You are here
Page not found
Search results
-
One Commissioner, Two Conflicts, and No Ethics Program in Moore County, NC
... conflict of interest matters in 2010, one of which led him to recently resign from a board. Although the two have nothing to do with each ... but that is not the only consideration. Also important is how it appears to the public. What the commissioner has said is not helping ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
-
We Do Not Live by Financial Interests Alone
... Body: The tendency of local government ethics codes to limit conflicts to financial interests is one of my pet peeves. A current ... odd language, any old appearance of impropriety, no matter how strong, is insufficient. There has to be the appearance of ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
-
Seattle's Newly Expanded Whistleblower Protection Code
... Code became effective (attached; see below). As what appears to be the most extensive local whistleblower code, it deserves a look from ... or improper, or there is no guidance regarding how to proceed. It is better to work out a dispute regarding retaliation than ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
-
When a High-Level Official Seeks Special Treatment
... citizens off is when a local official uses his position to try to get out of a traffic ticket. The financial benefit may be minor, but ... This is a very ordinary situation, and it shows how important it is for ethics codes, and ethics training, to recognize the ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
-
State Ethics Mandates for Local Governments
... state mandates might, in this time of spending cuts, lead to the undermining of state ethics laws that apply to local governments. The ... is not unfunded mandates; it's mandates, period. So how about taking a nudge from the book Nudge by Richard H. Thaler and ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
-
The Limitations of the Language of "Influence"
... gift ban by asking for and receiving five tickets to the first game of last year's World Series, at Yankee Stadium. But the ... suspicion that a governor is violating the public trust? How many people don't expect to see mayors and governors at major sporting ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
-
A Miscellany
... temptations in local government. A police officer goes to the scene of an accident, and one or more drivers needs to have their cars ... disciplinary actions with regard to such employee. So how could the son be hired? The chief must be directly involved in hiring, ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
-
Conflicts Involving Local Government, Union Members, and Sister Locals in Rhode Island (Yes, Legislative Immunity Comes Up)
... bouncing around the issue of conflicts of interest relating to local officials' involvement in negotiations with a union, where they or ... Also of interest is the discussion on October 6 of how to approach changing the EC's policy on this issue, whether by rulemaking ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
-
Not Withdrawing As a Responsible Way to Deal with a Conflict in Stamford, CT
... and do what is in the public interest. According to an article in Saturday's Stamford (CT) Advocate , one such ... counsel it needs. The ethics board should also consider how best this case can be settled, because this messy case is fueling enmities ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
-
Don't Take Anything For Granted
... has happened in Brockton, MA (pop. 94,000), according to an article in the Enterprise-News . The board of the city's ... Resources Management seemed unashamed not to know how the fund was used. No one seems to be very curious in Miami-Dade. When the ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
