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1. The Problems with Requiring a Sworn Ethics Complaint Based on Personally Known Facts

   Body:  Is it important that an ethics complaint be based on information that is known personally? Some ethics codes require this. But the fact is that many ethics violations are done ... a matter before an ethics commission. A Need for Reform In 2010, the council changed the language and the ...

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

2. Mis-summarizing and Other Ethics Problems in Chula Vista, CA

   ... that it is especially powerful in the field of government ethics is in summaries and directions. Those who write summaries of ethics laws ... Attachment Size chula vista.pdf 0 bytes Robert Wechsler's blog ...

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

3. Broward County (FL) Ethics Reform Talk: Gifts and Advice

   ... FL commission is discussing changes to the countywide ethics program, focusing on gifts and ethics advice. Gift Bans Conversations about the problems with gift ... Ethics Officers Ethics Reform Gifts Local Government Attorneys ...

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

4. Grand Jury Report on Manipulation of the Suffolk County (NY) Ethics Commission

   Body:  For the second time in a year, a local ethics commission has been the subject of a grand jury report. The first was ... is on the county executive and other officials, as well as ethics commission members. The county is Suffolk, on Long Island, a suburban ...

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

5. Ed Charbonneau joins Indiana State Ethics Commission

   ... 24, 2005 2:07 AM CST Charbonneau named to state ethics panel Times Staff Report A Northwest Indiana good government guru has been named to the State Ethics Commission. Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels announced Ed ... named South Bend resident Clare Nuechterlein chair of the ethics commission. The commission conducts investigations of ethics ...

   donmc - 2006-01-12 11:55 - 0 comments

6. New Orleans Mayor's Indictment Shows Weakness of the City's Ethics Program

   ... New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin yesterday (a searchable PDF of the indictment is attached; see below). A lot of what occurred ... stopped a long time ago if the city and state had better ethics laws and the city's ethics board was able to initiate complaints and ...

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

7. Chicago Task Force Second Report V — Some Bad Ideas and Missed Chances

   ... Body:  The worst recommendation in the Chicago ethics task force's second report (attached; see below) involves the role it ... I said that the most important thing was to approach ethics reform from the top down, that is, to consider the ethics program as a whole, ...

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

8. The Three Lies of Government Ethics

   ... third one is the punch line. Unfortunately, in government ethics there aren't any punch lines, but there are lies, or at least common ... to as "untruths." Those who believe in effective government ethics programs need to be ready to respond to them when they arise. ...

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

9. Ethics in Congress I - Institutional Corruption (Summer Reading)

   ethics in congress.jpg Body:  My second volume of summer reading is a classic, Dennis F. Thompson's Ethics in Congress: From Individual to Institutional Corruption (1995). ... at Harvard) has a great deal to say about government ethics that is equally applicable to city and county legislators. The ...

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

10. The Many Problems with Ethics Proceeding Confidentiality Rules

    ... fining of the executive director of Philadelphia's board of ethics for violating confidentiality rules. That blog post focused on dealing ... Confidentiality Constitutionality - Kansas AG Decision.pdf 0 bytes Robert Wechsler's blog ...

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