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  1. Chicago Ethics Task Force Files First Report

    Body:  The...

    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 ... The Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University A forum for research and discussion in all areas of ...

    donmc - 2023-08-02 14:37

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

    ... is most remarkable about the proposed code of conduct for Santa Fe Count y (NM) is the fact that it was drafted by the county attorney. It ...

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

  4. Interesting Ethics Issues in Santa Fe

    ... A lot of interesting issues have arisen with respect to Santa Fe's Ethics and Campaign Review Board . A Majority of Lawyers on an ...

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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. Does Recusal Require Action and/or Words?

    ... or action and words? This has become an issue in the city of Santa Fe, but it is important to establish a definition for the purpose ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2010-10-05 16:11 - 3 comments

  8. Officials' Personal Opinions and the Separation of Aspirational and Enforceable Ethics Provisions

    ... local government. Here's the one from the ethics code in Santa Clarita (CA) where, according to an article yesterday in the Santa ... , the city attorney would be charged with investigating a complaint about the council member's conduct. But he has already shown that he ...

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

  9. 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

  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 ... laws, with no criminal sanctions. 2. Initial review of complaint, with quick dismissal of the complaint if it fails to state an ethics ...

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

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