Page not found

Search results

1. Conflicts Involving Reputation and Government Positions

   ... post , where I showed the limitations of a Massachusetts ethics provision, which applies to local officials. The San Francisco provision ... Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics:  ...

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

2. Ethics Self-Regulation Exposed by Ethics Complaint

   Body:  Sometimes even a wrongheaded ethics complaint can do good, by showing how wrongheaded a town's government ethics program is. According to an editorial in The Day ... for partisan purposes and lacked a true understanding of government ethics. But the editorial rightly blames the council for "inviting ...

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

3. Compliance and Conflicts in Tallahassee: The Organization Interest vs. The Public Interest

   Body:  Tallahassee takes a compliance approach to ethics. Its ethics code is aspirational, based on core values. Its ethics ... it is not what is traditionally referred to as "government ethics." But since the city government calls it an ethics program, ...

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

4. Lawsuits, Legal Fees, and County Attorney Conflicts in El Paso Ethics Complaints Battle

   ... of a big corruption probe , a pair of back-and-forth ethics complaints filed with a nearly toothless ethics commission in El ... like much. But it does sheds some light on how much El Paso government is about the players rather than the citizens. And it touches on ...

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

5. Local Government Financial Advisers Must Have No Conflicts

   ... be held, as fiduciaries, personally liable for losses to the government. The Denver waiver of the Royal Bank of Canada's conflict was ... Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics:  ...

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

6. A Debate About the EC Selection Process

   ... is having a debate on how to select its three-member ethics board and its alternates. Unfortunately, it's a debate that is being ... is right. Political parties should not be involved with a government ethics program, not only because this politicizes it, but also ...

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

7. The Effect of NYC's Conflicts of Interest Board on the Ethics Programs in New York State's Larger Cities

   ... City's Conflicts of Interest Board is one of the premier ethics commissions in the U.S. One would assume that its rules and procedures ... for the rest of the state. So I would like to look at ethics programs in the other largest (although not large) cities in the ...

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

8. Ethical Government and Ethical Conduct: A Statistical Study

   ... Body:  It's difficult to show clearly that ethical government correlates with ethical conduct. However, last year Raymond Fisman ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2007-08-04 08:44 - 0 comments

9. D.C.'s Draft Ethics Reform Act Merely Adds Pieces to a Confusing Puzzle

   ... appropriate authority" is a vague phrase to base a major ethics reform proposal on, but that is just what the District of Columbia's ... that the name of the new ethics office, the Office of Government Accountability, suggests. The District does not have an ...

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

10. Yet Another Underhanded Attempt to Water Down the Broward County Ethics Commission's New Ethics Code

    ... fought and fought against the prospect of having a new ethics code , written by the county ethics commission. August 10 is the deadline by which they must either approve ...

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

Pages