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1. Summer Reading: Thirst for Growth

   ... Water District (MWD) was formed on the basis of a report by a committee of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, whose representatives dominated the MWD board for many years. This would seem reasonable if Los Angeles needed ... Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics:  ...

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

2. An Odd Ethics Commission in Oakland

   Body:  I recently noted Oakland, CA's odd nepotism ordinance. Well, its Public Ethics Commission is also odd, and worthy of a look. I was alerted to some of ... An EC executive director should be selected by and should report to the EC itself, and no one else should be involved. The blog post ...

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

3. Ethics Conversation

   Body:  I recently read a book by Stanley Cavell called Cities of Words: ... philosophy. What is relevant about this book to government ethics is Cavell's idea of "moral perfectionism," which isn't about being ... friendships. When faced with, say, a requirement to report unethical conduct, officials are confused, conflicted not in their ...

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

4. Selling Advertising on Local Government Websites

   ... County website that advertises is the assessor's page. So I wonder how much to believe the prevalence of county website advertising or the report that problems have not been reported.] In addition, Ohio counties ...

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

5. Proposed Ethics Reforms in San Antonio

   ... to the city's ethics code and campaign finance regulations. I will deal here only with the ethics reforms. A summary of the proposed ... program is solely investigative. He is required to report his findings to the ethics officer for enforcement. Another ...

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

6. Signs of Institutional Corruption in Albany, NY (The City, Not the Capital)

   ... jobs with this company, but they've been doing it for years. I wrote a blog post about the relationship between the company and ... they have fiduciary duties to the public (the officials who report to these elected officials have the same fiduciary duties). ...

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

7. It Takes a Village: Behind the Indictment of Philadelphia's Vincent Fumo

   ... is to have the courage to stand up and fight. That is what I will do, not just to protect myself, but to protect others from facing ... it for all the work he does for the people. Places such as Chicago and Louisiana have, in the past, accepted this view of government. But ...

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

8. 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

9. Citizens' Views of Ethics Reform in Jacksonville

   Body:  I don't write about Jacksonville much, because my colleague at City Ethics, Carla Miller, is the city's ethics officer. She has been working hard ... upon learning of possible misconduct. Often, employees report unethical conduct but fear reprisal if their identity becomes known. ...

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

10. Palm Beach County Update

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

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

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