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Quote of the Day
Body: “[With respect to ethics,] I always say the law is the floor, not the ceiling.” —Judy Nadler, senior fellow in government ethics at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University, and author of the Her Honor blog , quoted ...
Robert Wechsler - 2012-09-23 08:52 - 0 comments
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List of Best Practices
... The greatly improved and expanded second edition of City Ethics' resource book Local Government Ethics Programs will be up on the City Ethics website this weekend. See ...
Robert Wechsler - 2013-06-21 14:06 - 0 comments
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Complicity Provisions: Dealing Responsibly with Conflicts
... problem that does not apply to him personally? Few ethics codes contain complicity provisions that deal with this problem. The City Ethics Model Code complicity provision begins: "No one may, directly or ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Handling an Indefinite Conflict Before It Becomes Definite
... her council position. This seems extreme. In fact, the state ethics commission told the executive director that all she'd have to do is ... contract-oriented conflicts occur. Section 2-514(a) of its ethics code makes a violation of the contract provision "grounds for recall." ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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The EC Appointment Process: Watchdog or Lapdog?
... Update below The only thing worse than stacking ethics commissions with politically active, and apparently loyal, members is ... term of a member who has been a vocal advocate of government ethics, in other words, a thorn in the side of officials who do not follow the ... Code Ethics Commissions/Administration Ethics Reform In the news ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Local Government Attorneys' Conflict re Conflicts
... in yesterday's Joliet Herald-News , he rejected an ethics complaint regarding village trustees who campaigned against a ... have been the one to reject it. Why? Because he is also the ethics adviser to the village board, and board members had asked him if it was ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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How Massachusetts Handles Favors and Favoritism
... of not following formal processes is a serious government ethics problem, but is often not covered by ethics codes. The Massachusetts Ethics Commission has recently entered ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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EC Members Should Respond Constructively, Not Destructively to Criticism of the EC
... The actions of one member of Kentucky's state legislative ethics commission has undermined the public's view of the EC and of the ... system. This case shows why it is inappropriate for ethics commission members to respond in destructive rather than constructive ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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A Miscellany
... is usually provided by a waiver process, under the ethics commission's authority (Stamford has an active EC). It is hard to ... Ethics Commissions/Administration Ethics Reform Family Members/Nepotism Recusal/Withdrawal States ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Orange County CA Supervisors Again Ignore Grand Jury Recommendations
... in a year, which recommended the creation of a county ethics program "to monitor and enforce campaign finance and reporting and lobbyist reporting laws as well as other ethics laws and policies." The county board of supervisors wants to turn ... Ethics Commissions/Administration Ethics Reform ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
