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1. City-Funded Redevelopment by Nearby Property Owners -- And How Not to Write Ethics Law

   ... regulations, not in a statute. This is not the way to write ethics laws, not if you want people to follow them without hiring a lawyer. ... professionals beg for and clearly get. More than being laws, ethics rules are guidelines. Complex guidelines ensure that lawyers rather than ...

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

2. New Survey on Government Ethics

   ... Please respond to our latest survey on Government Ethics ! You can respond by clicking on the URL: CLICK HERE Or you can go to http://www.cityethics.org/govt-ethics-survey to respond. Thank you for your interest ! ...

   donmc - 2005-06-08 10:14

3. Complaints and Investigations

   ... a complaint; whether complaints must be sworn; whether an Ethics Commission may file its own complaints; whether it may file a complaint based on others' allegations, anonymous, or not; whether an Ethics Commission may make a settlement with the respondent; reimbursement of ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2011-09-06 10:25 - 0 comments

4. Libel and the Media's Role in Ethics Oversight

   ... single element in providing oversight in government ethics matters. And the most effective way to keep the news media from doing ... small newspapers to providing oversight in government ethics matters. If you do not recognize the value of this service, and ...

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

5. How to Deal with a Conflict at the Center of a Conflict of Interest Program

   ... in the Concord Patch , a state representative filed ethics complaints against Concord's mayor and one of the city's council ... and city manager had not selected members for the city's ethics board, which was established pursuant to a September 2011 ordinance, ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 2 comments

6. Update on Oklahoma Ethics Commisson Funding

   Body:  I recently reported that the Oklahoma Ethics Commission was considering suing the legislature for more funds, on the ... House Budget and Appropriations Committee came before the Ethics Commission and essentially threatened them with a serious downside to ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2008-07-12 13:37 - 0 comments

7. Government Ethics in a Nutshell

   ... version of what is essential to a local government ethics program, is the statement of Mark Davies , executive director of the ... City Conflicts of Interest Board, gave to the Chicago Ethics Reform Task Force, which will soon be making recommendations for reforms of ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2012-04-26 13:19 - 0 comments

8. ELEPHANTS, ETHICS AND ENIGMAS

   A PRACTITIONER’S ANALYSIS OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT ETHICS AND ANTI-CORRUPTION PROGRAMS IN THE UNITED STATES The ... reforms. You can download the complete paper in PDF format by clicking this link . ...

   donmc - 2012-01-23 14:02 - 0 comments

9. Soliciting Funds for a Conference and an Arts Center

   Body:  There are some interesting ethics issues being raised in Madison, Wisconsin. The mayor of Madison was ... the two questions, phrased by the city attorney (who is the ethics board staff), is as follows: Would the solicitation of funds by the ...

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

10. Winter Reading: Switch VI - Mindsets, Free Space, Humor, and Failure

    ... switch.jpg Body:  You Can't Teach Ethics In their book Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard ... can be developed with exercise." When government ethics reform becomes an issue, many politicians respond that you can't teach people ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 2 comments

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