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1. Bridging the Gulf Between Administrative and Government Ethics

   ... I have done a poor job in this blog covering administrative ethics, that is, the field of study involving the professional conduct of public administrators. Writers on administrative ethics have done a poor job of covering government ethics, that is, the field ...

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

2. Independent Non-Sitting Ethics Panels in Georgia

   Body:  I'm a big supporter of making ethics commissions independent of those over whom they have jurisdiction. ... County, Georgia have come up with an interesting approach to ethics commission independence that has one good point and several bad points. ...

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

3. The Conflicts Behind Government Opacity

   ... says and does the right things when it comes to government ethics. In a memo to heads of executive departments and agencies, ... opinions, handbooks, etc. Soon I will be publishing a survey of the status of website transparency of our cities' and counties' ...

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

4. Gwinnett County Ethics Reform III - County Officials' Response to Ethics Recommendations

   Body:  This third of three posts on ethics reform in Gwinnett County, Georgia looks at the county officials' ... that is, the addition of three areas to their ethics program:  ethics training, lobbying rules, and a permanent ethics commission. The ...

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

5. Basing Ethics Decisions on Unenforceable Code Provisions Undermines Trust in the Ethics Process

   ... based on a policy declaration rather than an enforceable ethics provision. That situation appeared to involve a misunderstanding, with a unanimous ethics commission finding probable cause. According to an article in the ...

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

6. A New Local Ethics Program's First Matter Raises Some Important Issues

   ... , raises a few important issues relating to local government ethics proceedings. According to Barton, Kingston's new ethics board dismissed a complaint from a city alderman that the mayor had ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 4 comments

7. Chicago Task Force Second Report II — The Roles of the Ethics Board and the IGs

   ... The principal topic of the second report of the Chicago Ethics Reform Task Force is the relationship between the Board of Ethics and the city's dual inspectors general, one for the executive branch ...

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

8. Opposing Ethics Reform Without Understanding Government Ethics

   ... County (IL) should be taking a fresh look at the county's ethics program. The call for an ethics committee to review Lake County's ethics ordinances and policies sounds ...

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

9. A Comparison of Two County Ethics Initiatives

   ... Last September, I wrote a blog post about an ethics initiative in Palm Beach County, Florida. A response to numerous scandals, it featured an ethics pledge, primarily for government officials, and a successful attempt to ...

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

10. An Ethics Officer Worth Emulating

    ... a newspaper article that truly appreciates the work a city ethics officer does. So I'm including the entire article below. It's from the Jacksonville Times-Union , and Jacksonville's ethics officer happens to be City Ethics President Carla Miller. Had it been ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2013-01-17 08:58 - 0 comments

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