Gardiner’s office has no Ethics Officer

It was revealed on August 4, 2020 that the Ethics Officer still on file with the Chicago Board of Ethics for Alderman Gardiner’s office was his former staffer, Tanya King. King’s last official day with the office November 29, 2019. That’s over 35 weeks without any staff in the office specifically trained to advise the Alderman and staff on ethics questions. What do ethics officers do?