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1. The Pay-to-Play Culture of Prince George's County, MD

   ... practice" is at the center of the county's pay-to-play ethics environment. It's no accident that when the county executive had to ... years as an administrative law judge). No local government official should have so much power, or be able to wield any power ...

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

2. A Proposed Procurement Review Task Force in Miami-Dade

   ... is added to goods in production. It is a business, not a government term. The use of the term in this context, where government meets ... those of government. The values of government ethics and transparency, and other values such as diversity, do not clearly ...

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

3. Wanted: Old Toothless Pals Only - The New Office of Congressional Ethics

   Body:  The actual and perceived independence of an ethics commission is one of the most important aspects of a government ethics program. The U.S. House of Representatives finally ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2008-07-26 16:02 - 0 comments

4. Asking for Ethics Advice

   ... If anyone questions the value of advice regarding municipal ethics issues, look at these statistics from the Atlanta Ethics Office. 66% of ethics complaints filed in 2007 alleged use of city ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2008-03-03 16:58 - 1 comment

5. Oklahoma Ethics Commission Changes Its Confidentiality Rule

   ... to an Associated Press article yesterday , the Oklahoma Ethics Commission recommended a rule change that would get rid of the gag rule on people who file ethics complaints. The cause of the rule change is two suits filed against the ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2009-06-20 05:54 - 0 comments

6. Stall and Attack Offensives in Ethics Proceedings

   Body:  It's important for ethics commissions to be prepared for the occasional official who, along with ... in the Albany Times-Union on Monday , the state ethics commission started investigating O'Connor in January 2009 after the ... common to try so hard to undermine the jurisdiction of an ethics commission. One would think that O'Connor's lawyer really knows ...

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

7. Habits of the Heart I: Citizen Participation and Public Trust (Summer Reading)

   ... to say about the subject that forms the heart and soul of government ethics:  public trust. Lack of Trust The authors talk about the ...

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

8. Muncie, Indiana, and the Applicability of the ASPA Code of Ethics for a City Council:

   ... to adopt the American Society for Public Administration’s ethics code, something that hundreds of citizens at the meeting favored. ... was the City Attorney, who “worried the proposed code of ethics was geared more toward administrators than a legislative body, and that ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2008-02-05 11:49 - 0 comments

9. The Ethics of Teachers and Politicians

   ... not created by the teachers and administrators. The government cheating on pension funds, according to today's New York Times ... Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics:  ...

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

10. The Importance of Characterizing an Ethics Provision

    ... or that.jpg Body:  How you present an ethics provision can make all the difference. Take a pay-to-play ordinance ... appears to be biased in a way that the opinion of a government attorney should not be. Robert Wechsler Director of ...

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

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