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1. Fall Reading: Out of Character

   out of character.jpg Body:  I don't talk much in this blog or in my book Local Government Ethics ... solicitation, another time we don't. One time we report ethical misconduct, another time we don't. Even self-interest is ...

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

2. School Officials Participate in Sports Equipment Reconditioning Fraud

   ... a school athletic director, but the candidate did not report the contribution. Another Jersey school official purchased $2,300 ... Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics:  ...

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

3. Compliance and Conflicts in Tallahassee: The Organization Interest vs. The Public Interest

   ... of Tallahassee's decision to opt for compliance. Like the Chicago compliance program, whose survey I discussed in a recent blog post , Tallahassee's program does not seem ...

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

4. Vendor Codes of Conduct Sound Better Than They Are

   ... are not commonly found in the U.S. In a limited search, I couldn't find one. But corporations commonly have them, as do some Canadian ... of employees and post-employment provisions, and duty to report provision (complete with a hotline number). But they are only ...

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

5. A New Book on the Worst Recent Ethics Scandal

   Body:  I don't get it. Such a big deal has been made out of the Bell, CA officials ... big bucks. This was considered the big local government ethics story of the last few years. The Los Angeles Times won a Pulitizer ... whose livelihood depend on government, have an obligation to report misconduct. When they fail to do so, very bad things happen. The ...

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

6. A Proposed Ethics Code for Memphis Falls Short

   Body:  Three years ago, I featured Memphis in a blog post , noting that, in the last six years, 66 ... In between, the city and the county (Shelby County) passed ethics codes, but not only did they give the ethics commissions little in the ... officer can make informal advisory opinions, as well as report on and prosecute complaints). The draft code does require ethics ...

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

7. Applying the Broken Windows Theory to Local Government Ethics

   ... George L. Kelling and James Q. Wilson, apply to government ethics? The theory says that, if small things like broken windows are ignored, ... community norm. Isn't this what a good local government ethics program is supposed to do:  try to prevent and fix the small instances ... It is harmful to the public's trust when every little report and complaint is taken past the investigation and ...

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

8. Lots of Wrongs, Little Right

   ... However, the best way to have dealt with the matter, I think, would have been for the criminal authorities, who began investigating ... after the EC's decision in 2007, to have turned their report over to the EC. Even though there is a crime that can be applied to what ...

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

9. Local IG Makes Charges About Campaign Treasurer Acting As Auditor

   ... New Orleans' Inspector General, who works for the city's ethics board, sent off two letters relating to the auditor for the Orleans ... official has a financial incentive to provide a positive report to allow the official to be re-elected and re-hire the auditor. But ... that led to the IG's investigation is one that I wrote about a year ago :  the treatment of Louisiana local inmates as ...

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

10. Procuring Trouble

    Body:  When I heard about the ACORN sting, when two people posing as pimp and prostitute ... legality of giving this woman a contract is irrelevant. Ethics laws cannot account for every misuse of office. Ethics provisions are ... you. If you go ahead and give a contract to her, I can't report you, since you have the benefit of lawyer-client confidentiality -- ...

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

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