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Life Without an Ethics Code
... The people were incensed about the deal, but they had no ethics code and no recall provision in their town charter. So there was nothing ... do, since they had broken no laws. That's life without an ethics code. Of course, many such small towns have ethics codes that give their ...
Robert Wechsler - 2007-03-29 08:31 - 0 comments
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Clear Air in Manhattan: Independence of Ethics Commissions Part 2
Body: How can an ethics commission be truly independent? In the model code I wrote as ... be a long public conversation about all aspects of municipal ethics, I suggest that a municipality's legislative body appoint members from a ... a thorn in his side for years. Why wouldn't this work for an ethics commission? The organizations might be a bit different (the addition of ...
Robert Wechsler - 2007-03-06 10:25 - 0 comments
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The Need for Ethics Oversight of COGs
... are often left outside of both local and state government ethics programs. And yet, as the term "joint powers authorities" implies, they ... fiefdoms, see the section of my book Local Government Ethics Programs on the topic). But this was not a separate agency, as most ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Charitable Fundraising as an End Run Around Ethics Laws
... take food from the mouths of children just because of some ethics technicality? Click here to read the rest of this blog entry. ... funds. Counsel to the Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics stated disingenuously, 'I don't think that this situation is a violation ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 1 comment
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Henry Adams on Government Ethics
... is a must-read for those interested in government ethics. It's also a first-rate novel, full of wit, excellent writing, and a ... with politics. The exchange is all about government ethics. Here are a few wonderful quotations from the novel, including from the ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Confidentiality After an Official's Resignation
... It is generally agreed that it is best to preserve an ethics commission's jurisdiction over officials and employees after they ... it can take a long time for information to come out that an ethics violation might have occurred, and for an ethics proceeding to be ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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A New, Improved Local Government Ethics Treasure Trove
... What could provide a better education for local government ethics practitioners than reading through a greatly expanded 261-page list of ... has decided or settled from 1992 through last week ? The ethics provisions may not be the same as everywhere, but the problems usually ...
Robert Wechsler - 2013-01-29 15:22 - 1 comment
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Participation in a Matter, and Seeking Ethics Advice
... they feel they know what they need to know about government ethics questions. Take D.C. council member Vincent Orange. According to ... it. And yet, without checking with a single government ethics expert, government officials often use such an argument to excuse their ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Extreme Ethics Enforcement in China
... provides a look at a new form of local government ethics enforcement in China, which exists because local governments have failed to institute ethics programs. That form of enforcement is murder, and it appears to be ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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In Ethics Enforcement, the Criminal Process Can Be Even Less Effective Than the Ballot Box
... Body: There are three basic approaches to enforcing ethics laws: through ethics commissions, through the criminal process, and through the ballot box. I ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
