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Outsourcing Local Ethics Administration to the State EC
... looks like outsourcing may finally come to local government ethics. No, this doesn't mean that a city's hotline will be picked up by ... scandal-ridden San Bernardino County (CA) to come up with an ethics program (see my blog posts on this) has finally been accepted as ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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In Dependence: Ethics Directors, Their Commissions and Politicians
Body: One of the big stories in government ethics this week involves an attempt in Tennessee to consolidate the state ethics and campaign finance commissions, which on its face sounds like a good ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Ethics training research example: Sioux Falls, SD
... I am conducting a national research study on government ethics programs with a focus on training. This research is being done in connection with the Ethics Center of the University of North Florida. Cities across the U.S. are ...
cmiller - 2010-05-29 13:17 - 1 comment
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Spring Reading: Dennis Moberg on Frames of Perception in Organizations
... the blind spots that wreak such havoc on local government ethics (see the section in my book Local Government Ethics Programs ). But Dennis J. Moberg's essay, " Ethics Blind Spots in ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Applying the Broken Windows Theory to Local Government Ethics
... George L. Kelling and James Q. Wilson, apply to government ethics? The theory says that, if small things like broken windows are ignored, ... community norm. Isn't this what a good local government ethics program is supposed to do: try to prevent and fix the small instances ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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A New Local Government Blog That Covers Ethics Issues
... law blog that, among other issues, covers government ethics. It's called Coates' Canons: NC Local Government Law Blog , and it's ... the purpose of the blog. Founded on July 30, the Ethics & Conflicts category contains eleven blog posts directly relevant ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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How Not to Educate the Public About Government Ethics
... 2, would establish a partially independent legislative ethics commission. The arguments are made in an official ballot issue ... opportunity for educating the public about government ethics. But these arguments are the opposite of a valuable lesson. They seek to ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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When Voting Is Damaging, No Matter What the Ethics Code Says
... Lorain's council members are covered by the state ethics law . That law does not include the term "financial interest," nor does ... this is the only use of the term "pecuniary interest" in the ethics law, but it is a common term in state ethics commission advisory ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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The Ethics of Vote Trading
... As I near the end of writing my local government ethics book, I am going over local government ethics codes looking for unusual, but valuable provisions to include in a ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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A Cook County Ethics Reform Proposal
... Tony Peraica has proposed a series of improvements to the ethics code . Here's a summary of the proposed amendments, taken from ... interest in firms doing business with the county. Too often, ethics codes refer only to the firms themselves, allowing their principals to ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
