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A Miscellany
Body: It's amazing how much local government ethics activity there is in this July. Here is a miscellany of issues that have ... in Democratic Action is giving the council 90 days before it files a suit. The ethics program is likely to be lacking in disclosure. ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Penalties
... penalties. For example, please share your experiences with ethics commissions that have the power to suspend or remove employees, as well ... environment and sends a clear message to people in the city government and to those who work with it. Please also share your ... determination (see 216). If the Ethics Commission files a determination in the matter after the 109 suit has been filed, the ...
Robert Wechsler - 2007-02-17 09:39 - 1 comment
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A Solution to the Problems of Local Government Attorney Ethics Advice
Body: There is nothing more important in local government ethics than timely, independent, professional ethics advice. And there is no ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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The Educational Opportunities of a Local Ethics Case in Massachusetts
... more important problem is how the public perceives what its government is doing. When the public sees town committees giving grants to ... conclude that the chair might favor her cousin. The chair files a written disclosure with her appointing authority explaining her ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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How Views on Government Can Affect Views on Local Government Ethics
... A Necessary Evil : A History of American Distrust of Government (1999) made me think about how anti- and pro-government feelings jive with views on government ethics. People who believe that government is a good way to deal ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 1 comment
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New Government Ethics Organization Mischaracterizes the State of Government Ethics, and Acts Politically
... was drawn to a new organization called Foundation for Ethics in Public Service, Inc., which operates as the website ... that they are weak and ineffective, and concluded that "government will never do an effective job of policing itself." He further concluded that "there is an ethics void throughout government, and only independent oversight and action by non-partisan media and ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Bridging the Gulf Between Administrative and Government Ethics
... I have done a poor job in this blog covering administrative ethics, that is, the field of study involving the professional conduct ... on administrative ethics have done a poor job of covering government ethics, that is, the field of study involving conflicts of interest. ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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A New Local Government Blog That Covers Ethics Issues
... Body: I'd like to call your attention to a new local government law blog that, among other issues, covers government ethics. It's called Coates' Canons: NC Local Government Law Blog , and it's ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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A Primer for Government Lawyers Faced with Officials' Conflicts
... whose mission is "to promote excellence in Washington local government through professional consultation, research and information ... to know about. It includes a page of links to sample local ethics codes , a page on Washington state laws governing local government ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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NY State Bar Association Report on Local Government Ethics Reform
... 28, the New York State Bar Association issued a report on government ethics reform in New York State , which includes a section on local government ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
