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  1. Chicago Compliance and Integrity Survey

    ... Update: January 4, 2010 (see below) On December 15, Chicago published a Compliance and Integrity Survey that its ... But only 17% (versus the national average of 54%) feel that Chicago employees are rewarded for following compliance standards. On the other ...

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

  2. First Round of Chicago Ethics Reforms

    ... based on a response from Steve Berlin, executive director of Chicago's ethics board. I had made the silly assumption that the underlined ... in response to the first report of the city's special ethics task force (see my blog post on this report ). In that blog post, I noted ...

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

  3. Lobbyist-Oriented Ethics Reform in Chicago

    ... continues to make small government ethics improvements in Chicago. Yesterday, according to a city press release , the council passed ... and to city employees running for office. The second part is a nifty idea, but I don't see why all city candidates, whether already ...

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

  4. Second Round of Chicago Ethics Reforms III - Independence and Confidentiality

    ... jurisdiction. It is clear from the second report of the Chicago Ethics Reform Task Force (attached; see below) that the task force members cared about making ...

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

  5. Second Round of Chicago Ethics Reforms IV - The Failures

    Body:  In one of my blog posts on the ethics task force's second report , I identified areas that the ethics task force ... recommendations do not appear to deal with the aspects of Chicago's government that have traditionally led to substantial ethical ...

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

  6. Garbage Ethics Reform in Chicago Sets an Example

    ... make sure that garbage pickup is done well. In Chicago, the members of the board of aldermen wanted to be given credit for ... provides an interesting history of garbage pickup in Chicago. This is not a new story, but it's worth considering because ...

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

  7. The Benefits of Hyperlinking Ethics Codes, and the Dependency of Children

    ... boring hours of hyperlinking? Okay, so how many of the sites of the 17 state ethics commissions whose laws cover municipal officials ...

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

  8. Judge Allows Employees to Vote for Boss as Mayor in Chicago Heights

    Body:  Two days ago, I wrote about a Chicago Heights (IL) situation where two council members who work under a third ... act. More evidence that ethics can be enforced only as part of an ethics program. Good ethics training, a good ethics code, and ...

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

  9. New web site Content Management System for CityEthics !

    ... can subscribe to and then discuss content from other sites. Collaboration. Used for managing the construction of Drupal, the ...

    admin - 2005-06-03 09:27 - 0 comments

  10. Lobbying Subject Disclosure

    ... Restoration, Navy,” “Environmental Restoration, Air Force,” “Environmental Restoration, Defense Wide,” and “Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used Defense Sites.” Lobbying contacts for Client “A” addressed all environmental ...

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

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