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  1. An EC's Immune System

    ... process." "Under § 4-1100 of the Philadelphia Code, the [EC is] authorized, among other duties, to conduct investigations, to ... the usual way, and the way recommended in the City Ethics Model Code , protects an EC and its staff from suit. Having a board that ...

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

  2. [CityEthics] A Citizen Transparency Initiative

    ... ) A Cure for Transparency Problems: A Model Website and Blog By Robert Wechsler Created 2008-03-24 10:38 An ... Ethics --- Source URL: http://www.cityethics.org/node/396 Click here to read this blog entry as it appeared on http://www.cityethics.org/node/396 [1] Links: [1] http://www.cityethics.org/node/396 [2] ...

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

  3. A Miscellany

    ... property. Confidential Information The ethics code in Taylor, Michigan , like too many ethics codes, prohibits divulging ... for the benefit of oneself or others (see the City Ethics Model Code provision ). According to an article in Wednesday's ...

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

  4. Staff Members and the Revolving Door

    ... government official asks for advice regarding how an ethics code provision affects his situation, I believe that the provision should not ... staff. I have added a clause to the City Ethics Model Code revolving door provision (the words "or based on advice or ...

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

  5. New Orleans Mayor's Indictment Shows Weakness of the City's Ethics Program

    ... little words are all that's needed (see the City Ethics Model Code gift provision for the wording). A complaint was filed with respect ...

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

  6. Public Servants and Free Speech

    ... First Amendment issue, the respondent argues that the ethics code is constitutionally vague because it uses such terms as “personal . . . ... (on p. 16) cites the Turner Broadcasting case, saying that "'content neutral laws impact First Amendment rights incidentally," Turner ...

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

  7. Confidential Information

    ... Here is possible definition language, based on the IMLA Model Code: "Confidential information" means information ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2007-02-16 21:04 - 0 comments

  8. The Importance of Being Readable

    ... who write them seem to consider the capabilities of the code's audience: municipal officials and employees without a legal education. ... ). With a preface by Warren Buffett and an introduction by SEC Chair Arthur Levitt, the SEC clearly meant business. ... be in a position to recognize that an unreadable ethics code is irresponsible. How can any of an ethics code's goals be attained if the ...

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

  9. Nonviolence and Government Ethics V – Modeling Corruption

    ... that are also relevant to government ethics, the medical model and the educational model. The Medical Model The first is the medical model, which sees ...

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

  10. A Miscellany

    ... Board of Commissioners amended the city/county's ethics code to prohibit a nonprofit agency from receiving public funding (unified ... social media could constitute a meeting), records retention, content rules for comments on council members' sites or blogs, and letting the ...

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

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