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Clark County conducts regular ethics workshops as part of the workplace culture of County Government at all levels all elected, appointed officials and Management Plan staff.

Elected officials include the county commissioners, County Recorder, County Clerk, Assessor, Treasurer, Constables, Public Administrator, District Attorney and Sheriff. Most of the elected officials and all senior appointed public officials, Management Plan staff and appointed members of the various appointed commissions and committees also participate in the ethics workshops.

The once per year ethics workshop consists of a curriculum of select case studies developed by various educational, non-profit and government associations. The workshops vary slightly for elected officials who have different channels than appointed officials. In every case, the channels for reporting of official wrongdoing and the requirement to do so, the protection given to these reports and the penalties for intimidation or retribution are reviewed and explained clearly.

All sources for ethical advisory opinions available to those attending an Ethics Workshop are made clear. These will vary with different Ethics Workshop constituencies; they can include websites, legal counsel, senior colleagues or outside experts, as well as family and friends.

Penalties available to the County Commissioners, the District Attorney, the County Manager, or the Nevada Commission on Ethics (NCOE) are explained, together with the kinds of due process available to those accused or suspected of wrongdoing. These penalties range from small fines and reprimands to termination, NCOE negative judgments and publicity, large fines, or misdemeanor or felony criminal charges.