a balancing among diver- : duct which is illegal or inconsistent with the gent interests. An ethical judgment often also requires a , planner's primary obligation to the public interest. conscientious balancing,based on the facts and context of 3) A planner shall not perform work if there is an a particular situation and on the precepts of the entire • • Code.Formal procedures for filing of complaints,investi- • actual, apparent, or reasonably foreseeable con- gation and resolution of alleged violations and the issu- flict of interest, direct or indirect, or an appear- gation of advisory rulings are part of the Code. ance of impropriety,without full written disclosure concerning work for current or past clients and • subsequent written consent by the current client The Planner's Responsibility to the Public • . or employer. A planner shall remove himself or A. A planner's primary obligation is to serve the public . herself from a project if there is any direct per- interest. While the definition of the public interest is • sonal or financial gain including gains to family formulated through continuous debate, a planner owes • members. A planner shall not disclose informa- allegiance to a conscientiously attained concept of the •• tion gained in the course of public activity for a public interest,which requires these special obligations: private benefit unless the information would be I) A planner must have special concern for the long offered impartially to any person. range consequences of present actions. • 4) A planner who has previously worked for a public 2) A planner must pay special attention to the inter- , planning body should not represent a private cli- relatedness of decisions. • ent, for one year after the planner's last date of • employment with the planning body, in connec- 3) A planner must strive to provide full, clear and • tion with any matter before that body that the accurate information on planning issues to citizens • planner may have influenced before leaving public and governmental decision makers. • employment. • 4) A planner must strive to give citizens the opportu- • 5) A planner must not solicit prospective clients or nity to have a meaningful impact on the develop- • employment through use of false or misleading ment of plans and programs. Participation should . claims,harassment or duress. be broad enough to include people who lack formal • organization or influence. • 6) A planner must not sell or offer to sell services by • stating or implying an ability to influence deci- 5) A planner must strive to expand choice and oppor- • sions by improper means. tunity for all persons,recognizing a special respon- • sibility to plan for the needs of disadvantaged groups 7) A planner must not use the power of any office to and persons, and must urge the alteration of poli- • seek or obtain a special advantage that is not in the cies,institutions and decisions which oppose such • public interest nor any special advantage that is needs. not a matter of public knowledge. 3