The way the Ethics Board has been used by officials has been disturbing. Most requests for an opinion  should have been rejected because they didn't comply with the fundamental criteria for requesting an opinion, as laid out in the Ethics Code. "If an official, employee, consultant, volunteer, vendor or citizen has any doubt as to whether or not a proposed course of action is in opposition to this code of ethics, they may ask the Ethics Training and Advisory Board for an advisory opinion on the matter by completing this form." ... "The request must not only cite the activity in question, but specific provisions in the principles of conduct (Section
1.25.050 ) which are relevant to the ethical dilemma in question." Almost none of the 9 or 10 requests submitted to the Ethics Board met those requirements. The purpose of the code is to establish standards, provide guidance, promote public confidence in the integrity of Langley's  governance, etc., not to serve as a complaint department.