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  1. The Problems with Nominating a Top Government Lawyer to Sit on an Ethics Commission

    ... to be a "high-caliber" nominee for a position on a local ethics commission? Does it mean someone who has been in law enforcement, a ... mayor will be making his first nominations to the city's new ethics commission, including former city attorney general Robert J. ...

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

  2. National Panel on Ethics Training

    ... Body:  At the annual Council on Governmental Ethics conference in Washington D.C. From left: Kurt Nemes, World Bank Ethics Office Carla Miller, City Ethics Matt Cross, Office of ...

    donmc - 2012-05-04 12:03 - 0 comments

  3. Local Government Lobbying

    ... Robert Wechsler , Director of Research-Retired at City Ethics This free resource book includes a discussion of the ways in which ... resource book is a complement to Local Government Ethics Programs 2.0 . City Ethics is available for consulting about ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2016-02-21 11:24 - 0 comments

  4. Ethics Idol

    Body:  It's not easy to make ethics training enjoyable, so it's good to see how other people have tried. ... with a parody of American Idol , with parody songs about ethics situations and three judges critically discussing each song/situation. A big computer company could afford to do Ethics Idol as an animated, interactive computer game. But the fun and the ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2009-05-22 16:25 - 0 comments

  5. A Council Candidate Says the Right Things About Ethics and Transparency

    ... as a candidate, said some of the right things about ethics: On the role of an ethics commission (he's a member of the city's ethics review commission): ...

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

  6. ROBERT WECHSLER

    Robert was the Director of Research for City Ethics - he has since Retired from City Ethics. He writes this site's local government ethics blog and he ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2024-09-30 13:31

  7. How Can I Hamper Thee? — Let Me Count the Ways

    ... In the last installment of the ongoing Stamford (CT) ethics battle, the major antagonist had reached a settlement with the ethics ...

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

  8. If Fiduciary Duty Governs Financial Advice, Why Not Ethics Advice and Officials' Disclosure?

    ... What is important for the purposes of local government ethics is this focus on fiduciary duty. It's worth noting that the draft ... held to such a requirement, but those who provide them with ethics advice are also not held to such a requirement. Government attorneys ...

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

  9. The Role of Motive in Government Ethics

    ... is instructive regarding a basic concept of government ethics, as well as a basic concept of legislative immunity. Legislators ... cannot be questioned outside their body. Government ethics, on the other hand, does not consider motive, only conduct and ... immunity does not protect legislators from government ethics enforcement. But when the talk is not about legislative immunity, ...

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

  10. A Critique of a New Industry-Local Government Ethics Code in New York

    ... Attorney General, Andrew Cuomo, issued a Wind Industry Ethics Code to deal with these problems. Hats off to Cuomo for the idea, ... code, from an AG office press release . The complete ethics code can be found here : Bans wind companies from hiring ...

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

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