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Narrow and Vague Ethics Code Definitions of "Doing Business"
... , given a course to drafters of local government ethics codes on how not to define "doing business" with a local government. ... , pointed out that Section 2-5 of the Baltimore Ethics Code defines "business with the city" very narrowly, in terms of ... (1) The Finance Director must annually certify to the Ethics Board a list of all business entities doing business with the City. ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 1 comment
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Scrutinizing Strict Scrutiny in a Government Ethics Context
Body: This week the Council on Governmental Ethics Laws (COGEL) met in Washington, D.C. and, as usual, I learned about a ... legislator (here, a former legislator) seeks to undermine an ethics provision by taking the position that it is unconstitutional. What makes ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Problems with Luzerne County's New Ethics Program
... I have written three blog posts criticizing the ethics program created by Luzerne County, PA in response to one of the ... scandals in modern times . Luzerne County finally got its ethics program going this year, swearing in the members of its Accountability, Conduct, and Ethics Commission in March, with the code operation on May 24. The ACEC's ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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False Presentation of an Ethics Ordinance - In Jackson County, MO, Of Course
... a You Tube video of the county legislature passing the new ethics ordinance, which I discussed in a blog entry earlier this week . ... as what appears to be a county attorney both say that the ethics ordinance applies to all employees and elected officials, including the ...
Robert Wechsler - 2010-11-03 10:54 - 1 comment
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Government Ethics Is Not About Character, But About Making Decisions in a Professional Manner
... effective training, in an ethical environment, government ethics should be just another professional routine." Dealing ... Is Professional Lawyers have it right. They call their ethics provisions "Rules of Professional Responsibility." You are not ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Atlanta Ethics Report a Model for Other Local Governments
Body: Happy Fifth Birthday, Atlanta Ethics Office! The Ethics Office has celebrated its birthday with a 40-page report on its ... It is well worth looking at. The report is entitled Ethics Is the Only Deal, from something Mayor Shirley Franklin ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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MILLER'S CROSSING
... with permission from Folioweekly magazine See: www.folioweekly.com CARLA MILLER was appointed to reform Jacksonville’s ethics. The fact that she’s being squeezed out suggests she may be doing her ...
donmc - 2015-05-15 14:34
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Citizens' Views of Ethics Reform in Jacksonville
... write about Jacksonville much, because my colleague at City Ethics, Carla Miller, is the city's ethics officer. She has been working hard to ensure that the city's ethics ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Ethics Settlements and Admissions of Wrongdoing
... with several of the accusations against him." Ethics settlements require an admission of wrongdoing. Outside of an ethics context, many forums allow wrongdoers to pay a fine in return for not having to admit to wrongdoing. But fines are not what ethics is about. Nor is an ethics settlement about fighting for your name. ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Municipal Bid Rigging Nationwide and Ethics Day in Chicago
... going on, or were some of them in on it? Stay tuned. Ethics Day in Chicago According to an article in the Chicago Tribune ... for mayor of Chicago focused on local government ethics, at least for a day. Gery Chico called for consolidation of the board ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
