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  1. 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 ...

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

  2. 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 ...

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

  3. 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 ... is central to most of them. Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics:  In the news ...

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

  4. Font Sizes - a test...

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

    donmc - 2012-07-26 17:40

  5. The Don't Ask, Don't Tell Approach to Ethics

    ... in the public interest. Don’t ask, don’t tell is the default setting for municipal ethics. And it’s the worst conflict of interest ... other conflicts to exist and remain hidden. Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics:  City Related ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2008-04-20 09:13 - 0 comments

  6. Summer Reading: Richard Painter on Ethics Reform I

    ... subject to ethics rules." Painter advocates what he calls "default rules," that is ethics rules that apply to contractors, but which can ... three-part post Part 3 of this three-part post Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- ...

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

  7. Government Ethics in the City of Albany, NY: Gifts and a Draft Ethics Code

    ... have been a center of contention. Only the state's lobbying law is relevant, since the developer is the client of a lobbyist. ... them many millions of dollars a year. On May 18, the draft ethics code was sent to the council's law, buildings and code enforcement ...

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

  8. Fighting Last Year's War Is Not the Way to Draft an Ethics Code

    ... in legal proceeding provision. This is not the way to draft an ethics code. Yes, there is a vague conflict provision and an equally ... started because she believes it has merit." Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- ...

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

  9. Problems with Santa Fe County's Aspirational, Yet Enforceable Draft Code of Conduct

    ... the city of Santa Fe has a rather ordinary ethics code (Chapter 1, Section 7). The draft county code could be an attempt to outdo the city, to be holier than it. ...

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

  10. Drupal post typography

    ... style to notify your vistors of downloadable content and files. To use this style, enclose your text within the following html: <p ... style to notify your vistors of downloadable content and files. To use this style, enclose your text within the following html: <p ...

    donmc - 2010-01-22 11:24 - 0 comments

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