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1. Seattle's Newly Expanded Whistleblower Protection Code

   ... The major changes to the code, according to the ethics commission's (SEEC) website, are: Employees who report wrongdoing to ... code rather than including such extensive provisions in an ethics code, where many whistleblowers will not go looking for it, because what ...

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

2. Misuse of City Property and Reimbursements

   ... conflict of interest is so basic it is sometimes left out of ethics codes: using city property or money for one's own use. Please share your ... is no waste. This is an essential element of government ethics, but it is a difficult thing to put into law. People - especially ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2007-02-17 08:53 - 5 comments

3. A Municipal Election/Conflict Story for Election Week

   ... Is it enough to drop the suit (which might bring up legal ethics issues) when there is an appearance that the attorney is antagonistic to ... . Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics:  ...

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

4. The Fiduciary Duty of an Appointing Official

   ... , the New York Governor’s Task Force on Public Authorities Reform has filed its report (not yet available online) on the implementation of ... their appointees act after the appointment is a government ethics issue. One aspect of this issue is similar to officials coercing ...

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

5. Conflicts, Suits, and Questions Galore in Georgia

   ... insurance commissioner. A complaint was filed with the state ethics commission (not only is there a contribution size issue, but ... by the candidate to head a commission. When the state ethics commission subpoenaed records from the insurance company, the company ...

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

6. A Court Decision That Focuses on the Reasons Behind Conflict of Interest Rules

   ... to possible conflict situations. It makes it clear that ethics training should focus less on rules than on the reasons behind them. ... to the conflict language in the state's local government ethics law and common-law conflicts relating to quasi-judicial proceedings): ...

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

7. A One-Way Prohibition on Misuse of Office for Clients

   ... Fairness is one of the most important aspects of government ethics. With respect to fairness, the lobbying prohibition is a total failure. ... Story Topics:  Conflicts Ethics Reform Lobbyists Misuse of Office/Special States and ...

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

8. The Self-Serving Nature of Cook County Township Governments

   ... It's been a year since the Council on Governmental Ethics Laws (COGEL), the association of state and local government ethics professionals, met in Cook County, IL. But the day before COGEL meets in ...

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

9. Large Contracts, Bid Rigging, and Pension Boards in Detroit

   Body:  What can local government ethics professionals learn from what has come out in the recent indictments ... contract. Kilpatrick had already mastered the ways around ethics and bribery laws, involving two charities and a board he didn't even sit ...

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

10. A Pattern of Behavior Investigated, Secretly, as Distinct Acts

    Body:  Investigations of purported ethics violations by the Middlesex County (MA) sheriff apparently led to his ... told the Globe he was being investigated by the state ethics commission about the use of employees for campaign purposes. He denied ...

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

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