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1. Negative Conflicts of Interest

   ... – ahead of the public interest. And yet few if any ethics codes would prohibit participation in such a conflict situation. The ... conflict provisions. Here is "bias" language from the Denver ethics code, which includes both "bias" and "prejudice." But note that this ...

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

2. Following the Spirit of an Intra-Governmental Revolving Door Law in Louisiana

   ... & Water Board made the wise decision to ask the state ethics board, which has jurisdiction over local officials, whether it could ... the board is irrelevant. Therefore, it is good that the ethics board's staff, in a draft opinion (which I haven't read, but which is ...

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

3. Moral Clarity I - Reason and Ideals

   ... 2008) and found a lot there of value to government ethics, even though government ethics doesn’t generally involve the big questions of moral philosophy (see ...

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

4. Blagojevich's Realtor Wife and Lobbyist Tipper

   ... I was in Chicago for the Council on Governmental Ethics Laws annual conference for a week, which is why I haven't been blogging ... an inside source must be almost unprecedented. Government ethics enforcement would be far easier with the cooperation of such people. ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 2 comments

5. Moonlighting for a Vendor and Donations of Sick Time from Subordinates

   ... undermine the morale in a department. The City Ethics Model Code , and many ethics codes across the county, have a provision that deals expressly with ...

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

6. Quote of the Day

   Body:  "I don't think we need to have an ethics officer. ... I feel we already have three ethics officers." — Fernandina Beach Commissioner Jeffrey Bunch, ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2009-11-11 08:26 - 0 comments

7. SERVICES

   ... citizens and government officials see the need to strengthen ethics programs in their cities, towns, and counties. But how do you get ... lawyer to understand and work through this process? City Ethics has delivered many programs across the U.S. to help people change the ...

   donmc - 2015-05-15 13:28

8. Self-Promotion in Maricopa, A Police County

   ... from politicians. It's an ego thing. It has no place in an ethics code. But the four-term-plus sheriff of Maricopa County, AZ (which ... I might not be able to attend the Council on Governmental Ethics Laws (COGEL) conference later this year. Will national humiliation ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 2 comments

9. A Problematic Baltimore Legislative Immunity Decision

   ... in my April blog post, this is not a pure local government ethics situation. The ethics code is local, but it is being enforced criminally ... Baltimore Decision on Leg Immunity 052809.pdf 0 bytes MD Opposition to Motion to Dismiss Leg ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 1 comment

10. A City Commissioner's Criminal Circus, and The Choice Confronting Her

    ... somewhere would decide to do an exhaustive study of a poor ethics environment. Broward County, Florida would not be a bad choice as the ... official in this southern Florida county to be indicted on ethics charges in the last five years. Only last month, I wrote about the ...

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

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