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1. Ethics Pledge for Boards & Commission Members

   ... and applicants shall agree to comply with the organization's ethics code and the ethical guidelines on conflicts adopted by the Board ... Counsel on questions regarding the interpretation of these ethics guidelines or other conflict of interest matters. The interpretation may ...

   donmc - 2008-08-25 10:05

2. In China, Government Ethics Is the Most Important Topic

   ... addition, it tells a very important story about government ethics. The article says that the Chinese government has retaliated ... the line. The next time someone says that government ethics is unimportant, tell them how China's leaders feel:  nothing is more ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2013-11-09 12:07 - 0 comments

3. Government Ethics for Citizens

   ... interest vs. public interest is central to government ethics. We tend to think, however, that it's central to them (officials) not to ... and that we have nothing to learn from this sort of ethics. Well, we're wrong. Take flu shots, for instance. People get flu shots ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2007-03-27 09:35 - 0 comments

4. Local Government Ethics Audioconference

   ... holding a 90-minute audioconference on local government ethics on January 29. I do not know the details of the program, and I am not ... to share a professional presentation on local government ethics. The cost is $149 for members and $199 for non-members, but a room of ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2008-12-31 10:25 - 0 comments

5. Louisville Council Member Digs In As EC Decision Leads to Removal Proceedings

   Body:  On Friday, the Louisville ethics commission found that a council member intentionally violated several ethics provisions. This was its first major action under the city's new ethics ...

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

6. Big Questions Arise from Cook County Assessor's Refusal to Abide by Campaign Finance Ordinance

   ... matters and make at least $10,000 a year doing so (see the ethics board's brochure on this; the ordinance is nowhere to be ... post , it is not a good idea to have so focused an ethics ordinance. But is it legal? State Authority Over Local Campaign ...

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

7. The Don't Ask, Don't Tell Approach to Ethics

   ... If you don’t want an independent and effective ethics system, if you don’t want full disclosure, then you want there to be ... ask, don’t tell is the default setting for municipal ethics. And it’s the worst conflict of interest there is, because it allows ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2008-04-20 09:13 - 0 comments

8. Board Members and Jobs Under the Board's Supervision

   ... Massachusetts has an interesting, but I think limited ethics provision that applies to local government board members and jobs ... for the job would not be considered a violation of this ethics provision. A 1996 advisory opinion by the Massachusetts State ...

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

9. Problems with the Disqualification Argument

   ... argument here in my blog or in my book Local Government Ethics Programs. In this blog post, I will point out many problems with the ... statutes such as this predate the modern era of government ethics. But some of these statutes are still on the books, and there are still ...

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

10. A Miscellany

    Body:  Ethics Reform Usually Means Ethics Changes While most people in Massachusetts are cheering on the ethics reform package that was just passed, at least one state representative ...

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

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