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Tolerance of Intellectual Dishonesty
... I did was ethical because it's not covered by the Code of Ethics." Everyone who says this knows that a Code of Ethics covers a limited number of ethical matters. Excusing one's conduct in ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 2 comments
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A Reminder About Ethical Reminders
... occasion to think what this means in terms of government ethics. Click here to read the rest of this blog entry. In a ... bureaucracy, how often are there reminders about the city's ethics code? A few cities require posters on the wall that summarize basic ...
Robert Wechsler - 2008-03-16 09:11 - 0 comments
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Appearance Is Nothing to Shrug At
... doesn't count." When it comes to government ethics, it isn't that reality doesn't count. It's that perception is reality. ... deal. That's the only reality that counts. All that an ethics code can deal with is transactions and relationships. It can't deal with ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Gifts from Organizations That Are Not Restricted Sources, But . . .
... a situation I mentioned a few days ago in a post about ethics reform . Common Cause Rhode Island was recommending a reform to deal with the ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Legislative Immunity, Local Government Attorneys, and Bell, California
... and the Pulitzer committee, the most serious government ethics scandal of 2010 occurred in Bell, California, where the city's top ... decision does not, of course, affect the authority of local ethics commissions, but it could be used to undermine the authority of ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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An ethical approach to business
... downtown hotel project as an example, members of the city Ethics Commission are pondering whether companies that receive taxpayer money ... I don't know." Mayor John Delaney has described ethics reform as a priority in his administration. The Mayor's Office is open to new ...
donmc - 2006-01-12 11:56 - 0 comments
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An Attempt to Extend Legislative Immunity to Exclude Testimony and the Vagueness of "Regulated by the City"
... 15 et seq) is that the term "regulated by the city" in the ethics code is void for vagueness. There is a long argument about what this ... Baltimore Dixon Memo on Leg Immunity 090909.pdf 0 bytes Robert Wechsler's blog ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Thumbs Up and Down Today
... , this House committee greatly improved a Senate bill on disclosure of conflicts of interest by local land-use board ... a conflict of interest, counsel suggested asking the Florida Ethics Commission. The tourist authority chair responded by saying he would ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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A Miscellany
... week , Heather Holt, the new executive director of the L.A. Ethics Commission, overrode a probable cause determination by her predecessor, ... I hate to see the term "lawful on its face" in a government ethics context. On its face, the appearance of impropriety is great. I don't ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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The Making of a Model Website and Blog in My Hometown
... Connecticut, and then devote myself full-time to municipal ethics by coming to work for City Ethics. Sadly, it takes a big scandal to grab people's attention, as much ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
