Material from meetings of the Public Sector Roundtable at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics
- A case study on the importance of community
Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian leads a conversation about affordable housing in the Bay Area.
- Leadership practices for advancing the cause of civility
Disruption and rambunctiousness by participants in scheduled government meetings now verge upon a kind of public art form.
A look at some of the questions that public officials should ask themselves before making a decision.
Cities respond to nuisance lawsuits.
- "Fair" is in the eye of the beholder
Pension reform debate involves different views of fairness.
Social media and government ethics are discussed by experts, focusing on: transparency, accuracy, free speech, and sunshine laws.
- A Case Study
A public agency CEO has a side consulting business that may create a conflict of interest.
Joan Cassman, attorney, and JoAnne Speers, executive director of the Institute for Local Government, distinguish between law and ethics
Panel discussion on citizen involvement from in-person tactics to social media
Advice for new city officials from an advisor to the International City/County Management Association
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