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1. Fishing for Conflicts

   ... idea people have of the word "interest." The Crossville ethics code defines "personal interest" as "Any financial, ownership, or ... commissioner), many people saw it as a violation of the ethics code. According to an article in the Chattanooga Times Free Press ...

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

2. The Wisdom of 38 Million Senior Citizens

   ... strongly in favor of independent, effective local government ethics programs. The lobbyist is AARP. Here is a quote from p. 1-13 of ... nonpartisan commissions to create and enforce ethics and lobbying regulations. This appears to be a simple sentence, but ...

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

3. California's Contract-Oriented Conflict of Interest Provision

   ... little about this section, which stands outside the state's ethics code (known as the Political Reform Act), I did a little research into it. It's an interesting provision ...

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

4. The Perils of Prohibiting Officials from Having Conflicts of Interest

   ... the most frequent mistakes in the drafting of a government ethics code is prohibiting officials from having conflicts of interest. ... who can be an official, turns officials against government ethics, and prevents the open discussion of ethics issues. Officials ... Codes Ethics Commissions/Administration Ethics Reform States and Municipal Ethics ...

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

5. Officials Accepting Tickets to Events Where They Have a Ceremonial Function

   ... is one of those terms that is found in many local government ethics codes (but not the City Ethics Model Code ). However, it is rarely defined except, occasionally, in ...

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

6. The Lucifer Effect II — Situational Forces

   ... Effect applies the situational approach to government ethics programs, and looks at the situational forces at play with respect to ... of those who are responsible for the preservation of a poor ethics environment to keep an ethics program focused on individuals. This ...

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

7. Cases from the Salkin Roundup I

   ... roundup of what's been happening recently in the ethics of land use . Her focus is on cases that have gone to court. I will be ... Such a conflict would be unlikely to be dealt with in an ethics code, but there could be situations where it would be best for an ...

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

8. Local IG Makes Charges About Campaign Treasurer Acting As Auditor

   ... New Orleans' Inspector General, who works for the city's ethics board, sent off two letters relating to the auditor for the Orleans ... sheriff's office. One letter was sent to the state's ethics board , which has jurisdiction over local officials, requesting that it ...

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

9. Voting For or Against Is Not the Question; Independence Is the Answer

   ... What is odd is to see this position taken by an ethics commission. This is what happened in a June 14 advisory opinion from the Mississippi Ethics Commission . The situation was that six state legislators worked for ...

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

10. In NJ, Large Campaign Contributors Have a Conflicted Relationship

    ... rule. In fact, it is not a law, but a rule of the state ethics commission, and it only applies to state officials. §19:61-7.4(c) ... goes straight to why campaign finance is part of government ethics:  it's really about conflicts of interest. Beyond disclosure, campaign ...

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

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