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1. A New Local Ethics Program's First Matter Raises Some Important Issues

   ... , raises a few important issues relating to local government ethics proceedings. According to Barton, Kingston's new ethics board ... none of the comments here or in the referenced newspaper comment on the forming of the ethics law in the first place, when in was put in ...

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

2. Second Edition of Free Resource Book on Local Government Ethics

   Local Government Ethics Programs 2.0: A Resource for Ethics Commission Members, Local Officials, Attorneys, Journalists, and Students, And a Manual for Ethics Reform by Robert Wechsler , Director of Research-Retired at City ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2022-07-19 16:45 - 3 comments

3. Independence of Ethics Administration Should Trump Independence of Agencies and Districts

   ... of independence often clash when it comes to government ethics. It is important that government ethics programs be administered by ... with the MSD without soliciting or allowing any public comment. Clearly this amendment would be better than placing itself under the ...

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

4. Ethics Allegations Often Bring Out the Worst in Elected Officials

   ... of interest, it could file a complaint with the state ethics commission. This would be far better than having the council investigate ... According to the article, the city attorney "declined to comment, other than saying his job is to protect his clients, including both ...

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

5. When a Respondent Seeks to Meet with a Complainant

   ... Council Chambers Monday, August 4, 2014 XVII. PUBLIC COMMENT/BUSINESS FROM THE FLOOR 7:42 PM Floor Open to Public Comments ... and the video tape of the mayors address is at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geEulOuU7Gg titled 'Mayor's Speech' Published on Mar ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 1 comment

6. An In-Depth Look at Unethical Leadership

   ... It is rare for the news media to look at government ethics any more deeply than a particular scandal, usually one involving ... Update: An Associated Press investigation of Gov. Palin's actions as mayor of Wasilla adds to the picture of unethical ...

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

7. Problems with the Perfectly Ordinary

   ... , there will be a perfectly ordinary local government ethics occurrence next Monday in Seguin, a town of 25,000 outside San Antonio: ... ethics officer and the EC's counsel and staff), he cannot comment on the complaint because it doesn’t become public information until ...

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

8. Are Gratuities and Rewards Government Ethics Issues?

   ... employees, gratuities are the principal way in which an ethics code affects them, because many ethics code prohibit gratuities. But are ... ethics codes. Update: September 6, 2010 In a comment below, Wayne Barnett, the executive director of the Seattle Ethics and ...

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

9. RI Supreme Court Prefers Speech in Debate Clause to Constitutional Authority of Ethics Commission Over Legislators

   ... a decision on the legislative immunity case (Irons v. RI Ethics Commission) involving the state ethics commission and the ... relevance to local government ethics. Here's the first comment to the Providence Journal article on the decision: If ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 1 comment

10. Cincinnati Situation VII - Who Should Administer and Enforce Government Ethics

    ... who should be administering and enforcing government ethics. Its conclusion was as follows: [S]ome cases aren't clear-cut. They ... But with all their concern for scrutiny, they do not comment on the quality of the advisory opinions that come out of the state EC. ...

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

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