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Ethics Commission: Jurisdiction, Powers, and Duties
This is the place to discuss the Ethics Commission's jurisdiction, powers, and duties. The most controversial matter here is over whom an Ethics Commission should have jurisdiction: elected officials, unionized ... say that there is no such jurisdiction. Nothing makes government officials and employees feel more secure than knowing all they have ...
Robert Wechsler - 2007-02-17 10:07 - 1 comment
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Ethics Practice vs. Ethics Law
Body: One of the biggest problems people have with government ethics is acknowledging the difference between ethics enforcement and ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Opposition to Independent Ethics Enforcement in Washington Will Echo Locally
Body: Forget the fascinating range of ethics programs at the local level. It is congressional ethics programs that ... its job seriously, this gave heart and ammunition to good government groups seeking the independent, transparent investigation of ... last couple of years have been very active years in local government ethics reform, and that ethics self-regulation appears self-serving. ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Legislators' Independence of Ethics Enforcement
... public trust. There is a serious cost to our society when government officials place their independence from ethics enforcement above the public trust, that is, when government officials ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Second Round of Chicago Ethics Reforms IV - The Failures
Body: In one of my blog posts on the ethics task force's second report , I identified areas that the ethics task ... not appear to deal with the aspects of Chicago's government that have traditionally led to substantial ethical misconduct, such ... and constituent services. Nor do they refer to the areas of government that cause the most problems, such as procurement, land use, hiring, ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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A Look at a Proposed Ethics Code for Glen Ellyn, IL
Body: You can learn something from every local government ethics code there is, and especially from codes that have only been proposed. ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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OAKLAND, CA
Wikipedia Page: Oakland, CA Public Ethics Commission The City of Oakland Public Ethics Commission was ... is to promote the highest confidence in the ethics of the government of the City of Oakland. We help ensure that government works the way it's supposed to -- that its people are treated ...
donmc - 2024-07-02 16:23
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It's Easy As ABC to Create Poor Ethics Environments
... Update : February 3, 2010 (see below) A NC Local Government Blog post yesterday made me aware that there have recently been ... positions for their personal benefit. There is talk about ethics reform in the ABC system, and even some talk about taking the state out ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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What Can Ethics Officials Do Outside Their Jurisdiction?
... no actual jurisdiction over the council. His plan shows that ethics officers or bodies can make a difference even where they have no actual ... The database will be on a website to be called Open Government NYC . According to the article, "Though Mr. de Blasio cannot ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Ethics code controversial in Providence, RI
Creating ethics code takes time, expert says Carla Miller, an ethics officer for ... a Web site that focuses on ethics programs in municipal government. All three are active in the national Council on Governmental Ethics ... servants to take individual responsibility in creating a government that has the trust and respect of its citizens." Miller ...
donmc - 2008-04-16 19:22 - 0 comments
