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1. The Witch Hunt Argument Against Ethics Commissions with Teeth

   ... below (9/2/09) One of the biggest limitations on local government ethics codes can be state ethics laws. In Connecticut, for example, state laws ...

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

2. List of Best Practices

   ... The greatly improved and expanded second edition of City Ethics' resource book Local Government Ethics Programs will be up on the City Ethics website this ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2013-06-21 14:06 - 0 comments

3. Fort Wayne Deserves a Far Better Ethics Program

   ... If you're a city of a quarter million people with an ethics board that “has not met in many years and ... is effectively ... it wasn't very good on paper to begin with, and the government's leaders seem not to be very interested in having an effective, ...

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

4. Two Explanations of Why Ethics Laws Provide Only Minimum Standards

   Body:  There is little in government ethics that is more important than recognizing that, unlike other laws, an ... Interest vs. Public Interest An ordinary law is the government (that is, the community) regulating citizens. An individual is ...

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

5. A Cincinnati Council Member's Situation Touches on a Number of Important Ethics Issues

   ... a Cincinnati council member that touches on many important government ethics issues, which I will deal with it in multiple blog posts over the next ...

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

6. Was There In Fact an Ethics Emergency in Corpus Christi?

   ... In May I wrote a blog post about a so-called ethics emergency in Corpus Christi, declared by a lame-duck council at its last ... This so-called emergency was the excuse for pushing through ethics reforms without running them by the city's ethics commission or allowing ...

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

7. The Duties of Ethics Board Members: The Bad Example of Detroit

   Body:  Do ethics board members have a duty to follow more than the letter of their ethics code? This issue has arisen with respect to the Detroit Board of ... of all, ethics board members should set an example for all government officials. Second, it is central to the effectiveness of an ...

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

8. Top Tallahassee Officials Oppose Ethics Advisory Panel Recommendations

   ... mayor has opposed all of the recommendations from a special ethics advisory panel (attached; see below), according to an article last ... this proposal. It will not have the impact on the future of government and the community." She's right. A committee consisting of ...

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

9. The Lucifer Effect IV — Miscellaneous Observations

   ... of various ideas in the book that have relevance to local government ethics. An Ethics Commission With Lips Zimbardo raises an ...

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

10. Section 1: Conflict of Interest

    Part A: Ethics Provisions §100. General Conflict of Interest Provisions. ... of his or her public duties or employment. However, most government officials and employees do, on occasion, have conflicting interests. ... employment where there is not a conflict with a particular government interest, but instead with the general government interest in “the ...

    donmc - 2006-11-23 22:28 - 0 comments

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