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  1. A Miscellany

    ... inspector general. Failure to report will be considered a default on their contract. This is good news. It is important to get ... Herald, the candidate's opponent, who filed an ethics complaint based on the acceptance of this contribution, "there is nothing in ...

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

  2. Government Ethics and the Limits of Mental Bandwidth

    ... example, if an employee does not choose a pension plan, a default plan is chosen for him. The employee can opt out, but inaction will not ...

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

  3. Online Ethics Training and Information Materials

    ... of what you can find on a number of local government ethics sites, as well as on the sites of state ethics commissions with jurisdiction over local officials. I am ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 1 comment

  4. A Miscellany

    ... make use of them. They act as if transparency was not the default value of our democracy, as if they were living in some other country ...

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

  5. The Chick-fil-A Controversy Is Really a Government Ethics Issue

    ... ethics reforms, after the city's special ethics task force files its second report. Related blog posts: Council Fiefdoms He ... and It's Legal (in Chicago) Chicago Ethics Task Force Files First Report Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 1 comment

  6. A Civil Grand Jury Report on the San Francisco Ethics Commission

    ... need to be delayed, and which should be pursued. Complaint Dismissals Another EC practice that the grand jury criticizes is ... prized value in government ethics. And making dismissal the default is not a good way to gain the public's trust. As for setting the ...

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

  7. Electronic Communications as Government Property

    ... New Haven Democracy Fund. I will turn over all of my paper files, computer files, and electronic communications to my successor. Since I have no office ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 1 comment

  8. Maricopa County 2 - Perjury Charges as Ethics Enforcement, and Officials' Trust in the Public

    ... pursuant to section 38-542, 38-543 or 38-545, who knowingly files an incomplete financial disclosure statement or who knowingly files a false financial disclosure statement is guilty of a class 1 ...

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

  9. Dealing with the Potential Conflicts Involved in EC Board Member Selection

    ... program is new, who should a nominee turn to for advice? The default is usually to ask the city or county attorney. But they are (1) ... more clear when one considers what happens if someone files a complaint against an EC member based on a conflict situation, that is, ...

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

  10. Boot camp for city officials teaches 'a culture of ethics'

    ... Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor SANTA CLARA, CALIF. Wearing lanyards and camp T-shirts, the 23 ... camp for municipal ethics, the two-day gathering here at Santa Clara University on June 21 and 22 could become a model, some experts ...

    donmc - 2008-04-17 07:22 - 0 comments

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