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Allegations Against Miami-Dade County's Ethics Director
... There are people who get great satisfaction going after the ethics of government ethics professionals. Rarely are their accusations relevant to government ... not find on the Miami Ethics board website: http://www.scribd.com/doc/41975888/1345-001-1 ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 1 comment
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The Effect of a State's Ethics Environment on Local Governments' Ethics Environments
... reasons I have focused my energies on local government ethics is that most people learn their government ethics at the local level. What they see people doing on councils and ... things go the other way, as well. Disdain for government ethics at the state level can affect the ethics environments of that state's ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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New Government Ethics Organization Mischaracterizes the State of Government Ethics, and Acts Politically
... was drawn to a new organization called Foundation for Ethics in Public Service, Inc., which operates as the website www.reportpubliccorruption.org . On February 11, its executive director, ... to newspapers across the country about state and federal ethics commissions. He argued that they are weak and ineffective, and concluded ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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D.C.'s Draft Ethics Reform Act Merely Adds Pieces to a Confusing Puzzle
... appropriate authority" is a vague phrase to base a major ethics reform proposal on, but that is just what the District of Columbia's draft Comprehensive Ethics Reform Act of 2011 does. Introduced Tuesday by the council chair, ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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The Swords of Politics and the Shield of Government Ethics
Body: No one wants a political government ethics program, and yet the people who most often worry out loud that it will ... Which of these meanings is most important to a government ethics program, and which of them are, well, "just politics"? And what can a ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 1 comment
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A City Attorney Providing Ethics Advice in a Big City Is Indefensible
... up to justify the participation of a city attorney in the ethics program of a large city or county that has sufficient resources to hire an ethics commission staff member or independent ethics officer. I raise this ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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An Appreciative Look at the Draft Broward County Ethics Code for County Commissioners
... County (FL) Commissioner Ilene Lieberman feels that the ethics code written by a special commission on ethics (most of whose members were selected by the commissioners ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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The Selection of Ethics Commission Members by Community Organizations
Body: Nothing is more important to an ethics program than ensuring that an ethics commission is seen as independent, and not a pawn of politicians. People ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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How a Mayor's Special Obligations Affect His Right to Remain Silent
... who had hired Bennett to advise the council on government ethics issues (Disclosure: he hired City Ethics, as well, for advice on ... about politics could defend such behavior (e.g., from a comment to the column: "Anybody has the right to run for Mayor and bait ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Retired Citizens of Florida Speak out on Ethics
Body: City Ethics president, Carla Miller, worked with Integrity Florida (Dan ... of effective laws in Florida to close loopholes in current ethics laws. As stated in the resolution, Florida leads the nation in public ... below) calls for a change in Florida law that will allow the Ethics Commission to self-initiate complaints. Now, if they become aware of an ...
cmiller - 2012-06-20 07:14 - 0 comments
