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1. The Ethics of a City Filing for Bankruptcy

   ... But there are other causes that fall into the realm of ethics. Click here to read the rest of this blog entry. One ... Another issue here is misrepresentation.  The city government and the unions keep bickering over statistics and other information. ...

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

2. Political Preferential Treatment and Quid Pro Quos

   ... all the time. Two questions arise:  is this technically a government ethics issue and, even if not, does it undermine the public's trust in those ...

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

3. A Model Ethics Advisory Opinion and Links to Major City and State Advisory Opinions

   ... number of scenarios to which it applies the city's relevant ethics provisions. The opinion goes beyond any single request for advice to ... some of them, plus to those of states that deal with local government ethics: Atlanta Chicago Denver Honolulu ...

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

4. Summer Reading: Beyond Culture

   ... book, Beyond Culture (Anchor Books, 1976), is not a government ethics book. But a lot of the wisdom in this brilliant book can be applied to ...

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

5. Introduction

   ... is Robert Wechsler's introduction to the Model Municipal Ethics Code. This is the place to comment on issues raised and positions taken ... also provide guidance that will help people in and out of government think and act more ethically. Out of this process should come, ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2006-11-30 14:54 - 0 comments

6. Innocence and the Difference Between Criminal and Ethics Enforcement

   ... point to an important difference between criminal and ethics enforcement. One juror is quoted as saying, "If I could convict a ... do anything wrong. Cluelessness is not a defense in government ethics enforcement, nor should it be. A government official has an ...

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

7. A Judicial Decision on Restricting Local Official Political Activity

   ... own PAC. The suit was brought against the city and its ethics board, which had promulgated regulations based on the 1951 ordinance ... Philadelphia: By controlling the highest levels of City government, the party in power was able to build a “patronage army” of City ...

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8. We Do Not Live by Financial Interests Alone

   Body:  The tendency of local government ethics codes to limit conflicts to financial interests is one of my pet peeves. ... involved in that firm). For these reasons, local government officials should be told up front that non-financial interests ...

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

9. Mayor of City with Self-Regulating Ethics Program Arrested for Bribery

   ... it have helped if Charlotte had had a good, independent ethics program, with training, independent advice, and disclosure? Possibly. It ... had considered it important to have a good, independent ethics program. If these issues were openly discussed and if gifts, not to ...

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

10. Dallas Ethics Reform Proposals to Go to Vote November 9

    ... is effectively forcing the hand of the city council to enact ethics reforms to provide more transparency and oversight with respect to ... next meeting, on November 9. Here's what the ethics reform proposals look like: Lobbyist Disclosure - ...

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

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