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1. A Miscellany

   ... be in a conflict situation, but the mayor spoke and voted on the matter anyway. The council "relieved him of any obligation to return the ... I want to consider whether the risk alert is an approach to guidance that local ethics commissions might want to employ. The idea of a ...

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

2. Winter Reading: Switch VII - Self-Evaluation and Identity

   ... According to Switch, James March, author of Primer on Decision Making (Free Press, 2009), says that we rely on two basic ... It's valuable to ask oneself, "What does someone who files late 'feel'?" Since officials probably don't feel anything (except, ...

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

3. NY State Bar Association Report on Local Government Ethics Reform

   Body:  On January 28, the New York State Bar Association issued a report on ... involving influence and reward, provides virtually no guidance for municipal officials. The report recommends replacing the gift ... Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics:  Advisory Opinions Complaints/ Investigations/Hearings Conflicts ...

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

4. Mack Truck Exceptions to New Gift Provisions in Alabama

   ... A principal reform involves finally placing limits on gifts, apparently a radical move. But oddly, the gift provisions give ... or entertainment function." What sort of guidance does this provide? Think about it. If a lobbyist takes advantage of ...

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

5. The Politicization of Montana's Political Practices Commissioner

   ... but not in this matter. According to an article on the Rivalli Republic website , "when conflicts arise, Hensley intends ... soon after the commissioner was named: [A]nyone who files a complaint who does not come from Hensley’s political side of the ...

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

6. Decriminalizing Ethics Codes

   Body:  I'd like to follow up on what I said at the end of yesterday's blog entry , about jurisdictions ... enforcement is not the principal reason ethics codes exist. Guidance and a good ethics environment are far more important. Enforcement, when required, is itself intended to provide guidance to other officials, and assurance to citizens that ethical rules, and ...

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

7. Bridging the Gulf Between Administrative and Government Ethics

   ... the professional conduct of public administrators. Writers on administrative ethics have done a poor job of covering government ethics, ... ASPA and ICMA, the aspirational approach is primarily about guidance concerning professional conduct. This is a wonderful complement to ...

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

8. Summer Reading: Government Lawyers and Confidentiality

   ... and Government Lawyers ," 85 Wash. U. L. Rev. (2008), is on a topic I researched many years ago and never wrote about, at least at any ... Clark makes is that confidentiality rules need to be revised in order to "clarify that government lawyers have the discretion to ...

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

9. Section 1: Conflict of Interest

   ... However, most government officials and employees do, on occasion, have conflicting interests. The important thing is not for them to ... not to make the examples exclusive), it can provide clear guidance. The best place for such examples is, however, not in the code itself, ...

   donmc - 2006-11-23 22:28 - 0 comments

10. A Miscellany

    ... Subpoena Power According to an article yesterday on the WFPL website , the Louisville ethics commission has been trying ... in Democratic Action is giving the council 90 days before it files a suit. The ethics program is likely to be lacking in disclosure. ...

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

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