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  1. The Effect of NYC's Conflicts of Interest Board on the Ethics Programs in New York State's Larger Cities

    ... City's Conflicts of Interest Board is one of the premier ethics commissions in the U.S. One would assume that its rules and procedures ... for the rest of the state. So I would like to look at ethics programs in the other largest (although not large) cities in the ...

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

  2. JACKSONVILLE, FL

    ... for the first time. Web site: jacksonville.gov About the Jacksonville Ethics Code Jacksonville has a "strong" commitment to ethics in city ...

    donmc - 2024-07-10 13:58 - 0 comments

  3. Broward County IG Report on Countywide Ethics Program

    ... (FL) inspector general filed a Review of the Existing Ethics Structure (attached; see below) of the countywide ethics program that he oversees, and which came into being via charter ...

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

  4. Yet Another Underhanded Attempt to Water Down the Broward County Ethics Commission's New Ethics Code

    ... fought and fought against the prospect of having a new ethics code , written by the county ethics commission. August 10 is the deadline by which they must either approve ...

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

  5. Ethics in Congress II - The Principles of Legislative Ethics and the Appearance Standard

    ethics in congress.jpg Body:  In my first post on Dennis Thompson's book Ethics in Congress: From Individual to Institutional Corruption , ... and are therefore the least developed part of legislative ethics.” By accountability, Thompson means doing what is necessary ...

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

  6. Taking State Laws Into Account When Drafting Ethics Provisions

    ... is important to take state laws into account when drafting ethics provisions, especially in local governments that do not have home ... are two situations in the news where this was not done, and ethics reform has been undermined. Dealing with the state laws from the ...

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

  7. Ethics Reform Testimony in D.C. and Tallahassee

    ... be really helpful if people could find recommendations for ethics reform all in one place, but this rarely happens. Ethics task forces and ethics commissions that ask for such recommendations ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 1 comment

  8. Elected Officials Doing Business Together

    ... these the sort of relationships and gifts that government ethics programs are supposed to prevent? The Law: Prejudicing Judgment ... common and acceptable.". Could you please elaborate on the comment as it relates to a council member providing professional services to ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 2 comments

  9. Situational Ethics Is Inappropriate in a Government Ethics Context

    Body:  The term "situational ethics" derives from a particular theory of a priest named Joseph Fletcher, but it is more generally understood to mean dealing with ethics in terms of a particular situation and particular goals (ends-oriented ethics). In other words, it is ethics that allows for different rules in ...

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

  10. An Ethics Board Chair Who Should Not Have Been on the Board Refuses to Discuss His Own Conflict

    ... painful to see the chair of a major county board of ethics refusing to even speak to the press about his own possible conflict of ... in October. What was WGN asking the Cook County (IL) ethics board chair about? According to the WGN report, over the last two ...

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

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