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Jacksonville's Charter Review Commission
... to encourage the committee to implement the Jacksonville Ethics Commissions recommendations regarding inclusion of the Ethics Commission in the city's charter. donmc's blog ...
donmc - 2010-09-09 22:09 - 0 comments
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Commercial Bail Bond System: Local Corruption and Ends vs. Rules
Body: The most important division in ethics is between ends-based approaches (consequentialist or teleological, best ... What is fascinating about the article from a municipal ethics point of view is that defenders of the system speak strictly in terms of ...
Robert Wechsler - 2008-01-29 09:49 - 0 comments
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Old and New Local Independent Spending in Elections
... the Jon Stewart Show three months to catch up with the City Ethics blog, but it was worth the wait. You have to watch the video they made ... This is a terrible position to be in. In government ethics terms, however, the biggest difference between the old and new ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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The Basis of Human (and Government) Success
... Right there we have two principal aspects of government ethics: subordinating self-interest to the public interest, and going ... Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics: ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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A Second Constitutionality Opinion in Broward County, Just Like the First
... of a lobbying provision in the proposed Broward County ethics code, the Broward county attorney (who wrote the first opinion) has ... broward county opinion letter 2 062510.pdf 0 bytes Robert Wechsler's blog ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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A Sheriff Joe Campaign Finance Gambit
... ways around them? The hell with the spirit of the law! Ethics is soft stuff for coastal sissies. Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics: ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Not Dealing Responsibly with Conflicts Can Lead to Litigation and Overturning of Board Action
... conduct as narrowly as possible could think there was any ethics question here. In the decision this blog post is focused on, ... reads the rules of professional conduct as if they were an ethics code, not a criminal law. The court determined that the two board ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Stakeholders and Local Government Transparency
... However, government officials, at least from the government ethics point of view, have overwhelming obligations only to members of their ... Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics: ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Justification and Its Effect on Ethical Reasoning
... effect on how they vote. What is the implication for ethics of what Westen and his colleagues are saying? An article in the July 10 ... to think clearly and with some objectivity? And how should ethics professionals deal with this tendency toward justification and wishing ...
Robert Wechsler - 2007-07-31 17:12 - 0 comments
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Making Your Own Good Luck
... in last week's Economist . This sort of government ethics leadership is almost unimaginable. It shouldn't be. When a mayor or ... Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics 203-859-1959 Robert Wechsler's blog Story ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments