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1. City Attorney's Advice re Conflicts of Interest: A New California Supreme Court Decision

   ... the conduct after the fact, and the defense often leads to ethics proceedings that should never have been necessary). In many cases, ... will have to look elsewhere for advice, for example, to ethics commissions or, if they exist, ethics officers. Or to a private ...

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

2. Former EC Members Can Help By Filing Complaints

   Body:  Since most local ethics commissions do not have the authority to initiate their own ... blog post this week , a former chair of the city's Ethics and Campaign Review Board filed a complaint against a mayoral candidate ... Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Attachment Size ...

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

3. Bid Rigging, Organized Crime, and State Takeover of Cities

   ... is an extreme way to deal with a poor local government ethics environment. But it's a very difficult problem for a local government to ... Journal . This makes one wonder about the city's ethics environment. Nearby Providence is on the verge of bankruptcy, due ...

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

4. Unpaid Legal Services to a Candidate Committee

   ... , the Pennsylvania Supreme Court approved the Philadelphia ethics board's decision that a law firm can provide unpaid legal services to a ... Unpaid legal services are a frequent government ethics problem. Many firms don't seem to recognize that, although it is nice to ...

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

5. Lessig on the Effects of Elected Officials' Dependency Problem

   ... valuable things to say that are relevant to local government ethics. Lessig, who is director of the Edmond J. Safra Foundation Center for Ethics at Harvard University, came to government ethics in an interesting ...

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

6. The Limitations of the Language of "Influence"

   ... Influence. It's a big word in a lot of government ethics laws, and a word that those who write such laws should think at least ... on Wednesday, refers to three other provisions in the state ethics code. But none of these deals with pay-to-play either, although the ...

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

7. Wearing Two Hats in a Community Nonprofit Transaction

   ... million in construction funds for a new science center. An ethics complaint was filed against them. They say that they did not ... This is a difficult situation to deal with in an ethics code. It's not a typical special consideration or preferential treatment ...

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8. Three Personal Myths That Hamper Our Ethical Decision-Making, and a Fool-ish Solution

   ... ignorance, on the other hand, leads us to seek government ethics advice. Thus, it is not the ignorance that is the problem; it's the myth ... our actions and prevents us from seeking independent ethics advice. The result is saying to ourselves, and even others, such ...

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

9. The Responsible Handling of an Ongoing Conflict Situation in New Castle County, Delaware

   ... also responsible enough to bring the matter to the county ethics commission for advice. The commission said the executive order was only ... defensive letter sends the wrong message about government ethics. Instead of rightfully taking credit for having handled her family's ...

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

10. Moral Clarity II - Intentions

    ... (Princeton, 2008). A controversial aspect of government ethics involves intentions or motivations. Must an official be shown to have intended to act unethically in order to be penalized by an ethics commission? Most officials believe, or talk as if they believe, that ...

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

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