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Lobbying Oversight Programs Are Hot in Canada
... news is that the chapter of my book Local Government Ethics Programs on lobbying (along with a Model Lobbying Code) should be ...
Robert Wechsler - 2014-12-17 14:27 - 0 comments
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Carla Miller, Founder - CityEthics.org
... MILLER Carla Miller is the founder and president of City Ethics, an organization devoted to the establishment of government ethics programs across the United States. Carla led the initiative as Chair of ...
donmc - 2005-11-24 11:04
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The Limits of an EC's Jurisdiction: A Situation in San Francisco
... So far, I have ignored this year's most famous local ethics proceeding, against San Francisco sheriff Ross Mirkarimi. The reason I ... from one problem to another. It's time for some serious reform. Oh, and the supervisors cannot withdraw from this matter. They ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Loyalty, Fairness, and Whistleblowing
... having an efficient government? In government ethics, the framing of whistleblowing does not have to be about a "greater ... left. They don't have to. As long as they talk openly about ethics issues and make it clear where they stand, not out ... engage in misconduct. And they are far more likely to seek ethics advice, so that they don't put themselves in a position where a ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Misuse of a Local Office on a Regional Board
... One conflict that is difficult to deal with in an ethics code, but which comes up again and again, is the conflict situation that ... Metropolitan Area Transit Authority to investigate an ethics issue involving a Washington, D.C. council member and transit authority ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Ethical Behavior As a Team Endeavor
... to say that politics is a team sport, like football, while ethics is an individual sport, like tennis. But this simply isn't true. Both ... from the way the team aspect of politics works on personal ethics, including the way compromising one's personal ethics over time tends to ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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High-Level Officials and Agencies Where Their Family Members Work
... where a family member works. This is, as the council and ethics board have agreed, too strong a prohibition. There's an important ... and ethics board taken? Neither. The ethics board sent a bill (attached; see below) to the council, which would remove Baltimore ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Maricopa County 1 - Local Government Association Officer-Campaign Contributions
... NPR station KJZZ yesterday, to provide a government ethics view on issues relating to the latest battle in the uncivil war among ... Of course, if there are good gift provisions in the county ethics law, such contributions from those doing business with the county would ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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A Miscellany
... Good Discussion of a Possible Conflict It's good to see ethics discussions where both sides have good arguments to make. According to ... inspectors. The chair suggested asking the state ethics commission, but it appears that the selectmen chose to make the decision ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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A Miscellany
Body: Targeting Ethics Reform In May, I wrote a blog post about ethics reforms proposed by a Cook County (IL) commissioner. I felt they didn't ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 1 comment
