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1. Problems Arising from a Bribery Case in Jefferson Parish, LA

   ... a suburb of New Orleans with about 430,000 people. According to an article in the Advocate yesterday , an employee of a large parish ... if it would help"), but not as a "transaction," a term that is not defined. There is no need to speak of "transactions." Nor ...

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

2. Nonviolence and Government Ethics II – Teamwork and Leading By Example

   ... , is not just a way of standing up to dictators, as in Egypt, or trying to change discriminatory laws, as in the civil rights movement. Nonviolence ... define "nonviolence," since it is an often misunderstood term. Nonviolence is not the same thing as pacifism, which opposes war. ...

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

3. An Ethics Emergency in Corpus Christi?

   ... there is a clear emergency (I don't think the end of a term qualifies as an emergency). This is especially true with ethics codes, ... Update (5/26/09): According to an article on the kiiitv.com website , the new city council immediately suspended the amendments to the ...

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

4. A Cook County Ethics Reform Proposal

   ... county cookbook.jpg Body:  According to an article in yesterday's Chicago Daily Observer , Cook ... over 12 months to $5,000. (Sec. 2-585 (d)) The term “seeking to do business” with the county will mean taking action ...

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

5. An Advisory Opinion Concerning Constituent Services

   ... in nature rather than legislative, in the sense that term has been used by the Court in prior cases." Considered legitimate ... 6. Avoid any hint of a carrot or a stick. 7. Avoid any appearance that service is being provided to a constituent due to ...

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

6. Ethics Commission E-Newsletters

   ... new and departing city officials and employees to sign an ethics pledge. Pledges might sound silly:  what difference will ... pledges, are about. Ethics pledges are a good way to focus people's attention on their possible conflicts of interest, which ... the city's revolving door provisions (Atlanta uses the term "cooling-off period"). Many people think ethics laws end when they ...

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

7. A City Attorney Wearing Too Many Ethics Hats

   ... many hats can a local government attorney wear when it comes to government ethics? This question arises out of a state bar grievance filed ... city attorney the city's chief ethics officer (however, this term or an equivalent does not appear in the ethics ordinance ). ...

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

8. 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 ... to municipal officers; note that the state only uses the term "beneficial interest," which many people find confusing; Tacoma uses both ...

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

9. Why Nepotism Is Relatively Unethical

   ... As for relation by affinity , that's a Catholic canon law term, which used to be used in determining whom you could marry so that it ... says: Wed, 2010-03-17 15:07 Permalink ...

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

10. Does Recusal Require Action and/or Words?

    ... deleted it. This is a reposting. What is recusal? More to the point, does the act of recusal require merely inaction, or action, or ... become an issue in the city of Santa Fe, but it is important to establish a definition for the purpose of government ethics. According ... for our purposes is the reference to judges. Recusal is a term that until recently applied only to judges. And judges ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2010-10-05 16:11 - 3 comments

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