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Ethics code controversial in Providence, RI
... of an ethics investigator controlled by the mayor did not sit well with council members, who would be subject to the ethics code. ... Originally posted online at: http://www.projo.com/metro/content/projo_20060519_pethic19.21f67f36.html Story Topics: ...
donmc - 2008-04-16 19:22 - 0 comments
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Legal Ethics vs. Government Ethics
... and his division chief (the decision concerning her has not yet come down) are discussed in detail in a blog post I wrote a year ... before being asked to approve a settlement payment. Not surprisingly, this statement was of no meaning, since the panel found ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 1 comment
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The Effect of NYC's Conflicts of Interest Board on the Ethics Programs in New York State's Larger Cities
... to look at ethics programs in the other largest (although not large) cities in the state, in order by population. Buffalo ... might be affected by the official's decision. Council members may choose to abstain, but the decision is theirs alone: "the ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Václav Havel on Government Ethics
... responsibility. In other words, it is clearly a moral act, not only because one must pay so dearly for it, but principally because it is ... us. Its deepest roots are moral because it is responsibility expressed through action, to and for the whole." On intimidation: "[I]t is ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Yorba Linda's Proposed Ethics Ordinance Falls Short
Body: It's not an unfamiliar story. Council candidates promise ethics reform . They are elected, and actually ... endorsements specifically from city employees and board members, and a couple of transparency provisions (no ad hoc council committee ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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In Ethics Enforcement, the Criminal Process Can Be Even Less Effective Than the Ballot Box
... enforce ethics laws, especially considering that voters do not have the facts or know the laws. A situation in Santa Clara County ... a party that makes a big deal out of the conflict. In council and mayoral elections, however, a denied conflict often does not lead ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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When a Department Engages In Ethics Advice and Enforcement
... situation in the District of Columbia ). Sometimes agencies have their own ethics rules and programs that, even if they do not exclude the city or county ethics program, are administered outside of it. ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Spring Reading: The Government Ethics Adviser As Civics Teacher
... as civics teacher" is that a lawyer's civic obligation is not only to provide pro bono services and the like, externally to one's ... tells clients that, as fiduciaries for the community, they have obligations that go beyond the minimum requirements of ethics laws, ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Dealing Responsibly with Business Relationships
... is supported by a settlement reached with an Alexandria council member, according to an article at thetowntalk.com. The charges are ... for future compliance. The council member settled, he said, not because he believed there was a conflict, but because it was less expensive ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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The Supreme Court's Local Government Recusal Decision Is Limited to Voting and Legislative Debate
... principal argument for the fact that recusal from voting is not protected speech is that House members were subject to a recusal provision ... recusal law is viewpoint discriminatory. The Court finds it content-neutral and applicable equally to legislators regardless of party or ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
