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APPENDIX "E" <br />CODE OF ETHICS FOR THE PROFESSIONAL PLANNER <br />Responsibility to the Public <br />A planner's primary obligation is to serve the public interest. It includes the following special <br />obligations: <br />1. To have and demonstrate concern for the long-range consequences of present actions. <br />2. To give special attention to intenelated decisions. <br />3. To provide complete, clear, and accurate information. <br />4. To advocate the opportunity for all citizens to have a meaningful impact on plans and <br />programs. <br />5. To expand the choices and opportunities for all persons, especially the disadvantaged. <br />6. To protect the integrity of the natural environment. <br />Responsibility to Employers and Clients <br />A planner should provide competent, creative, and independent performance in the pursuit of the <br />employer's or client's interest. A planner has the following specific obligations: <br />To exercise independent professional judgment on behalf of employers and clients. <br />2. To accept the decisions of the employer or client regarding the objectives and nature of <br />the professional services to be performed unless inconsistent with the planners primary <br />obligation to the public interest. <br />3. To not use tne power of office to seek or obtain special advantage that is not in the public <br />interest and that is not fully known to the public. <br />4. To not perform work beyond the planner's professional competence. <br />5. To not accent work which c�nnot be performed within the time frame required by the <br />employer or client. <br />6. To not reveal information gained in a professional relationship which the employer or <br />12 <br />� � <br />