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1. Muncie, Indiana, and the Applicability of the ASPA Code of Ethics for a City Council:

   ... the American Society for Public Administration’s ethics code, something that hundreds of citizens at the meeting favored. ... other than in a constitutional manner? City Ethics’ Model Code Project recommends including the ASPA code in a city’s ethics ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2008-02-05 11:49 - 0 comments

2. Definitions

   ... as they often are. Often, definitions include significant content, so that officials and employees must read the definitions before they ... codes. Subsection 13: Some cities follow the IMLA Model Code by defining "relatives," generally or in such instances as ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2007-02-17 10:04 - 1 comment

3. "Interest" vs. "Benefit"

   ... much misunderstanding, as well as weaknesses in ethics code drafting. Ethics codes are essentially conflict of interest codes. ... the language of benefits . Here is the City Ethics Model Code's principal conflict of interest provision : An official or ...

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

4. EC vs. IG: A Battle It's Better Not to Have

   ... Even better is to have a provision in the ethics code that requires all agencies, including independent agencies, to fully ... requests for documents and other evidence. See City Ethics Model Code §213.6. Best of all is to have the inspector general ...

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

5. Blog Posts on Ethics Commission Independence

   ... the Selection of EC Members Who's in Charge? - An Introduction to Writing and Revising An Ethics Code Clear Air in Manhattan: Independence of ECs 2 Clearing the ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2011-07-04 08:43 - 0 comments

6. Why It is Important to Make It Clear That Conflicts of Interest Are Not Wrong

   ... person. And the argument escalates. Better an ethics code were to begin with the words, "There is nothing wrong with a conflict. ... not quite as effective, way I put it in the City Ethics Model Code 's Declaration of Policy, Purpose, and Obligations: While ...

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

7. Does Recusal Require Action and/or Words?

   ... paving company. Defining Recusal The Santa Fe code of ethics provisions reads as follows: Any public official shall ... My solution has been to amend the City Ethics Model Code recusal provision by adding paragraph 4:  "Recusal at a meeting ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2010-10-05 16:11 - 3 comments

8. The Virtuous Circle of Ethics Laws and Legislative Immunity -- And the Legislators Who Stand Outside of It

   ... issue is how the legislator will participate and vote, the content of his or her legislative activity. On the other side of the circle, ... Island, where the legislature did not institute the ethics code. Instead, it came through a constitutional amendment prepared by a ...

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

9. City Ethics Publications

   ... By Robert Wechsler, Director of Research-Retired. Model Municipal Ethics Code, an annotated model code that uses clear language and explains the ...

   donmc - 2018-12-23 17:59

10. Problems with Ethics Provisions That Go Beyond Conflicts of Interest Issues

    ... that go beyond conflicts of interest, as the City Ethics Model Code has, but there are many things, such as truthfulness and civility, ... code, and that the other four commissioners "seem content to sweep this embarrassment under the rug.: In support of his position, ...

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

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