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Ethics Recidivism After Getting Off Easy
... You don't hear too much about recidivism in the municipal ethics world. One reason may be that it happens, but often at different levels, ... the city denied doing. The Center for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington followed with a complaint to the IRS. Maybe Miller ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 1 comment
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Decriminalizing Ethics Codes
... of yesterday's blog entry , about jurisdictions that make ethics violations criminal and require a showing of guilt beyond a reasonable ... be substantial was a remote interest. The City Ethics Model Code Project makes ethics violations civil offenses , with a ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Enforcing Ethics Laws Against Contractors: Quickest Is Not Always Best
Body: It is important to bring contractors into an ethics program, requiring them to disclose gifts their employees make to ... to deal with such things internally. Bringing them into an ethics program requires them to recognize that dealing with conflict situations ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Another Argument for More Ethics Commission Authority
Body: Three months ago, I wrote about an ethics commission decision asking for the removal of a Louisville council ... council member's reaction was pure denial and attack on the ethics commission. According to an editorial yesterday in the Louisville ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Dragging Down the Level of Government Ethics Reform
Body: A new way to obtain ethics reform is making some headway in New York State. A number of former ... a three-part pledge , one of which calls for a new state ethics commission and financial disclosure requirements (the other two involve ... there is nothing in the pledges about local government ethics. It's a great idea for respected former politicians to take up the ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Two Aspects of a Poor Ethics Environment
... find something that inspires a blog post on local government ethics. This time it was an essay by Tim Parks in the March 8 issue of the ... This is the case in many cities and counties with a poor ethics environment, here as in Italy. Reality in a poor ethics environment is ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Proximity to One's Own Ethics Program
... Proximity rules are common to local and state government ethics codes nationwide (see my blog post on them from five years ago). ... real problem is that Congress is conflicted when it comes to ethics. It writes laws for the executive branch that it does not apply to ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Cynicism About Ethics Training
Body: One of the most serious obstacles to ethics training is cynicism. For example, a councilman in South Lake Tahoe, ... Daily Tribune , that the California requirement of ethics training for all municipal officials is an indication of a breakdown in ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 1 comment
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The Fine Art of Fining
Body: When it comes to ethics fines, it's hard to satisfy anyone. Fines are usually too large or too ... and no one likes the guilty to get off easy. So what is an ethics commission to do? This week there have been two newspaper articles ... this dreaded headline: Agency Finds Hundreds of Ethics Violations Among Politicians and Administrators Issues Few Fines ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Ethics Commission Community Outreach
... outreach is usually toward the bottom of a local government ethics commission's priority list. Googling one thing or another, I came ... from the executive director of the Oakland Public Ethics Commission, which includes an invitation to members of the ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
