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1. Poor Handling of a Conflict of Interest in Ferguson, MO

   ... year:  a white police officer's killing of a black man in Ferguson, MO. According to an article in Newsweek , the elected St. ...

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

2. Chicago Ethics Task Force Files First Report

   Body:  The...

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

3. Other ethics related resources on the web

   Sites Focusing on Ethics in Public Service and Character Education ...

   donmc - 2023-08-02 14:37

4. Large Contracts, Bid Rigging, and Pension Boards in Detroit

   ... Kilpatrick - mayor Miller - aide to the mayor Ferguson - a city contractor Mercado - water and sewerage chief • ... sewer lining contract until the winning bidder agreed to pay Ferguson, who wound up getting $24.7 million in revenue when the contract was ...

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

5. The Government Attorney-Client Privilege in a Local Government Investigatory Context

   ... about an Illinois circuit court decision in the case of Ferguson v. Georges , where it was decided that Chicago's corporation counsel could ...

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

6. The Appropriateness of Business and Union Gifts to Government

   ... County, home of Indianapolis. Democrats favor two satellite sites for early voting (in addition to the City-County Building), but the ... auto workers union offer $50,000 to pay for the satellite sites. I oppose the acceptance of gifts to local governments from ...

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

7. State Ethics Mandates for Local Governments

   ... and Cass R. Sunstein (2008), which argues skillfully for default options, since people are lazy or, in this situation, it's in their self-interest to do nothing? A state could require a default ethics program that would take effect by the end of the following year, ...

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

8. Penalizing Ethics Proceeding Transparency

   ... is an essential part of government ethics, it should be the default position. In other words, unless there are very serious reasons to ... rights also need to be taken into account. When someone files a complaint, there has to be a serious reason to limit his right to speak ...

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

9. Settlement Agreements

   ... some states (and at least one city) make settlement the default or preferred approach. Arkansas’ code requires a written Offer of ...

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

10. Best Practices from the Book "Local Government Ethics Programs"

    ... in the government. 3. Transparency as the default position of the ethics program, with respect to advice, disclosure, and ... (not a party to it), including the ability to file a response to a respondent’s response to the complaint, to recommend changes or ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2013-06-20 08:35 - 0 comments

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