What is SEAC?
The Shared Ethics Advisory Commission, or SEAC, was founded in 2005. The Commission represents local municipalities located in Lake, Porter and LaPorte counties in Northwest Indiana.
SEAC brings ethics awareness and training to our local communities. Our member municipalities voluntarily commit themselves to the Code of Shared Ethics and Value, Shared Code.
Together, our members work together to heighten awareness of ethical issues and provide municipal employees with tools to make ethical decisions.
Currently, SEAC has 23 member municipalities. Click here to learn more.
What Does SEAC Do?
SEAC provides training to municipal employees. Every year, the Commission asks member communities to identify two to three of their employees to become ethics trainers. SEAC provides training to the designated employees, who then provide training to their coworkers using SEAC materials. Every other year, SEAC hosts training sessions for department heads and board/commission members.
SEAC hosts an annual Ethics Summit, which is open to the public.
During each election season, SEAC asks all candidates running for local office to sign a Candidate Ethics Action Pledge. The Pledge asks candidates to provide ethics training for their employees and support policies to protect whistleblowers.