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1. Constituent Services and Preferential Treatment Provisions

   Body:  On April 30, the D.C. ethics board reached a settlement with a council member (attached; see below), ... and their staff in administrative matters; and (4) an ethics board's role in limiting or prohibiting constituent services. ... Because the line is so difficult to place, most ethics codes either do not have a preferential treatment provision or they make ...

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

2. Palm Beach County Update

   ... Things are moving along well with the Palm Beach County ethics initiative, which I've written about in earlier blog posts ( 1   2 ). An inspector general, selected by the ethics commission and two state government attorneys, started work on June 28, ...

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

3. An Audit Report on the Palm Beach County EC

   ... unbiased a manner as possible. Because the Palm Beach County ethics program is independent from those under its jurisdiction, it does not ... much to gain the public's trust. Two, due process in an ethics context is not the same as in a criminal context. This is true (1) ...

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

4. A Miscellany

   ... If a city or county wants to know how not to set up an ethics program, Luzerne County, PA is a good place to look. I've written about the problems with its ethics program a few times in the past (see my most recent post on the ...

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

5. Personal Conflicts and Technicalities

   ... play little role in discussions about local government ethics. But because there are ethics laws, people unashamedly talk about ethics technicalities. They see ...

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

6. The Appearance of Independence and a Monopoly On Advice

   ... Two of the most important elements of a government ethics program are the appearance (and reality) of independence and a monopoly on ethics advice and enforcement. The government ethics program that has ...

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

7. Is the Camel's Back Truly Broken, or Just More Mayor-Council-Feds Politics in Chicago?

   ... panel. Two is that nothing is being said about the city's ethics board. Three is that guaranteeing a minimum budget won't do much to help ... to win the people's trust by being transparent about his own ethics problems. If he did that, his proposal would be seen as something more ...

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

8. Great editorial in Jacksonville.com

   City ethics- The right direction.jpg Body:  The editorial today ... recent legislation designed to improve the structure of the ethics and anti-corruption program for the city of Jacksonville. Title: City ethics: The right direction Source URL: ...

   donmc - 2010-12-03 14:37 - 0 comments

9. Quote of the Day

   ... "Trying to protect public officials from warrantless ethics complaints is a fruitless task; there will always be some who ... , in response to a call by a council member to make ethics board proceedings more confidential. Robert Wechsler's ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2012-06-12 08:49 - 0 comments

10. A Miscellany

    Body:  Government Executives and the Ethics Commission Selection Process Should government chief executives appoint ethics commission members or their staff? The common practice is that they ... of political practices , the office that runs the state's ethics program. According to an article in yesterday's Great Falls ...

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

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