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1. Co-Opting Subordinates Through Ordering Unethical Conduct

   ... to make a particular document public. It's common for ethics codes to require that government staff and facilities not be used for political campaigns, although ...

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

2. Do Public Service Unions Share the Obligations of Their Members?

   ... share the obligations of their members? Are they parties to government ethics, or do they somehow stand outside of it? In this situation, the ...

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

3. How Preferential Treatment Toward Municipal Employees and Contractors Can Affect Elections

   ... and keep the facts secret — is an unusual case of a local government where a scandal is likely to actually increase rather than decrease ... Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics:  ...

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

4. New Year's Resolutions in Jacksonville

   Body:  The new year is a good time for ethics commissions and officers to look ahead to 2009 and set goals and ... Daily Record , this is exactly what the Jacksonville (FL) ethics commission did at its first meeting of the new year. As did the city's ethics officer, City Ethics' very own Carla Miller. The commission's ...

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

5. Relationships, Relationships, Relationships

   ... investigations, and now an investigation by the city's ethics board, according to an article in Wednesday's Journal News . Dealing responsibly with relationships is what government ethics all about. You can't deal responsibly with them unless you ...

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

6. How Much of a Company Must an Official Own Before There Is a Conflict of Interest? - A Story from Missouri

   Body:  A difficult aspect of government ethics is the percentage of a company that must be owned by a government official in order for there to be a conflict of interest. The figure ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 1 comment

7. Spring Reading: The Day of Judgment

   ... Here are a few pearls of wisdom that shed light on local government ethics. "Being mayor meant seeing the Nuorese ... come forward hat in ...

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

8. Another Attempt to Amend the Speech or Debate Clause in R.I.

   ... member shall be questioned in any other place, except by the ethics commission as set forth  in Article III, section 8 of this ... the wide support for the proposed solution by good government groups as well as most high-ranking officials, at least last year, ...

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

9. The Potential Conflicts of Georgia's Community Improvement Districts

   ... Improvement Districts (CIDs) are a creation of state government (they're in the amended 1984 state constitution) that involves local ... idea, but cleverness is often inconsistent with government ethics. Smith, Gambrell & Russell, a law firm, has a good, short overview of ...

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

10. Jursdiction, Nepotism, Retaliation, and Independence

    ... an interesting case that involves a number of important government ethics issues. The state's Department of Corrections (DOC) deputy ...

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

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