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  1. Chicago Ethics Task Force Files First Report

    Body:  The...

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

  2. Other ethics related resources on the web

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

    donmc - 2023-08-02 14:37

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. Palm Beach County Business Coalition Gets Government Ethics

    Body:  The business coalition in Palm Beach County (FL) really gets it. One reason is that City Ethics' Carla ... has provided advice. The coalition consists of Leadership Palm Beach County, the Palm Beach County Business Forum, the Palm Beach County ...

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

  6. 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

  7. Palm Beach Council Sneakily Opposes County Ethics Reform

    Body:  According to an article in the Palm Beach Daily News , Florida law "forbids government bodies from ... there are ways to end-run this prohibition, and the town of Palm Beach's council and city attorney found a way. The subject of the ...

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

  8. Independent Offices vs. Independent Ethics Enforcement in Palm Beach County

    ... December 30, 2009 Two weeks ago, I welcomed the new Palm Beach County ethics codes. What I didn't realize is how much of the ... of offices. Update: December 30, 2009 A Palm Beach Post editorial yesterday echoed the wrongness of the sheriff's ...

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

  9. A Florida Legislative Committee Calls for the Suspension of the Palm Beach County EC

    ... meeting is supposed to be focused on the audit report on the Palm Beach County EC, which I wrote about yesterday . A member of the office ... clients who had been respondents in proceedings before the Palm Beach County EC. No one was asked to respond to what they said, and very ...

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

  10. Appearance Problems Surrounding a Request to Audit a County EC

    ... has arisen with respect to a proposed state audit of the Palm Beach County ethics commission has created serious appearance problems. According to an April 2 article in the Palm Beach Post , state senator Joseph Abruzzo requested an audit of the ...

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

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