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1. Board Members and Jobs Under the Board's Supervision

   ... Massachusetts has an interesting, but I think limited ethics provision that applies to local government board members and jobs ... for the job would not be considered a violation of this ethics provision. A 1996 advisory opinion by the Massachusetts State ...

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

2. Problems with the Disqualification Argument

   ... argument here in my blog or in my book Local Government Ethics Programs. In this blog post, I will point out many problems with the ... statutes such as this predate the modern era of government ethics. But some of these statutes are still on the books, and there are still ...

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

3. A Miscellany

   Body:  Ethics Reform Usually Means Ethics Changes While most people in Massachusetts are cheering on the ...

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

4. HUD Secretary Seems to Have Developed Urban Ethics Problems

   Body:  Not all municipal ethics problems arise from a municipality. One place where there is a great ... HUD officials can put a great deal of pressure on municipal ethics. When these officials have been in the business for a long time, they ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2008-04-01 10:22 - 0 comments

5. An Instructive Local Government Ethics Matter in a Recent French Film

   ... Body:  There's an instructive local government ethics situation in the 2008 French film The Class (Entre les murs) , ... Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics:  ...

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

6. The Ethics of Contingency-Fee Arrangements

   Body:  Many municipal ethics codes have a provision similar to this one: Contingent Fees No ... problems should be recognized when putting together an ethics code, as well as when considering any contingency-fee arrangement. ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2007-07-14 07:32 - 0 comments

7. Problems with Santa Fe County's Aspirational, Yet Enforceable Draft Code of Conduct

   ... There's a big difference between "government ethics" and "ethical behavior" in the sense used here. This becomes clear in ... fairly and with dignity and respect. In government ethics, the appearance of impropriety is limited to improprieties involving ... Codes Ethics Commissions/Administration Ethics Reform Local Government Attorneys ...

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

8. Carlos Fuentes on Government Ethics

   ... to contain some great quotes that touch on government ethics. The government may be Mexico's, and national rather than local, but ... Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics:  ...

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

9. The Ethics of a City Filing for Bankruptcy

   ... But there are other causes that fall into the realm of ethics. Click here to read the rest of this blog entry. One ... Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics:  ...

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

10. Government Ethics vs. The Right to Sign Petitions

    ... says, this has been city policy, is wrong. Government ethics has limits. There are many things it simply cannot touch, because they ... Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics:  ...

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

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