You are here
Page not found
Search results
-
National League of Cities - RISC May 2007 Conference
... allegations as retaliation to employer... --- How do you build trust in order to institute ethical culture in our ... ethics policy. This would be an opportunity to find out how we are doing with ethics but it can also be instructional --- ...
donmc - 2007-05-05 19:20 - 0 comments
-
The Educational Opportunities of a Local Ethics Case in Massachusetts
... And such sessions often make little or no effort to show how an ethics code is applicable to each sort of official or employee. ... one problem with conflicts. The more important problem is how the public perceives what its government is doing. When the public sees ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
-
Moral Clarity I - Reason and Ideals
... think of what ought to be. Happily, Neiman’s example of how reason works involves a government official: Suppose you observe an ... ethics, by means of rules that seek to achieve ideals). How the world happens to be is not enough for those who think about how much ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
-
Chicago Task Force Second Report V — Some Bad Ideas and Missed Chances
... IG investigation and is in the midst of a suit about this. How can someone who will not cooperate with an investigation, who is protecting ... that resignation can solve any ethics problem, no matter how serious. It is important to recognize that guidance is an important goal of ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
-
Legislative Immunity: The Courts Are Wrong to Not Distinguish Ethics Enforcement from Prosecution and Civil Suits
... immunity cases relating to government ethics is how little they attempt to distinguish cases outside the ethics field ... ethics codes. And what have courts said about how this important distinguishing language in Johnson applies to ethics codes? ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
-
The Use of Subordinates as Means and Benefitting a Personal Interest
... to corrupt others, especially through fear. This is not how power in a democracy should be used or, as the report says, abused. We ... to "personal or financial interest." And in any event, how could anyone argue that it is okay to use subordinates to get personal ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
-
Winter Reading: "Access and Lobbying"
... form of influence. The big question the authors ask is, How should we be thinking of lobbying regulation? Is it a sideline of bribery ... sources of influence and access be judged based upon how effective they are at achieving their intended goals? Or do we think that ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
-
Ordinary Local Government Ethics News Ignored
... ethics and campaign finance, this says something about how seriously local government ethics is taken by the press, when there is no ... conflicts are likely to arise. It will be interesting to see how they are dealt with. Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
-
A Government Ethics Approach to Open Records
... From My Town Here is a story that will more clearly show how much access to public records is a government ethics issue. Back in 2007, I ... sent to city council about a local development, and how this cost meant that the records were not made public. He talks about how a ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
-
Stretching the Concept of Conflict Too Far
... over its outcome. What influence does a single voter have? How could a voter benefit from a vote? How likely is it that a voter could find a candidate that would get rid of a ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
