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Apologies: Central to a City's Ethical Environment
... If you don't see a good number of sincere apologies, then ethics and accountability are probably dead in your town. In addition, ... courage, sacrifice, and commitment to preserving trust in government. Municipal officials should take a look at Apology. They ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 1 comment
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Misuse of Ethics Enforcement Process
... always disheartening to see high-level officials misuse an ethics program for the sake of personal revenge or, as the official says in the ... go to Article 9.400). Nor should they be violations of any government ethics code. A former mayor should not only be able to read the ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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The Lucifer Effect II — Situational Forces
... Effect applies the situational approach to government ethics programs, and looks at the situational forces at play with respect to ... to prevent them from spreading. In the context of local government ethics, the disease is institutional corruption and a poor ethics ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Ethics Commission As Mediator
Body: Here's a new role for an ethics commission: mediator in a dispute between other government oversight offices. According to an article in the Advocate last week , New Orleans' ethics board has appointed two of its members to mediate in an ongoing ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Intimidation as an Ethics Violation
... Orlando Sentinel last week, the Florida Commission on Ethics found probable cause that the Osceola County Clerk of the Court "[used] ... No public officer, employee of an agency, or local government attorney shall corruptly use or attempt to use his or her ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Enforcing Ethics Laws Against Contractors: Quickest Is Not Always Best
Body: It is important to bring contractors into an ethics program, requiring them to disclose gifts their employees make to ... who oversaw the red-light program (he has since left government service). This is a clear but relatively minor violation of the ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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The Real-Life Results of a Lack of Independence and Transparency in an Ethics Program
... Last week, I wrote blog posts about how Chicago's ethics program needs more independence and more transparency than the ... speaker? And what is it doing to increase public trust in government? Nothing. JCOPE was scheduled to have a public, webcast meeting ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Acknowledging Ethics Violations in Settlements
Body: Should an agreement between an ethics commission and a respondent, which ends an ethics proceeding, include an ... He and his lawyer do not seem to understand that government ethics seeks to end such special treatment. Or maybe they just don't ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Logical Fallacies VI - The Slippery Slope
... disclosure, such as prohibiting campaign contributions from government contractors, set up a slippery slope toward the undermining of ... actually will happen. It is true that no government ethics rule will totally prevent circumvention. But all government ethics ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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An Alternative to Punishment
... Body: This is a follow-up to yesterday's blog post on ethics fines. This week, I've been reading Karen Pryor's bible on positive ... The important first step is to consider what is the goal of government ethics. Do we really just want to get rid of misbehavior, or do we ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
