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  1. 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

  2. Ethics Watchdogs, Motives, and Georgia's Ethics Program Problem

    ... a handle on him. In other words, laziness. He has been an ethics and non-ethics watchdog in Georgia for many years, filing numerous ethics and other ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 3 comments

  3. Ethics Commissions

    ... is the place to discuss the establishment and the role of an Ethics Commission. The most important issue here is an Ethics Commission's independence: how important it is and how best a ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2009-06-09 06:02 - 5 comments

  4. Louisiana Ethics Reforms

    ... Reform Package Contact Your Legislator to Support LA Ethics 1 Read our White Paper for more information ... access to public records . Make governmental ethics training mandatory for elected officials, top public-sector employees, ...

    donmc - 2007-04-28 14:07 - 0 comments

  5. Florida

    ... constitution was revised in 1968 to require that a code of ethics for all state employees and non-judicial officers prohibiting conflict ... and private interests be prescribed by law. The "Code of Ethics for Public Officers and Employees" adopted by the Legislature is found ...

    donmc - 2012-01-23 10:28 - 1 comment

  6. Tennessee's Model Ethics Codes Fail to Create Local Ethics Programs

    ... been six years since I last wrote about local government ethics in Tennessee. In a January 2007 comment to the forum on recusal , I ... Tennessee Municipal League) had prepared a model municipal ethics code that allowed, but did not require, officials with a conflict to ...

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

  7. Houston Ethics Reform I: The Ethics Commission and What People Are Saying

    ... the Houston council passed a number of amendments to its ethics ordinance. They were billed as a big step forwards, but I do not agree. ... have been saying about the reforms and how the role of the ethics commission has changed. In the next post I will take a critical look at ...

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

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

    ... The second edition of the resource book Local Government Ethics Programs will be put up on the City Ethics website in the next few days. It is updated, improved, and expanded. One ...

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

  9. Book Excerpt 2: A Checklist of Ethics Commission Activities

    ... the most useful sections of my new book Local Government Ethics Programs . Summer is upon us, and most ethics commissions that do not have a case before them do not meet. In fact, ...

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

  10. Ethics Code ≠ Ethics Program

    ... can never be said too often that the quality of a government ethics code is meaningless. What matters is how the ethics program actually works. Take Bridgeport, CT for example. It is the ...

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

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