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The Swords of Politics and the Shield of Government Ethics
... office or body authority over their conduct. But attacks are part of politics. They have nothing to do with government ethics. And they ... to a Sun-Times article came up most recently in Chicago's council (but is to be found almost everywhere) — “That means ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 1 comment
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Bridging the Gulf Between Administrative and Government Ethics
... to minimum standards and legal prohibitions." He refers to Chicago's ethics program as a "compliance strategy" and applies this term ... something it does not seek and is not designed to provide; (2) believing that what may work for administrative professionals will work for ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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The Actual Use of "Benefit" and "Interest" Language in Conflict Provisions
... of "interest": New York City, Seattle, Norwalk, CT, and Chicago ("benefit" is used in a new Chicago provision involving an official's employer). In addition to those ...
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Unpaid Legal Services to a Candidate Committee
... Legal Services to Superior Pro Bono Services to Chicago Ethics Task Force Local Government Legal Defense Funds The Favoritism ...
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Houston Ethics Reform I: The Ethics Commission and What People Are Saying
... want to take a look at their code of ethics, it would be Chicago -- and we did, and ours is better." He figured wrong. Chicago is far ... an impropriety has occurred, the commission is to send a report to the mayor, council, city attorney, or other appropriate agency or ...
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Participatory Budgeting as Solution to Council District Discretionary Fund Problems
... involved in a rigged system, unless your goal is to be part of the in crowd. It was nice to read an article in this Sunday's ... in Brazil and elsewhere. It was even picked up by a Chicago alderman, Joe Moore, two years ago. And, of course, ... Project , headed by Josh Lerner (the New York and Chicago experiments are described on the website, as is the participatory ...
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Book Excerpt 1: Fiduciary Duty
... duty.” However, the first substantive provision in Chicago’s ethics code reads, “Officials and employees shall at all times ...
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The Ethics Show Must Go On
... case study songs come to mind easily, with such numbers as "Chicago," "New York, New York," and Chuck Berry's "Memphis, Tennessee." ...
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A Good Example of a Bad Government Organizational Culture
... of poor organizational cultures that aren't extreme, such as Chicago. Even Enron had an excellent ethics program, and its misconduct appears ... of the new Congress). Devaney refers in his 145-page report to a "culture of managerial irresponsibility and lack of ...
Robert Wechsler - 2007-02-16 12:18 - 0 comments
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A Look at a Proposed Ethics Code for Glen Ellyn, IL
... ethics code for Glen Ellyn, IL , a western suburb of Chicago (pop. 27,000). The proposed code and resolution are attached; see ... glen ellyn proposed resolution 0111.pdf 0 bytes glen ellyn proposed code 0111.pdf 0 ...
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