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1. Should the Josephson Institute's Principles of Public Ethics Be Enforceable Rules?

   ... Should the Josephson Institute's Five Principles of Public Ethics be enforceable by a local government? And if not, why not? ... to an article in the News-Herald , Allen Park's ethics committee found that a council member had violated principle 5, as well ...

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

2. A Six-Year Legal Battle Between a County Ethics Commission and a Former County Attorney

   ... about a judicial case involving the Anne Arundel County (MD) Ethics Commission, which has been going on for six years. A decision of the ... a lot of interesting material for local government ethics professionals. Two of the issues the case raises are the difference ...

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

3. Will New Jersey Improve Its Local Government Ethics Program?

   ... Jersey has one of the oddest approaches to local government ethics. Like several states,  including Massachusetts, California, and Florida, a state ethics program has jurisdiction over local officials. But unlike other states, ...

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

4. Ethics Oversight of Consultants

   ... Consultants often fall between the cracks of government ethics. They are contractors, but professionals rather than suppliers ... only they're not on the payroll. And yet the ethics rules that apply to government officials often do not apply to consultants. Often, ethics commissions don't even have jurisdiction over consultants. ...

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

5. Using the category index in City Ethics

   ... City Related County Related Model Ethics Code Top 10 Ethics Issues Top 10 Ethics Movies Whistleblowers ...

   donmc - 2008-04-14 14:57

6. A Government Ethics Definition of "Ethics"

   got ethics.jpg Body:  Most people define "ethics" in a way that doesn't really fit into the scheme of government ethics, which focuses on conflicts of interest. Even the definitions section ...

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

7. City Ethics Publications

   ... Director of Research-Retired. Local Government Ethics Programs in a Nutshell, a free 27-page introduction to the topic. ... Director of Research-Retired. Local Government Ethics Programs 2.0, the second, updated, improved and expanded edition ...

   donmc - 2018-12-23 17:59

8. A Council-Controlled Ethics Process Can Be a Real Battle Ground

   ... to emphasize too much that council control over the ethics process is not only inappropriate and ineffective, but harmful. The first use of a new ethics ordinance in the aptly named Battle Ground, Washington (pop. 18,000) ...

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

9. Florida League of Cities' Ethics Reform Proposals I - Preventing the Filing of Complaints

   ... Bill 606 (attached; see below) is one of the worst ethics reform bills I have ever read. But it is far worse than the words it ... be permitted to lobby on matters involving government ethics. This issue will be dealt with in the last of the blog posts ... No member of the public thinks that the biggest ethics problem in Florida, a state generally considered the most corrupt state ...

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

10. Success Stories

    2006-06-21  New York Times Article: " At Ethics Camp, Not-So-Tall Tales From the Dark Side " 2006-06-21 ... " Boot camp for city officials teaches 'a culture of ethics' " 2006-05-19  Providence RI-Letter from Providence ...

    donmc - 2015-05-15 14:12

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