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1. Restrictions on Ethics Commission Membership

   ... In yesterday's miscellany , I talked about an ethics commission member conflicted due to having played a role in the campaign ... are common, and dealing with them responsibly is central to government ethics. But there are two differences when it comes to EC ...

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

2. Developers and Ethics Reform

   ... Lamar , the local state attorney's call for "sweeping new ethics laws he said would limit the influence of developers and other special ... process? Has he taken it upon himself to straighten out government?"'" What radical reforms was Lamar pushing for? "In his letter, ...

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

3. Opening Up Access to Ethics Disclosure

   Body:  States can make life difficult for local government ethics programs. For example, according to an article in the Baltimore Sun ...

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

4. Council Approval to Bring a Matter to a County Ethics Commission

   Body:  Here's an odd ethics program rule. According to an article last week in the Advocate-Messenger , the Boyle County, KY ethics commission, which has jurisdiction over all the municipalities in the ... town council vote on whether a matter may be referred to the ethics commission. In this instance, a Junction City council member ...

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

5. Boot camp for city officials teaches 'a culture of ethics'

   ... were elected to serve. The viewers' "counselors" were ethics specialists wearing "moral compasses" around their necks and putting ... of interest and self-dealing has been on the agenda of every government since the Ancient Greeks ...[but] I believe we are seeing something ...

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6. Political Use of Ethics Enforcement

   Body:  Ethics complaints are often brought for purely political reasons, and election ... obligations that conflict with the obligations of one's government role, except to the extent of using government resources to campaign. What the Supervisor did could be ...

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

7. Firewalls and Indirect Financial Interests

   ... (see below, with December 23 correction) When a local government official co-owns a company, is it enough to create a separate ... here is, Does it matter, for the purposes of government ethics, whether the official is benefiting or whether his partner is ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 6 comments

8. A Miscellany

   Body:  Time Limitations on Ethics Proceedings in Louisiana, and Why They're Bad The Louisiana ethics ... has to take a complaint to the point of action:  to allow government officials to get away with unethical conduct on procedural grounds. ...

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

9. How to Bring Contractors Into the Ethics Process

   Body:  Another interesting ethics matter is raised in the article on the school board member in Santa ... It is important to get those doing business with the local government to be involved in the ethics process. It is a positive thing for ... of the code from entering into a contract with the local government for three years. With a trio of provisions such as these in an ...

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

10. Proximity to One's Own Ethics Program

    ... Body:  Proximity rules are common to local and state government ethics codes nationwide (see my blog post on them from five years ago). ...

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

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