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1. Legislative Immunity: The Constitutional Approach in R.I. and the Discipline Clause

   ... to other states and to local governments, because the ethics program was set up pursuant to a special constitutional convention. But ... of ethical standards decimated the public's trust in government[,]" resulting in "the public perception ... that government lacked ...

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

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

   ... the right things, such as "people are losing confidence in government. [The conviction of another alderman] broke the camel's back." And ... 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 ...

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

3. Problems with Reasonable Perception Language and Enforcement of General Policies

   ... a federal police grant. Due to poor language in the ethics code, and some poor interpretation, what is a fairly straightforward ... are important, often constitutional implications, and a government agency lacks the resources to handle the case, a law firm, ...

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

4. A Miscellany

   ... The Charter's the Answer In Jacksonville, where City Ethics' president, Carla Miller, is the ethics officer, the charter revision ... decision is already having a direct effect on local government campaign financing law, according to an article in the Ventura ...

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

5. Jacksonville Daily Record Interview - Carla Miller

   ... July 4, 2006 Miller's ethics advice travels well by Bradley Parsons , Staff Writer ... 'It''s an essential part of the development of that young government. Without a strong Integrity Office and Inspector General, it will ... job an almost impossible one.' That''s because a government''s legitimacy is linked to its integrity, said Miller. Corruption ...

   donmc - 2008-04-17 07:24

6. The Legal Language May Be About Benefits, But It's Really About Trust

   Body:  One can learn a lot about local government (and judicial) ethics by listening to local officials talk about a conflict situation they're ...

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

7. The Kingdom of Individuals I: Three Duties and the Organizational Contract

   ... of conflict of interest that is ordinarily dealt with in government ethics. But what the author says about the conflicts of interest in ...

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

8. Times are changing for the better in NW Indiana

   ... Executive Director, Northwest Indiana Local Government Academy Published in BusINess This article was published in ... to emphasize the importance of sound ethical practices and ethics ordinances in local units of government.  The seeding has taken hold.  ...

   Ed Charbonneau - 2007-02-16 18:35 - 0 comments

9. Disclosure of Gifts -- Really Just from Companies?

   ... scenes." Here is the language in the Baltimore ethics code : The [disclosure] statement must include a schedule of ... legalistic argument. A defense lawyer, yes, but not a government lawyer who should be representing not the interests of the woman in ...

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

10. Local Officials Officiating at Restricted Sources' Weddings

    ... at a wedding between two individuals who lobby the city government. In Las Vegas, no less. Mayors, judges and, sometimes, other local government officials often officiate at weddings. Some ethics codes have a special exception from the gift ban that allows for this, ...

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

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