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1. Lincoln, Nebraska Raises Interesting Questions Regarding City Contracts with City Officials

   ... result in a financial benefit. That’s why the City Ethics Model Code Project uses this language: “in a manner which he or she ... of how concerned the council is about disclosure and ethics matters in general is the fact that an ethics code has been tabled since ...

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

2. How Not to Run an Oversight Commission

   ... agencies subject to all city procurement laws and to ethics commission oversight. It is important that oversight agencies be ... board and employees should not be subject to independent ethics oversight. With independence comes responsibility, not disdain for ...

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

3. The Obligations of a County Administrator on the Way Out After a Scandal

   ... employees and citizens is a strong indication of a poor ethics environment. It is also the best indication that part of a poor ethics environment is behavior that undermines both public participation ...

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

4. Two More HUD/City Loan Conflict Cases

   ... she got an informal opinion from a staff member of the state ethics commission that there was no conflict. It's good that the mother sought ... Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics:  ...

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

5. Decisions Regarding Lobbyists Sitting on Advisory Boards

   ... the Obama administration tried to solve this government ethics problem by prohibiting registered lobbyists from sitting on ... the OMB does not have a basic understanding of government ethics or did not see this as a government ethics issue. The appellate ...

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

6. The Cincinnati Situation II - Conflicts and Indirect Benefits

   ... gift provisions, and contract provisions of the same ethics code. And some provisions may include indirect relationships, such as ... Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Attachment Size ...

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

7. Spring Reading: The Day of Judgment

   ... a few pearls of wisdom that shed light on local government ethics. "Being mayor meant seeing the Nuorese ... come forward hat in ... and attorneys often seem to feel about looking elsewhere for ethics reform ideas. Rarely do they look outside their immediate area, where ...

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

8. A Complex Procurement Conspiracy in Dallas County

   ... in Dallas County which, unlike the city of Dallas, has no ethics program, just an aspirational code. In fact, it has two aspirational ... linked to is the National Association of Counties Code of Ethics (attached; see below); there is also a short ethics code in the county ...

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

9. Problems with Obtaining a Job with a Contractor for One's Agency

   Body:  The Stamford (CT) Advocate 's Angela Carella wrote an excellent column on Saturday ... member sought an advisory opinion from the city's board of ethics. The problem is that he sought it only with respect to accepting the ... member should have talked with the contractor at all. Some ethics codes expressly state that a job offer or even discussion of a job ...

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

10. Summer Reading: The Righteous Mind VII: Moral Foundations

    ... five other foundations, and how they relate to government ethics. Loyalty/Betrayal Haidt cites studies that have shown that ... is an enemy or, at least, an opposing team. In poor ethics environments, that enemy is the public (and sometimes those who protect ...

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

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