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1. Working Definitions

   ... tune, (in collective sense) law; akin to lay, lie] ETHICS Ethics is a major branch of philosophy that involves analysis of right conduct. ...

   donmc - 2015-05-15 14:30

2. County Commissioner Ethics Authority Over D.A. and Sheriff's Offices

   ... out of the daily business of government. “We need more ethics and less politics in the courthouse." According to another of the ... the commissioner's top deputy) said, “They called it an ethics law, but the truth is their law had nothing to do with ethics. It stunk ...

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

3. Section 1: Conflict of Interest

   Part A: Ethics Provisions §100. General Conflict of Interest Provisions. ... Comment: The central point of an ethics code is that city officials and employees should not prefer, over the ... come the next election. Often such rules do not appear in ethics codes (often they appear in the city charter), but because they do ...

   donmc - 2006-11-23 22:28 - 0 comments

4. A New State Integrity Index Report

   ... can have the best laws on the book, and have no government ethics program whatsoever. Effective enforcement, which is one of the ... to good laws. The other three most important elements of an ethics program are not included in the Index:  training, advice, and an ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 4 comments

5. EC vs. Corp. Counsel in Honolulu

   Body:  Many local ethics programs are caught up in an ongoing battle with the city or county ... I devoted a long section of my book Local Government Ethics Programs to the conflicts of interest and other problems that accompany the participation of city and county attorneys in ethics programs. In smaller jurisdictions, it is difficult to keep government ...

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

6. A Miscellany

   Body:  Time Limitations on Ethics Proceedings in Louisiana, and Why They're Bad The Louisiana ethics board handles ethics, disclosure, campaign finance, and lobbying for the state and for the ...

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

7. Gov. Christie Should Not Be Selecting the State Ethics Director (Now or Ever)

   ... at Seton Hall Law School and former chair of the New Jersey Ethics Commission (2006 to 2010). She provides a short history of the selection ... If this is true, it is so outrageous and damaging to the ethics program, that the chair should resign. But that would not be enough. At ...

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

8. Political Use of Ethics Enforcement

   Body:  Ethics complaints are often brought for purely political reasons, and election ... Flint Journal, a Thetford Township Supervisor brought an ethics complaint before his own board against a township Trustee who is ... but it is clearly not a violation of the township's ethics code. Click here to read the rest of this blog entry. The ...

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

9. A Miscellany

   Body:  A Resignation from an Ethics Board for a Possible Future Conflict A member of the Philadelphia Board of Ethics resigned recently, according to an article in the Philadelphia ... failed to report more than $100,000 since 2006. The ethics board has jurisdiction over campaign finance matters. In his ...

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

10. Ethics Rules for Local Government Attorneys?

    ... have special conflict of interest problems. Should there be ethics rules particularly aimed toward them? Here's a recent example of a ... Pennsylvania, a city councilman asked the city's Board of Ethics for an advisory opinion concerning the fact that the Reading Area Water ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2007-02-16 12:50 - 0 comments

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