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1. Summer Reading: Corruption and American Politics IV - Wayne Le Cheminant's Essay

   ... Le Cheminant. The title of the essay – "Bending the Frame to Corrupt the Lenses" – provides a good picture of his fascinating approach ... it because it works for him personally. In fact, the term "ethical misconduct" (Le Cheminant uses the term "corruption") "becomes a ...

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

2. Pension Forfeiture in Baltimore

   ... Dixon's retirement package being left intact. The deal to resolve this case and get Ms. Dixon out of office seems to have sparked more ... or of a county or of a municipal corporation who during his term of office is convicted of or enters a plea of nolo contendere to any crime ...

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

3. The Politicization of Montana's Political Practices Commissioner

   ... given to him by the two top party leaders from each house, included a former secretary of state who had had legal problems, an ... there would not be an appearance of impropriety. But the content of a decision should not affect whether an official withdraws from ...

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

4. Trust and the Independence of Ethics Enforcement

   ... a certain sense, that is what is happening. According to an article in the New York Times last week , David Sloan Wilson, ... use the favored, but equally outdated, and inappropriate*, term "witch hunt," then it would become crystal clear that officials cannot be ...

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

5. If Only a Large Campaign Contribution Could Be Considered a Conflict of Interest -- The Westminster Approach

   ... of value," or whatever they call money and goods given to government officials and employees. Limiting campaign contributions is a ... thing of value was received during the Councillor's current term of office or anytime within six (6) months prior to the commencement of ...

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

6. Jurisdiction Over a Mayor-Elect, and Misconduct Disclaimers

   ... GA case I wrote about in the last blog post . According to an article in the Clayton News Daily last Friday , a former Forest ... sentence to the City Ethics Model Code's definition of the term "official or employee": The term also includes candidates for office ...

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

7. Government Ethics Is Not About Character, But About Making Decisions in a Professional Manner

   Body:  One thing I've failed to do in this blog is sufficiently emphasize that making ethical decisions in ... little we can do about the misperceptions that surround the term "ethics" other than to educate local government officials and employees, ... which is scarcely being done at all. That's why I prefer the term "conflicts of interest" as used in New York City's Conflicts of Interest ...

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

8. How Should Ethics Reform Be Done?

   ... be done. But with ethics, is acting undemocratically likely to lead to the furthering of democratic values? Click here to read the ... who are subject to it is as important as the substantive content of the ordinance. The more people are involved, the more it enters ...

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

9. Cincinnati Situation V - Officials Entering Into Contracts with Their City

   ... development takes this matter beyond ordinary conflicts, due to state and local laws on officials entering into public contracts with their ... In fact, the 2008 advisory opinion, in interpreting the term "position of profit" expressly speaks of a financial benefit "which is a ...

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

10. Restrictions on Ethics Commission Membership

    ... , I talked about an ethics commission member conflicted due to having played a role in the campaign of an official brought before ... relates to political activities during an EC member's term. Here is Atlanta's provision: Members shall be prohibited ... are non-political, but the council replaces a member whose term is up with a council member's recent (or even current) campaign treasurer ...

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

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