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Model Code - Introduction
... people who know what's going on) and others will be able to report violations without endangering their jobs and pensions. The other ... appeared in "Keeping the Faith: A Model Local Ethics Law-Content and Commentary," 21 Fordham Urban Law Journal 61 (1993). Mr. Davies ...
donmc - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 6 comments
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A Miscellany
Body: A Failure to Respond to an Ethics Complaint It's always interesting to see how many ways there are not ... no effective whistleblower provision, and no requirement to report on unethical conduct you know about. Some of his subordinates quit, ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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The Problems with Requiring a Sworn Ethics Complaint Based on Personally Known Facts
Body: Is it important that an ethics complaint be based on information that is known personally? Some ethics ... One, an investigation is supposed to be made by the ethics commission, not by the complainant. It is enough that the complainant has ... or initated its own investigation based on the investigative report, just as was done on the criminal side, according to the ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Being Wrong II (Summer Reading)
... of Error (2010), as it applies to local government ethics. This post focuses on how to deal responsibly with one's mistakes, and ... a culture of openness and honesty. Since we are unlikely to report our mistakes, it is important to encourage others to do so, and to ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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A Miscellany
... to have the council member's actions found to violate the ethics provision. The council member is arguing that he should have ... people who hire, fire, promote, and discipline most likely report to the chief, so there is a strong appearance of impropriety. ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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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. ... to recuse himself from the vote. Here is Tacoma's relevant ethics code provision (also check out the similar state provision , which ... makes them more difficult to investigate, report on, and provide advice about (for example, had the council member sought ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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The Messages Sent by an Ethics-Related Legal Defense Fund
... caught taking inappropriate gifts or violating the company's ethics policy, I might be fired, suspended without pay or forced to open my ... this 2009 blog post . For a discussion of a thoughtful report on the conflicts involved in setting up a legal defense fund, see ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Bid Rigging, Organized Crime, and State Takeover of Cities
... is an extreme way to deal with a poor local government ethics environment. But it's a very difficult problem for a local government to ... is on the verge of bankruptcy, due in part, according to a report commissioned by the city, to a serious lack of transparency in budget ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Ethics Commission: Jurisdiction, Powers, and Duties
This is the place to discuss the Ethics Commission's jurisdiction, powers, and duties. The most controversial ... city pursuant to section 211; (j) To prepare an annual report and recommend changes to this code pursuant to section 212; (k) To ...
Robert Wechsler - 2007-02-17 10:07 - 1 comment
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An Undisclosed, Widely-Known Conflict as a Matter of Life and Death
... It is important that public servants be required to report conflicts of which they have knowledge or reason to believe. If ... Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics: ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
