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Spring Reading: Dennis Moberg on Frames of Perception in Organizations
... covered all the blind spots that wreak such havoc on local government ethics (see the section in my book Local Government Ethics Programs ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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The Way to Deal with Baltimore's Ethics Director's Conflict Situation
... After Common Cause questioned the fitness of Baltimore's government ethics director for his job, an opinion piece called for him to be fired, ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Talk of Ethics Reform in Oakland and Sarasota County
Body: An Oakland Ethics Reform Proposal According to an article this week in the Mercury ... of individuals in the community with ethics and other good government experience. The members include the program director of a campaign ... The group even says that it used my free e-book Local Government Ethics Programs as a resource in its work. A grand jury ...
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Government Corruption Arrests in NJ: Abuse of Nonprofits, Conduit Contributions, and A Network of Crooked Officials
Body: A few local government ethics issues come together in the story behind the arrest today of 44 people ... ongoing investigation a couple of years ago. For local government ethics purposes, there are three important issues: nonprofits, ...
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Should a Local Government Attorney Represent Both the Executive and Legislative Branches?
... is no more difficult, conflicted role than that of a local government attorney. In small towns, there's not a lot that can be done. But in ... Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics: ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 1 comment
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A Solution to the Problem of Government Aides Involved in Political Campaigns
... in the use of staff in campaigns. One is the misuse of government resources for nongovernmental purposes. The other is the misuse of ... with a cap. Once this setup has been established, ethics commissions (and prosecutors, where such misconduct is treatly ...
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Book Excerpt 1: Fiduciary Duty
... will pull out valuable pieces from my new book Local Government Ethics Programs . One reason that government ethics is described in ...
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Chicago Task Force Second Report IV — Confidentiality and False Information
... 2.jpg Body: Although the Chicago Ethics Reform Task Force, in its first report , came out strongly in favor of more transparency in government, in its second report it came out strongly in favor of what it ...
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When a Department Engages In Ethics Advice and Enforcement
Body: What should an ethics program do when an agency or department takes ethics advice and ... making an ethics investigation and determination. Most government ethics programs are given the authority to determine whether someone ... arise from this include the provision of ethics advice by government attorneys ( see the recent situation in Honolulu ) and ...
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Legislative Immunity, Local Government Attorneys, and Bell, California
... the news media and the Pulitzer committee, the most serious government ethics scandal of 2010 occurred in Bell, California, where the city's top ...
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