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1. Chicago Ethics Task Force Files First Report

   ... huge city's ethics program." The task force managed to draft an 83-page report in a little less than five months, which is a major ...

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

2. Other ethics related resources on the web

   Sites Focusing on Ethics in Public Service and Character Education ...

   donmc - 2023-08-02 14:37

3. Signs of Institutional Corruption in Albany, NY (The City, Not the Capital)

   ... Santo wrote an excellent Insider Politics column in the Albany Times-Union last week on the need for a post-employment provision ... Attachment Size Albany draft 0114.pdf 0 bytes Robert Wechsler's blog ...

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

4. The Poor State of Local Government Ethics in the Albany Area

   Body:  An investigative article in Sunday's Albany Times-Union looks at the local government ethics programs in 78 ... or they include elected officials among their members. The Albany County attorney said that he has worked for the city for six years and ...

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

5. Government Ethics in the City of Albany, NY: Gifts and a Draft Ethics Code

   ... There's a lot of talk about the lack of government ethics in Albany, New York State's capital, but not much about the state of ... them many millions of dollars a year. On May 18, the draft ethics code was sent to the council's law, buildings and code enforcement ...

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

6. The Appropriateness of Business and Union Gifts to Government

   ... County, home of Indianapolis. Democrats favor two satellite sites for early voting (in addition to the City-County Building), but the ... auto workers union offer $50,000 to pay for the satellite sites. I oppose the acceptance of gifts to local governments from ...

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

7. State Ethics Mandates for Local Governments

   ... and Cass R. Sunstein (2008), which argues skillfully for default options, since people are lazy or, in this situation, it's in their self-interest to do nothing? A state could require a default ethics program that would take effect by the end of the following year, ...

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

8. Penalizing Ethics Proceeding Transparency

   ... is an essential part of government ethics, it should be the default position. In other words, unless there are very serious reasons to ... rights also need to be taken into account. When someone files a complaint, there has to be a serious reason to limit his right to speak ...

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

9. Settlement Agreements

   ... codes do. I left settlement agreements out of my first draft of the City Ethics Model Code, but I have just added a provision, ... some states (and at least one city) make settlement the default or preferred approach. Arkansas’ code requires a written Offer of ...

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

10. Best Practices from the Book "Local Government Ethics Programs"

    ... in the government. 3. Transparency as the default position of the ethics program, with respect to advice, disclosure, and ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2013-06-20 08:35 - 0 comments

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