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1. It's Time for Savannah to Declare Its Ethics Program's Independence

   ... I like to focus on the independence of local government ethics programs. The public naturally trusts any ethics program that has not ... a fresh look at its government ethics program. It needs to decide most of all whether the city has a program that can hold the public's ...

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

2. 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 ... nominees prepared by the local branch of the League of Women Voters. Comment: Subsection 1: Five is not a magic number for an ethics ...

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

3. The Perception of Improper Ethics Reform

   Body:  The passing of new ethics code provisions in Anoka, MN (pop. 18,000) provides a fine case study of how to try to pass off useless ethics code reform as something valuable. According to an article in the ... including one that requires each board and commission to decide among its members, with advice from the city attorney, how to handle a ...

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

4. New city ethics regulations face first challenges

   ... BETH KORMANIK, The Times-Union The city's Ethics Commission believes the rules are clear: Lobbyists must list the ... 1, and the commission met in a special session Friday to decide how to respond. "We need to be firm in our response," Chairman ...

   donmc - 2008-04-16 19:15

5. Paying Relatives to Work on Council Campaigns - Issues of Trust

   ... Times has an article today that touches on municipal ethics issues. A municipal scandal does wonders. This time the issue is ... as saying, “It’s the type of thing which makes ordinary voters suspicious of the motives of candidates. It’s the sort of thing that ...

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

6. A Course in Running for Local Office

   ... world is preserved through the lack of interest not only of voters, but also of potential candidates, who feel the only way to get elected ... people know what the options are. The League of Women Voters of New York City has taken a step to help more people run for office by ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2007-02-16 08:22 - 0 comments

7. State Party Chair Tells Local Officials That Anything Goes

   ... "These groups" is a reference to the Community Voters Project and its partner organizations who are registering thousands of ... and state party chair to do such a thing breaks no ethics code, but it doesn't get more unethical. It shows that his desire to win ...

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

8. Another Elected Official Misses the Chance to Teach the Country About Government Ethics

   ... eye took an opportunity to teach the public about government ethics and used it solely to distort government ethics and defend himself. ... like I was helping out a friend, and let the legislature decide what to do. Whether or not what I did was legal or not, it was wrong, ...

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

9. A Conflict Regarding Conflicts

   ... Nor did anyone seek advice from the Louisiana Board of Ethics, which has jurisdiction over local government officials. It's worth ... believed that the matter was for the former chair alone to decide. The former chair said that he had performed due diligence and had ...

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

10. Bridging the Gulf Between Administrative and Government Ethics

    ... I have done a poor job in this blog covering administrative ethics, that is, the field of study involving the professional conduct ... "Does New York City take ethics management seriously? You decide." Kansas City's description ends, "Is the unified government marching to ...

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

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