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1. Lobbyist Disclosure and Attorney-Client Privilege

   Body:  City Ethics’ very own Carla Miller (also the Jacksonville Ethics Officer) is in the news this week with an important municipal ethics dispute. At least one Jacksonville lobbyist refuses to disclose the ...

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

2. Local Government Employees Sitting on Councils

   ... teachers and school boards, as well. And, of course, with ethics commissions, which usually have a rule that no employee or official may ... alone. In 2007, the Indiana Commission on Local Government Reform , co-chaired by former Gov. Joseph Kernan and Supreme Court Chief ...

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

3. Local Officials Dealing with the Unethical Conduct of Other Local Officials

   ... If an official feels another official has violated a law or ethics provision, he or she should go directly to a neutral authority, whether it be a local or state ethics commission, sunshine commission, campaign finance commission, or law ...

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

4. Blind Spots VI — Psychological Cleansing and Obfuscation

   ... after the behavior itself, is usually the worst part of an ethics scandal, the adding of insult to injury. The public is faced with two ... legislative immunity. The fact that rights and government ethics are both intended to protect citizens, not officials, is something they ...

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

5. Selling Advertising on Local Government Websites

   ... Over the last two days, a new-fangled local government ethics controversy has taken Ohio by storm:  allowing counties to sell ... to that effect has been inserted in the pending state budget bill, according to an Associated Press article . The rationale is ...

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

6. The Vicious Circle of Fear and Indifference

   ... Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics:  City Related Ethics Environments ...

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

7. Suit Against Contractor Contribution Ban in Albuquerque

   ... article , four Albuquerque contractors sued the city's ethics board, claiming that a 2007 charter provision banning contributions from ... of the contribution. The reason the contractors sued the ethics board (and the clerk, who oversees it) is that another mayoral ...

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

8. Proximity to Property and the Appointment of Zoning Board Members

   ... officials. It's important to recognize that government ethics is concerned with fairness and corruption, with officials using their ... on personal prejudice, this is a political, not a government ethics issue. Third, people are arguing that the two reappointed zoning ...

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

9. Dealing Responsibly with Contributions from Individuals Convicted of Crimes

   ... a need for one. The best thing is to cover the issue in ethics or campaign finance training classes for candidates and, if the ... the campaign begins. This is another way that ethics training can be useful to everyone. Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics:  ...

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

10. Summer Reading: The Righteous Mind VI: Fairness and Moral Disgust

    ... But what is most interesting with respect to government ethics is the third cluster of moral themes, divinity, which includes ... is interesting is how active divinity is when government ethics issues arise. Clearly there is the issue of sin:  people get very angry ...

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

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