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1. Being Wrong II (Summer Reading)

   ... in the Margin of Error (2010), as it applies to local government ethics. This post focuses on how to deal responsibly with one's mistakes, and ...

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

2. Officials' Inaction and Anger

   Body:  Usually, in government ethics situations, local officials can get away with doing nothing, especially ... sidelines" for eight years as scandals "rocked" the county government, for example, another of the three commissioners lining up a ...

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

3. When Transparency Gets Sneaky

   ... editorial on a city council's handling of an important ethics issue begins with "Sneaky. Real sneaky." it's something worth sharing with those interested in local government ethics. The newspaper is the Jacksonville Times-Union , and ...

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

4. Politicians on Ethics Commissions

   Body:  Having politicians on the Queensbury, NY Ethics Board has created a mess. According to an article in the Glen Falls ... a complaint against another council member, and when the ethics board found that the respondent should have recused himself on a vote, ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2007-04-11 10:18 - 0 comments

5. A Miscellany

   Body:  A Resignation from an Ethics Board for a Possible Future Conflict A member of the Philadelphia ... Dotting the I's Provides an Appearance of Propriety Government ethics is not just about conflicts. It's also about dotting the i's ...

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

6. Poor Ethics Code Language

   Body:  Are those who draft local government ethics codes unusually eccentric? Unusually clever? Or just lazy? Whichever it ... to consider best practices, or even the practices of better ethics programs. Across the U.S.A., ethics code drafters seem to pull many of ...

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

7. Blind Spots II — Motivated Blindness

   ... and organizational culture. In the context of local government ethics, motivated blindness can best be seen when local government attorneys ...

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

8. When Campaign Finance Oversight Sucks Up an Ethics Program's Resources

   ... points out a problem that is common to many ethics programs that have jurisdiction over both conflicts of interest and ... fines they impose. The editorial begins, "Louisiana's Ethics Board staff spends an inordinate amount of time processing campaign ...

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

9. Ethics Idol

   Body:  It's not easy to make ethics training enjoyable, so it's good to see how other people have tried. ... with a parody of American Idol , with parody songs about ethics situations and three judges critically discussing each song/situation. ... But the fun and the interactivity are things even a local government could employ. The result was a heightened interest in ethics, almost ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2009-05-22 16:25 - 0 comments

10. Ethics Commission Allegations Against a Candidate Soon Before an Election, and a Resulting Suit

    ... It's a few weeks before a primary election, and you (a local ethics commission member or staff member) learn that a candidate has violated ... from his own law firm's PAC, called the Pennsylvania Good Government Fund. This contribution took the campaign over the $100,000 limit on ...

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

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