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1. Gifts to Agencies Should Be Cleared with an Ethics Adviser

   ... easy to tell the difference between a gift to a local government agency and a gift to its director. This confusion can open an agency ... of the gift of legal services is a violation of the ethics code. The comptroller insisted that the legal services were not for her ...

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

2. Common Errors Involving Ethics Commission Jurisdiction

   ... I recently wrote about the problem of having a toothless ethics commission in a Connecticut city. According to an article in ... story has less to do with teeth than it has to do with what government ethics is all about. It's that word "ethics" again. Ethics is about ...

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

3. Carrigan and an Obligation to Seek Ethics Advice

   ... brief has been filed in the Carrigan v. Commission on Ethics of the State of Nevada case, this time the EC's supplemental brief ... and important issues than how the First Amendment applies to government ethics. First, let me repeat the nutshell version of the ...

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

4. Yorba Linda's Proposed Ethics Ordinance Falls Short

   ... It's not an unfamiliar story. Council candidates promise ethics reform . They are elected, and actually fulfill their promises with a ... by stating that people can't be made ethical by rules. Government ethics rules are not intended to make people ethical, but rather to ...

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

5. Ethics Education

   ... the place to provide opinions and recommendations regarding ethics education. Please suggest alternative language to what is below, and ... which it has affected their work and the working of the city government. Forums:  Administration of Ethics Code ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2007-02-17 10:08 - 2 comments

6. Local Government Website Transparency Awards

   ... Review presents an interesting contrast to Foundation for Ethics in Public Service, which I wrote about in my previous blog post. ... Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics:  ...

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

7. Moral Clarity III - Ethics Environments

   ... each of us underestimates his or her vulnerability to bad ethics environments.  Becoming aware of this vulnerability is “the first ... effect of pointing out a budget mistake. But as soon as a government official stops and realizes that pointing out a conflict of interest ...

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

8. An Exemplary Ethics Officer Report on a Specific Ethics Matter

   Body:  An Ethics Matters newsletter from the Atlanta ethics officer is always a valuable occasion for those interested in local government ethics. The fall newsletter is no exception (to subscribe, ... to organize and raise funds for the event. Local government ethics programs across the country should look at this report, and ...

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

9. Leadership and Trust as Obstacles to Regional and Merged Services and Governments

   ... that's how I read a new report from Wisconsin's Local Government Institute called A Roadmap for Government Transformation . This excellent report looks at the factors ... Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog ...

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

10. How to Undermine Trust in the Ethics Process

    ... Internet has been around for some time now, and yet local government officials still get away with saying things like, “If you have a ... or procedure [than having the city council enforce the ethics code], I would like to hear about it.” According to an article ...

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

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