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1. Voiding Contracts, Transactions, and Permits Where There Is an Ethics Violation

   ... of permits, contracts, or other transactions. City Ethics Model Code §106 , like the Connecticut law, does provide for ... of a contract or other transaction resulting from an ethics violation (a violation based on a finding by the local ethics commission). But it does allow the local legislative body to ratify the ...

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

2. New Michigan Model Local Government Ethics Ordinance Is a Lemon

   ... a "toolbox" for local governments to create local ethics policies. Local government ethics is already governed by state statutes, but local governments can ... give advisory opinions. It does not oversee ethics training (nothing is said about ethics training). And it only has three ...

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

3. It's Time for Savannah to Declare Its Ethics Program's Independence

   ... I like to focus on the independence of local government ethics programs. The public naturally trusts any ethics program that has not ... program. However, it lacks one. Its ethics board does no training, provides no advice, oversees no disclosures, has jurisdiction only ...

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

4. The Importance of Publicizing Ethics Programs

   Body:  If the governmental ethics community had a publicity program, the headline of a front-page ... Star would be a call to arms: Legislators agree: Ethics laws are puppies, not pit bulls The gist of the article is that, ... at least in Missouri. But there is nothing about ethics training, or advisory opinions, or ethical leadership, financial disclosure, or ...

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

5. Top Ten Ethics Films

   ... have come up with the following list: The Top Ten BEST ETHICS Movies of all time 1. Man for All Seasons Paul Scofield ... on the Web about ethics laws in all 50 states. In our training sessions, we present ethics as values—how people behave and the ...

   donmc - 2015-05-15 13:22 - 10 comments

6. Summer Reading: Richard Painter on Ethics Reform II

   ... on how Richard W. Painter's recommendations for federal ethics reform in his book, Getting the Government America Deserves: How Ethics Reform Can Make a Difference (Oxford U.P., 2009), may be applied to ...

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

7. Ethics Commissions Should Stick to Their Area of Jurisdiction and Should Stay Out of Politics

   Body:  A recent decision of the Wilton, NY ethics board (attached; see below) raises important issues regarding the ... with their apparent conflicts. They should get special training in government ethics. And they should hire counsel with expertise in ...

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

8. Carla Miller - President, City Ethics

   ... Brief Bio: Carla Miller is a global government ethics advisor, former U.S. Federal Prosecutor and founder of CityEthics, a ... Ethics at Harvard University where she developed ethics training programs for municipalities and participated in various research ...

   donmc - 2021-08-23 12:36

9. Not Much to Get Excited About in Baltimore's Ethics Reforms

   ... the road from Philadelphia, Baltimore too is considering ethics reforms, but it's in response to a scandal involving its past mayor ... changes to the city's ethics board composition and ethics training, the other to the city's ethics code. Neither is much to get ...

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

10. D.C. Ethics Board's Opinion Needs a Rewrite

    ... The first opinion of the District of Columbia's Board of Ethics and Government Accountability (a searchable copy is attached; see ... Size graham opinion 0213.pdf 0 bytes Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics:  ...

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

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