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  1. A Gift of Books: Intellectual vs. Monetary Value

    ... others think the book is really useful. The ethics code says that no one can give any official "anything of value if it could ... of value." Loaned or given, what matters is the book's content, not its monetary value. The other consideration here is that, ...

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

  2. NJ Municipal Pay-to-Play Ordinances and a State Contribution Database

    ... municipal contracts. The ordinances are based on a model ordinance drafted by Citizens' Campaign , a New Jersey good ...

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

  3. It's Important to Make Sure That a Confidential Information Provision Cannot Be Used Against Whistleblowers

    ... there was no crime involved. See the City Ethics Model Code confidential information provision , which could not be used against ...

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

  4. The New ASPA Code of Ethics

    ... sometimes harmful, sometimes baffling — changes to its Code of Ethics (the revised code is attached; see below). This post will look at the changes that involve ...

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

  5. Why Nepotism Is Relatively Unethical

    ... waivers, even if waivers are not available for other ethics code violations. But the nepotism rule in Missouri, which applies to ... worst abuses involving nepotism (see the City Ethics Model Code provision , which deals both with supervision of family members ...

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

  6. A Critique of a New Industry-Local Government Ethics Code in New York

    ... General, Andrew Cuomo, issued a Wind Industry Ethics Code to deal with these problems. Hats off to Cuomo for the idea, although not ... execution. Here are some of the provisions of the new code, from an AG office press release . The complete ethics code can be ...

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

  7. The Effect of NYC's Conflicts of Interest Board on the Ethics Programs in New York State's Larger Cities

    ... Buffalo Buffalo has a disclosure-based ethics code. An annual financial disclosure statement is required, and a separate ... shall not be deemed unethical." Buffalo's ethics code (pp. 11ff) has other basic provisions, including a ban on gifts from ...

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

  8. Budget Games and Gimmicks

    ... issues can be dealt with in the aspirational portion of a code. The ASPA Code of Ethics, which is what the City Ethics Model Code uses for its aspirational portion, has several provisions that ...

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

  9. Florida

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

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

  10. A Stamford Ethics Controversy Involving Time Limits, Enforcement of Policy Declarations, and More

    ... and inspectors general. Time Limits Stamford's Code of Ethics requires that a decision on probable cause be made within 60 ... are not drawn out. This is the reason that the City Ethics Model Code contained strict time limits for the hearing process, although not ...

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

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