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1. Government Ethics As a Double-Edged Sword

   ... Body:  In the hands of politicians, government ethics can be wielded as a double-edged sword, as can be seen in recent events ... up and down to show how important they consider bringing ethics to their city government. And an article in yesterday's St. Tammany ...

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

2. Should an Ethics Provision Limit an Official's Discretion to Withdraw?

   ... limited to the person.” In the government ethics context, this definition is simply inappropriate. In government ethics "personal" refers to an interest that is not pecuniary, including one's ...

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

3. Politicians on Ethics Commissions

   Body:  Having politicians on the Queensbury, NY Ethics Board has created a mess. According to an article in the Glen Falls ... a complaint against another council member, and when the ethics board found that the respondent should have recused himself on a vote, ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2007-04-11 10:18 - 0 comments

4. Ethics Reform Suggestions in Cumberland County (NJ): Transparency and an Odd EC Setup

   ... southern New Jersey (pop. 150,000), are pushing for several ethics reforms, including some fresh ideas. According to an article in ... citizens. I don't think the candidates' other ethics reform suggestions are quite so valuable. They want to create a County Ethics ...

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

5. The State-Local Obstacle to Ethics Reform

   Body:  One of the biggest obstacles to ethics reform in some U.S. states and Canadian provinces is the possibility of state ...

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

6. An Ethics Pledge Proposal Turns Ugly

   Body:  Local government ethics can quickly become an ugly circus when officials don't really understand ... conflict situation involving a fellow commissioner took an "ethics pledge" at a commission meeting, without any warning, and then asked ... conflicts, is the perfect way (1) to make government ethics look like self-righteousness and (2) to set your colleagues off ...

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

7. How to Untwist a Straightforward Post-Employment Violation

   ... to find an intelligent conversation about local government ethics in an article and the comments to it. The latest example of this ... the matter. This should be changed as part of a wholesale reform of the city's ethics program. In fact, as I wrote in a blog post this ...

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

8. The Broward League of Cities' Poor Ethics Recommendations

   ... that officials will always dig in their heels and fight this ethics provision, or that another ethics provision never raises an eyebrow. ... Vendors Disclosure Ethics Codes Ethics Reform Lobbyists Misuse of Office/Special ...

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

9. When Campaign Finance Oversight Sucks Up an Ethics Program's Resources

   ... points out a problem that is common to many ethics programs that have jurisdiction over both conflicts of interest and ... fines they impose. The editorial begins, "Louisiana's Ethics Board staff spends an inordinate amount of time processing campaign ...

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

10. City Ethics in the News ! Quoted in NY Times

    City Ethics was present at the Ethics and Leadership Camp sponsored by the Markkula Center for Ethics at Santa Clara University on June 27 and 28, 2006. Carla Miller ...

    donmc - 2008-04-17 07:26 - 0 comments

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