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1. Officials' and Lawyers' Obligations Relating to Citizen Participation

   ... that citizen participation is a central goal of government ethics. Without trust that government officials are acting in the public ... one public role does not adversely impact the other. Thanks for all your thought-provoking posts! I think that local government ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 3 comments

2. Louisiana Ethics Reforms

   ... Reform Package Contact Your Legislator to Support LA Ethics 1 Read our White Paper for more information ... access to public records . Make governmental ethics training mandatory for elected officials, top public-sector employees, ...

   donmc - 2007-04-28 14:07 - 0 comments

3. Winter Reading: Lawyers As (Ethics) Leaders

   ... why city and county attorneys should not be providing ethics advice. One of those reasons was that "legal advice and ethics advice ... of their clients' conduct. Rhode notes that, according to a survey, less than 3% of lawyers "have reported giving advice that ...

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

4. Florida

   ... constitution was revised in 1968 to require that a code of ethics for all state employees and non-judicial officers prohibiting conflict ... and private interests be prescribed by law. The "Code of Ethics for Public Officers and Employees" adopted by the Legislature is found ...

   donmc - 2012-01-23 10:28 - 1 comment

5. Tennessee's Model Ethics Codes Fail to Create Local Ethics Programs

   ... been six years since I last wrote about local government ethics in Tennessee. In a January 2007 comment to the forum on recusal , I ... Tennessee Municipal League) had prepared a model municipal ethics code that allowed, but did not require, officials with a conflict to ...

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

6. Best Practices from the Book "Local Government Ethics Programs"

   ... The second edition of the resource book Local Government Ethics Programs will be put up on the City Ethics website in the next few days. It is updated, improved, and expanded. One ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2013-06-20 08:35 - 0 comments

7. Book Excerpt 2: A Checklist of Ethics Commission Activities

   ... the most useful sections of my new book Local Government Ethics Programs . Summer is upon us, and most ethics commissions that do not have a case before them do not meet. In fact, ...

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

8. Ethics Code ≠ Ethics Program

   ... can never be said too often that the quality of a government ethics code is meaningless. What matters is how the ethics program actually works. Take Bridgeport, CT for example. It is the ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 2 comments

9. Legislators and Pension Plans: The Class Exception vs. The Appearance of Impropriety

   ... of transparency in the pension system (very low) and the ethics rules under which their personal interests in the pension plans would ... leadership, speaking for its members, declined to answer the survey. The house minority leader said, 'I'm not going to deal with that ...

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

10. Houston Ethics Reform II: The Ethics Provisions

    ... Body:  There are several problems with Houston's new ethics provisions, in addition to what I pointed out in my last blog post. Some of them are typical, some of them are unusual. The ethics reform ordinance is attached; see below; the old ethics ordinance can ...

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

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