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1. Trying to Do Too Much in an Ethics Code

   ... public interest. The proposed ethics code in Amherst County (VA) does exactly this (the code is attached (see below; the ...

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

2. Chicago Ethics Task Force Files First Report

   ... huge city's ethics program." The task force managed to draft an 83-page report in a little less than five months, which is a major ...

   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. 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

5. 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

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. Settlement Agreements

   ... codes do. I left settlement agreements out of my first draft of the City Ethics Model Code, but I have just added a provision, ... some states (and at least one city) make settlement the default or preferred approach. Arkansas’ code requires a written Offer of ... blog Story Topics:  City Related County Related Model Code ...

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

8. 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 ... officials representing clients in suits against the city or county. 10. A requirement to report possible ethical misconduct. 11. ...

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

9. The Economic Crisis - Public vs. Private Interests Once Again

   ... It means the public sector must come back not just in the default mode when the private sector fails, but actively and constructively so ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2008-09-23 07:49 - 0 comments

10. Font Sizes - a test...

    ... </ul> Makes a bulleted list using the default bullet type: text text text <ul   ...

    donmc - 2012-07-26 17:40

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