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Conduct Handbook for Municipal Employees & Officials, 2nd Edition

This guide for councillors, local boards, senior officials and their professional advisers provides breakthrough guidance on handling fraud, corruption, bribery, nepotism, conflict of interest, abuse of office, political activity, etc.
Publication Language: English
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$185.00
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Published: January 01, 2003
ISBN/ISSN: 9780433439455

Product description

This guide for councillors, local boards, senior officials and their professional advisers provides breakthrough guidance on handling fraud, corruption, bribery, nepotism, conflict of interest, abuse of office, political activity, etc.

Highlights include:

  • Draft policies for you to adapt or use 'as is'
  • Shows exactly how to train for, implement and enforce a conduct code
  • Identifies all ethics areas that must be monitored
  • Demonstrates, through discussions of recent court cases, the consequences of incomplete (or too general) code wordings and inadequate enforcement

Newly addressed in this edition:

  • Internet use in the workplace
  • Recent case law
  • Legislative changes affecting the operations of many municipalities and local boards - including the new Ontario Municipal Act, 2001

Written by leading government legal and policy authorities, the Handbook leads you step-by-step through the whys and wherefores of implementing a clear, acceptable and defensible code. A complete draft by-law and schedules are provided in addition to the numerous draft policy forms throughout.



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Table of contents

Preface
Table of Cases
Chapter 1: Legislative Framework
Chapter 2: Abuse and Corruption of Office
Chapter 3: Interest Disclosure
Chapter 4: Financial Information Disclosure
Chapter 5: Gifts, Benefits and Perks
Chapter 6: Nepotism
Chapter 7: Concurrent Employment (moonlighting)
Chapter 8: Political Activity
Chapter 9: Whistleblowing
Chapter 10: Misuse of Property
Chapter 11: Post-Employment Restrictions
Chapter 12: Developing a Code of Conduct
Chapter 13: Training and Enforcement
Appendix: Draft By-law: A Model Code of Conduct
Index