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1. What Can Ethics Officials Do Outside Their Jurisdiction?

   ... database will be on a website to be called Open Government NYC . According to the article, "Though Mr. de Blasio cannot require ... what happens and, if there's an important issue in their local government, try their hand at making a difference without limiting ...

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

2. Nudging and Government Ethics

   ... with a choice, we are more likely than not to go with a default option, be that a mobile ringtone or a pension plan. Yes, nudging is ... rules in public, whatever they may be. In most local governments, there is only one written nudge:  annual disclosure. Once a ...

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

3. A Miscellany

   ... inspector general. Failure to report will be considered a default on their contract. This is good news. It is important to get ... Conflicts Ethics Codes Ethics Reform Local Government Attorneys Misuse of Office/Special ...

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

4. Jurisdiction and Oversight Over Nonprofits Doing Local Government Work

   Body:  Privatizing local government functions can cause conflict of interest problems, but at ... managers. Geoffrey Croft, president of watchdog group NYC Park Advocates , is quoted as saying, "These parks have become the ... no transparency. There is no consistency." It's worth noting NYC Park Advocates' motto: Non nobis, sed omnibus - Not for ourselves, but for ...

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

5. Conflicts of Interest

   ... code (Based on an article by M.Davies of the NYC Conflict of Interest Board ) Story Topics:  Model Code ...

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6. Government Ethics and the Limits of Mental Bandwidth

   ... That would mean getting state officials to require every local government to have an ethics code and ethics officer, with a ... example, if an employee does not choose a pension plan, a default plan is chosen for him. The employee can opt out, but inaction will not ...

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

7. Online Ethics Training and Information Materials

   ... of what you can find on a number of local government ethics sites, as well as on the sites of state ethics commissions with jurisdiction over local officials. I am ...

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

8. A Proposal to Make New York City's Conflicts of Interest Board More Independent

   ... would send an important message to the rest of the country's local governments. In a Huffington Post post yesterday, Steven Cohen ...

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

9. A Miscellany

   ... Arrangement Here's another, even more laudable local government ethics story. According to an article in the Daily Mail ... make use of them. They act as if transparency was not the default value of our democracy, as if they were living in some other country ...

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

10. The Chick-fil-A Controversy Is Really a Government Ethics Issue

    ... ethics reforms, after the city's special ethics task force files its second report. Related blog posts: Council Fiefdoms He ... and It's Legal (in Chicago) Chicago Ethics Task Force Files First Report Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City ...

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

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