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1. Loyalty, Fairness, and Whistleblowing

   ... having an efficient government? In government ethics, the framing of whistleblowing does not have to be about a "greater ... a position where a government employee may feel obliged to report their conduct. In fact, they are far more likely to set up an effective ...

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

2. Palm Beach County Update

   ... Things are moving along well with the Palm Beach County ethics initiative, which I've written about in earlier blog posts ( 1   2 ... Beach Post , in an article this Sunday , was able to report that there has been only one disciplinary action so far. There is ...

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3. Enforcing Ethics Laws Against Contractors: Quickest Is Not Always Best

   Body:  It is important to bring contractors into an ethics program, requiring them to disclose gifts their employees make to ... program. He said, "I find that Redflex's failure to timely report this incident to the city is unacceptable behavior and is a failure by ...

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4. Summer Reading: Corruption and American Politics V - Ethical Leadership and Lobbyist-Campaign Consultants

   ... would not appear to have much relevance to local government ethics, but presidents, mayors, city managers, and other high-level local ... ethics environment. Genovese quotes from the congressional report on the Iran-Contra scandal during the Reagan administration: The ...

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5. Two Perspectives on Gift-Giving

   Body:  I'm back from the Council on Governmental Ethics Laws (COGEL) conference, and I will be sharing some valuable information ... where companies and officials can safely say No, and report companies and officials who offer or demand something they know is ...

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6. Local Government EC Director Shows How It's Done

   ... yesterday's Philly.com website , the Philadelphia Board of Ethics fined its executive director $500 for violating the confidentiality ... and are concerned that they broke a rule, they should report it and deal with the consequences. It's in their best interest in ...

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

7. Judicial Dismissal of Toronto's Mayor

   ... but the way the mayor handled it and the way Toronto's ethics laws relating to council members, including Ontario's Municipal ... mayor sits. The council debated the integrity commissioner's report. When the matter came before the council, the council speaker warned the ...

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8. Blind Spots II — Motivated Blindness

   ... culture. In the context of local government ethics, motivated blindness can best be seen when local government attorneys ... who give or prepare ethics advice should be appointed by and report only to an ethics commission. This removes the organizational loyalty, ...

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9. Officials Requesting Police Investigations of Political Opponents: A Serious Misuse of Office

   ... being told no, police officers should be required to report them to the local or state ethics commission. And city attorneys, asked by officials to pay off those ...

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

10. An Example of Backsliding

    ... backsliding shortly after creating or improving a government ethics program. When there has been a scandal, councils often go further than ... should add a requirement that city employees and officials report any possible ethical misconduct, so that their coming forward is a duty ...

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

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