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1. Sometimes the Accuser Is More Unethical Than the Accused

   ... executive director had leaked information indirectly to Gov. Spitzer, the subject of an ethics investigation, and that the commission's handling of this alleged ... and of the commission chair, and a call by Gov. Paterson for the entire commission to resign. Gov. Paterson quickly ...

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

2. Dealing with Wheeling

   ... secret, for the plan to work. It creates or maintains poor ethics environments and, thus, leads to more ethical misconduct by more people. ... in November." According to a 2010 press release from Gov. Christie , he proposed to end wheeling by "eliminating many of the ...

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

3. NJ's Ineffective Local Government Ethics Program Is Up for Renewal

   ... task force to take a look at the state's local government ethics program. In September 2010, the task force filed a report that ... have been accepted. It is probably no accident that Gov. Christie's ethics reform proposals of September 2010 , the same month the ...

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

4. Guaranteeing an Ethics Commission's Budget

   Body:  The dream of every ethics commission is to have a guaranteed budget. But it is not really a dream for two reasons. One, there are ethics commissions with guaranteed budgets. And two, it is a reasonable ... at least the same amount, adjusted for inflation. ( Ca. Gov’t. Code Section 83122 ) Oregon's ethics commission , which also ...

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

5. Complaints and Investigations

   ... a complaint; whether complaints must be sworn; whether an Ethics Commission may file its own complaints; whether it may file a complaint ... within fifteen days of receipt of a sworn complaint. Comment: Sworn complaints are the norm, and some ethics codes contain penalties ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2011-09-06 10:25 - 0 comments

6. Distorting the Government Ethics Process

   Body:  Gov. Sarah Palin's national fame has brought government ethics complaints to the attention of people who had never paid any ... chronological list of all ethics complaints filed against Gov. Palin. This is an important document in a controversy full of distortions ...

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

7. Michigan's Baby Step Toward Local Government Ethics

   ... requiring all local governments in Michigan to set up ethics boards. The bill, which amends the state ethics law, requires that ... House floor with little or no debate. One representative's comment on this is especially telling: Rep. Meekhof:  "I cannot vote ...

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

8. Ethics Training - Leadership and Responsibility

   Body:  Ethics training is a problem at the local level. It's expensive, and there aren't many experienced local government ethics trainers around. Online ethics training has recently become the answer, ... As I wrote a couple of years ago in a blog entry and a comment to the City Ethics Model Code, many officials are cynical about it ...

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

9. Stretching Conflicts to the Point of Absurdity

   ... by five Republican lawmakers to halt an investigation into Gov. Palin's dismissal of the state's public safety commissioner, elected ... Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics:  ...

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

10. Memphis: At the Top of the Bottom

    ... per-capita lead. With scandals like this, can effective ethics laws be far behind? All the city has now is an aspirational code, but it ... new requirements don't ask for much, as I explain in a comment to the Model Code Project ). According to a series published in the ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2012-10-03 09:16 - 0 comments

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