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1. Judge Allows Employees to Vote for Boss as Mayor in Chicago Heights

   ... so the court could not act. More evidence that ethics can be enforced only as part of an ethics program. Good ethics training, a good ethics code, and ethical leadership in the city would ...

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

2. An ethical approach to business

   ... downtown hotel project as an example, members of the city Ethics Commission are pondering whether companies that receive taxpayer money ... to duck labor problems. The company moved to town with no government aid. In considering new guidelines for businesses, the Ethics ...

   donmc - 2006-01-12 11:56 - 0 comments

3. The Difference Between Conflicts and Gifts

   ... between the two characterizes a situation that led to an ethics complaint in Los Angeles. According to an article on the KPCC ... likely intended to reward or influence him, the Los Angeles ethics code, like many ethics codes, does not consider the hiring of someone ...

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

4. Time Limits on Investigations

   ... after an editorial in that same paper. Alabama's state ethics laws apply to local officials. The big embarrassment was inserting into the ethics code a 30-day limit on investigations. The day the editorial came out, a ...

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

5. Determining Whether Something Paid For Has Been Discounted and Is Therefore a Gift

   ... the extent of the research he must do, or should he ask the ethics officer or commission for advice? Of course, it could be argued ... the restricted source should be required to prove to the ethics commission that no discount was given. The restricted source could ...

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

6. Applying a Pay-to-Play Ordinance in Trenton

   ... these are what most people, especially lawyers, focus on, government ethics is really about appearances of impropriety. The lead attorney insists ...

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

7. Fundraising for a Political Convention: Pay to Play, Transparency, and a Blind Spot

   Body:  Even the most enthusiastic good government politicians often have a serious blind spot:  themselves. They ... Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics:  ...

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

8. Mack Truck Exceptions to New Gift Provisions in Alabama

   ... in Alabama are falling over each other claiming that their ethics reforms give the state the best, toughest ethics laws in the nation. ... anyone not caught up in the whole game of wining and dining government officials. But that would make the exception useless, which was ...

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

9. Conflicts, Suits, and Questions Galore in Georgia

   ... insurance commissioner. A complaint was filed with the state ethics commission (not only is there a contribution size issue, but ... by the candidate to head a commission. When the state ethics commission subpoenaed records from the insurance company, the company ...

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

10. Two Case Studies

    Body:  Here are two interesting local government ethics case studies from matters in the news this week. A Job Can ...

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

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