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1. Report on Annual Reports II

   Body:  Because local governments' annual ethics reports serve so many purposes -- publicizing the ethics program's existence, educating officials and the public about what an ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

2. EC Member Political Activity and the Perception of Fairness

   Body:  The perceived independence of an ethics commission is extremely important. This perceived independence has ... perceived not to be fair undermines a local government's ethics program. The solution to this aspect of the problem is to have ... is the political activity of selected EC members. Most ethics codes limit party affiliation, so that no party has a majority of EC ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

3. A Miscellany

   Body:  Outside Ethics Commission Members According to an article in yesterday's ... decided to look outside his town for members of an ad hoc ethics commission to deal with an ethics complaint arising from a zoning appeals board decision. "It's not ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

4. What We Can Learn from Walmart's Extensive Bribery in Mexico

   ... The report raises a few important local government ethics issues. One is the independence of investigators. A ... governments just as much as businesses. At least corporate ethics recognizes this, while local governments, on the whole, do not. ... high-level officials or executives should not be selecting ethics commission members or special investigators, nor should they have any ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

5. Increased EC Authority and Access to Annual Disclosure in California

   ... which takes an odd, hybrid approach to local government ethics. It has a state ethics commission (the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC)) that has ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

6. Carla Miller, Founder - CityEthics.org

   ... MILLER Carla Miller is the founder and president of City Ethics, an organization devoted to the establishment of government ethics programs across the United States. Carla led the initiative as Chair of ...

   donmc - 2005-11-24 11:04

7. Lobbying Oversight Programs Are Hot in Canada

   ... news is that the chapter of my book Local Government Ethics Programs on lobbying (along with a Model Lobbying Code) should be ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2014-12-17 14:27 - 0 comments

8. The Limits of an EC's Jurisdiction: A Situation in San Francisco

   ... So far, I have ignored this year's most famous local ethics proceeding, against San Francisco sheriff Ross Mirkarimi. The reason I ... An EC is a conflict of interest commission, not an ethics commission in the usual sense of the word "ethics." Its jurisdiction ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

9. Loyalty, Fairness, and Whistleblowing

   ... having an efficient government? In government ethics, the framing of whistleblowing does not have to be about a "greater ... left. They don't have to. As long as they talk openly about ethics issues and make it clear where they stand, not out ... engage in misconduct. And they are far more likely to seek ethics advice, so that they don't put themselves in a position where a ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

10. Misuse of a Local Office on a Regional Board

    ... One conflict that is difficult to deal with in an ethics code, but which comes up again and again, is the conflict situation that ... Metropolitan Area Transit Authority to investigate an ethics issue involving a Washington, D.C. council member and transit authority ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

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