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1. Misleading Orange County (CA) Ethics Initiative

   ... But the initiative's wording calls the FPPC "the ethics commission," which causes confusion, because many in the county, ... ) as well as past grand juries, have called for a local ethics commission to be formed. The editorial points out that the initiative's language is misleading, because ethics commissions — and there are many good ones in California — do far ...

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

2. Now Available! An Introduction to Local Government Ethics

   ... Body:  More and more each year, the City Ethics website has been the go-to place for local government ethics information. First a blog, then a Model Ethics Code, and then a huge ...

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

3. Government Ethics As a Double-Edged Sword

   ... Body:  In the hands of politicians, government ethics can be wielded as a double-edged sword, as can be seen in recent events ... up and down to show how important they consider bringing ethics to their city government. And an article in yesterday's St. Tammany ...

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

4. Should an Ethics Provision Limit an Official's Discretion to Withdraw?

   ... limited to the person.” In the government ethics context, this definition is simply inappropriate. In government ethics "personal" refers to an interest that is not pecuniary, including one's ...

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

5. Politicians on Ethics Commissions

   Body:  Having politicians on the Queensbury, NY Ethics Board has created a mess. According to an article in the Glen Falls ... a complaint against another council member, and when the ethics board found that the respondent should have recused himself on a vote, ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2007-04-11 10:18 - 0 comments

6. Ethics Reform Suggestions in Cumberland County (NJ): Transparency and an Odd EC Setup

   ... southern New Jersey (pop. 150,000), are pushing for several ethics reforms, including some fresh ideas. According to an article in ... informed citizens. I don't think the candidates' other ethics reform suggestions are quite so valuable. They want to create a County ...

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

7. The State-Local Obstacle to Ethics Reform

   Body:  One of the biggest obstacles to ethics reform in some U.S. states and Canadian provinces is the possibility of state enforcement of local ethics. For example, in Connecticut, there has been talk for years at the state ...

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

8. An Ethics Pledge Proposal Turns Ugly

   Body:  Local government ethics can quickly become an ugly circus when officials don't really understand ... conflict situation involving a fellow commissioner took an "ethics pledge" at a commission meeting, without any warning, and then asked ... conflicts, is the perfect way (1) to make government ethics look like self-righteousness and (2) to set your colleagues off ...

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

9. How to Untwist a Straightforward Post-Employment Violation

   ... to find an intelligent conversation about local government ethics in an article and the comments to it. The latest example of this occurred yesterday in the New Haven (CT) Independent , an online newspaper. The conflict situation ...

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

10. The Broward League of Cities' Poor Ethics Recommendations

    ... that officials will always dig in their heels and fight this ethics provision, or that another ethics provision never raises an eyebrow. Take Broward County, FL, for ...

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

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