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1. Ethics Commissions: Independence and Managing Staff

   ... are two important lessons to be learned here. One, ethics commissions should be as independent as possible, so that when such ... they are personal rather than political issues. And two, ethics commissions must manage their staff, as difficult as this might be both ...

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

2. Intimidation — The Worst Offense in Government Ethics

   ... the other day that the worst offenses in local government ethics do not involve money. The worst offenses in local government ethics involve intimidation, which causes people to lose their peace of mind, ...

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

3. COGEL Considers Certification Programs for Government Ethics Practitioners

   Body:  The Council on Governmental Ethics Laws (COGEL), an association of American and Canadian practitioners in ... law and campaign finance, corruption, and administrative ethics, but as far as I know, there are no courses in administering programs in ...

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

4. District Attorney Insists, "My Staff Has Been Following My [Ethics] Rules"

   ... Supreme Court decision invalidating a Montgomery County's ethics code to the extent it applied to the employees of independent agencies, ... know whether they even cover the same areas as the county ethics code. Second, it is disconcerting in a discussion of an area that ...

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

5. Boot camp for city officials teaches 'a culture of ethics'

   ... were elected to serve. The viewers' "counselors" were ethics specialists wearing "moral compasses" around their necks and putting their "campers" - city officials and ethics commissioners from Florida, Texas, and Arizona - in simulated ethical ...

   donmc - 2008-04-17 07:22 - 0 comments

6. Form of Government Ethics Issues

   ... issues are not generally considered to be part of government ethics.  But they are intertwined in important ways. This can be seen ... Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics:  ...

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

7. Gwinnett County Ethics Reform I - The Failure to Follow Formal Processes

   ... But boom times are rarely good for local government ethics, and Gwinnett County appears to be no exception. A grand jury ... second blog post, I will look at recommendations for ethics reform by the grand jury, as well as by the Carl Vinson Institute of Government ...

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

8. Government Ethics and the Clash Between Rules-Based and Ends-Based Ethical Approaches

   ... in government is the clash between government ethics' use of a rules-based (deontological) ethical approach, and government ... brother won't be happy about it, either). Government ethics is all about rules and means and process, doing the right thing, putting ...

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

9. Ethics Recidivism After Getting Off Easy

   ... You don't hear too much about recidivism in the municipal ethics world. One reason may be that it happens, but often at different levels, ... the city denied doing. The Center for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington followed with a complaint to the IRS. Maybe Miller ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 1 comment

10. Decriminalizing Ethics Codes

    ... of yesterday's blog entry , about jurisdictions that make ethics violations criminal and require a showing of guilt beyond a reasonable ... be substantial was a remote interest. The City Ethics Model Code Project makes ethics violations civil offenses , with a ...

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

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