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1. Poor Draftmanship and Poor Ethics

   ... forms an official must file. Poor draftsmanship of ethics codes can cause serious ethical problems. This is certainly true of ... §811(1)(b). Due to the word "subdivision," an exception for government officials was inserted in a paragraph about party officials. ...

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

2. A County Ethics Commission Resigns En Masse

   Body:  When the entire ethics commission of a major county resigns, something is seriously wrong. This ... good argument in favor of state jurisdiction over local government ethics, but clearly the county was not satisfied with state laws ... before it, and citizens will start out believing that local government ethics is unfair. Robert Wechsler Director of ...

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

3. Bellevue Council Can't Get a Grip on an Ethics Investigation

   ... suburb of Seattle, with a population of 120,000, has an ethics code for employees, but with no independent enforcement. Its ethics code ... council members (Bellevue has a council-manager form of government, with the city manager as executive). The city attorney has decided ...

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

4. Current Ethics Reform III - Prince George's County, MD and Kenosha, WI

   ... back in 2010. The new county executive vowed to make serious ethics reform a priority, and did some valuable things in 2011, according to ... But there still does not appear to be a vision of a government ethics program. In my 2012 blog post on the county's ethics ...

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

5. Editorial: www.jacksonville.com [The Times-Union]

   ... ran in June after the passing of a comprehensive package of ethics reform bills in the Jacksonville City Coucil. Ethics: This progress ... residents have this self-image that we have a progressive government. But consolidation was more than 40 years ago. In creating a ...

   donmc - 2012-01-13 18:19

6. Attorneys on an EC, and Ethics Proceeding Confidentiality

   ... can both be serious obstacles to the effectiveness of a government ethics program. An ethics case in Trumbull, CT provides a good look at how this ...

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

7. Rhode Island Oral Arguments: On Inherent Conflicts in the Ethics Process

   ... Clause (Speech in Debate in R.I.) in the context of government ethics. ( click on attachment below to see the photo ) Due Process ...

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

8. Ethics Creativity

   Body:  A favorite ploy in local government ethics is for a council to vote for an ethics code that includes an ethics commission, and then either not actually ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2010-11-05 19:59 - 0 comments

9. Using the category index in City Ethics

   ... City Related County Related Model Ethics Code Top 10 Ethics Issues Top 10 Ethics Movies Whistleblowers ...

   donmc - 2008-04-14 14:57

10. Second Round of Chicago Ethics Reforms III - Independence and Confidentiality

    Body:  Ethics program independence is, as far as I'm concerned, the single most ... state freedom of information act – is not appropriate in a government ethics context. What is exempt from disclosure under an FOI act ... behind closed doors. Transparency is an important part of government ethics. And officials are more likely to be treated fairly by ethics ...

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

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