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1. Giving Voice to Values II

   ... A large part of Giving Voice to Values deals with how individuals can convince themselves that giving voice to their values can ... you've thought through your experiences, thought through how you could best approach ethics issues, become realistic about ...

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

2. Preferential Treatment - What It Is, What It Isn't, and Why

   ... treatment. Preferential treatment is about how one treats those one favors (including oneself) versus how one treats residents in general (the public). It's about letting ...

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

3. Constituent Services and Preferential Treatment Provisions

   ... should be considered by officials in determining how to deal with a situation and by ethics officers when giving ethics advice. ... and council rules and regulations. The major question is how to enforce such rules and who should do the enforcing. One possibility is ...

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

4. A Stamford Ethics Controversy Involving Time Limits, Enforcement of Policy Declarations, and More

   ... be extended, and then only for another 60 days. Considering how many impediments there can be to an investigation, including problems ... make this sound like an enforceable provision. And that's how the ethics board sees it, as well. According to an article in the ...

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

5. Poor Draftmanship and Poor Ethics

   ... be harassed based on poor ethics code draftsmanship. How bad is the draftsmanship? According to a Newsday article , local ... like favoritism at least, or pay-to-play at worst, no matter how long she may have worked for the companies, no matter what other mitigating ...

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

6. The Conflicts of Slush Funds

   ... on a pile of cash that no one is paying attention to. How many politicians have a strong enough character to deal responsibly with ... there is no information about who runs the organizations, how the money is spent, or what favors are being returned. When politicians ...

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

7. California's Contract-Oriented Conflict of Interest Provision

   ... This refers to the making of contracts. But one wonders how this language is applied. According to the relevant section of an ethics ... "courts have continually reiterated that no matter how twisted and winding the trail may be, if the connection between the ...

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

8. Confusion of Person and Office

   ... the person rather than the office. It's fascinating how much emphasis is being placed on the alleged voter fraud — because that ... has better arguments in defense of this issue — and how little emphasis is being placed on an elected official illegally holding on ...

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

9. Broward County IG Report on Countywide Ethics Program

   ... that would have illegally weakened the code. Here's how Fred Grimm began his Miami Herald column on the "glitch ordinance" : ... to open up these issues again. It will be interesting to see how the Broward League of Cities' ethics task force responds to the report (the ...

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

10. Second Round of Chicago Ethics Reforms II - Bad Ideas

    ... penalties will have a devastating effect on whistleblowing. How serious are the penalties? A government employee can be fired and, with ... from "with intent to mislead" to "knowingly." Here's how that works. In §2-156-465, employments sanctions would henceforth be ...

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

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