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1. A De Minimis Conflict in a De Maximis Situation

   ... the elected board of selectmen voted to put this form of government change to the town meeting. This change would also get rid of ... the alternative, the moderator could ask the state ethics commission for advice. On the other hand, this is an extremely ...

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

2. Conflicts of Interest Go Beyond Financial Benefits to Officials

   Body:  Many local government ethics codes define a conflict of interest as existing only when an official ... gets lots of money from the city. A council member filed an ethics complaint, and the city's ethics board dismissed the complaint because ...

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

3. San Diego: An Unappreciative Council and a Close Look at the Revolving Door

   ... councils feel compelled to write or improve their city's ethics law due to a scandal. Sometimes city councils are compelled by a ballot ... council isn't happy with the result. In San Diego, the ethics code came via ballot measure in 2002, and yes, the city council doesn't ...

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

4. EC Selection: Nonpartisanship and Independence

   ... you go to great lengths to ensure a nonpartisan, independent ethics body, there will be politicians who accuse it of being partisan when it ... was just four years ago that the state legislature set up a Government Accountability Board to handle elections and ethics matters. To ...

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

5. The Need for Sensitivity

   Body:  People (including government officials) usually talk about conflict situations as if they involved the public (represented by do-good ethics types) trying to get public servants (who are represented as corrupt) to ... anyone, and it can have serious consequences. One goal of government ethics is to make it easier for public servants, to take some of the ...

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

6. Making the Private Misconduct of Public Servants Public

   ... made public? This doesn't make sense. The Case with Ethics Allegations To hide allegations of ethical misconduct from the ... or an extramarital affair. But another reason is that our government leaders and the news media make little effort to explain why voting ...

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

7. Wisconsin Legislature Seeks to Make the Open Meetings Law Enforceable Against Everyone But Them

   ... the constitutional commands of openness and transparency in government. The Legislature has bound itself to its requirements and has ... by state officials to look like they care about government ethics until it is applied to them. And then all of a sudden they start talking ...

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

8. Setting the Record Straight in Missouri

   ... to refer to respond to ads that violate the Missouri Ethics Law . But this law appears to apply only to state and local candidates, not federal candidates. And it appears that the state ethics law does not apply to the truth of an ad, but rather to disclosures ...

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

9. A City Commissioner's Criminal Circus, and The Choice Confronting Her

   ... somewhere would decide to do an exhaustive study of a poor ethics environment. Broward County, Florida would not be a bad choice as the ... How is this going to increase the public's trust in local government? A History of Questionable Behavior A column by Fred ...

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

10. Complicity with or Knowledge of Others' Violations

    ... or employee* is appearing* or will soon appear, or the Ethics Commission if the violation is past or if it is not immediately relevant ... allows the people who know most what is going on in city government - city employees - to safely foster an ethical environment by ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2007-02-17 09:07 - 0 comments

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