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Is A City Manager Worth $800,000? July 15, 2010 Jeff Gottlieb and Ruben Vives

Is A City Manager Worth $800,000? July 15, 2010 Jeff Gottlieb and Ruben Vives.

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Is A City Manager Worth $800,000? July 15, 2010 Jeff Gottlieb and Ruben Vives

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  1. Is A City Manager Worth $800,000?July 15, 2010 Jeff Gottlieb and Ruben Vives Bell, one of the poorest cities in Los Angeles County, pays its top officials some of the highest salaries in the nation, including nearly $800,000 annually for its city manager. In addition to the $787,637 salary of Chief Administrative Officer Robert Rizzo, Bell pays Police Chief Randy Adams $457,000 a year, about 50% more than Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck or Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca.

  2. Inspector Arrested in NYCCrane CollapseFriday, March 21, 2008 • New York - Inspectors began rechecking dozens of construction cranes afer one of their colleagues was accused of lying about examining a crane that collapsed 11 days later, killing seven people.

  3. ETHICS COMMISSION FINES FORMER L.A. CITY FIRE INSPECTOR $30,000 FOR MISUSING CITY POSITION Fines were imposed against a retired Los Angeles City Fire Department Inspector who solicited money from homecare facility administrators in the San Fernando Valley in exchange for providing their facilities City clearances for bedridden occupants.

  4. Public Trust • Inviolable Bond • Shared, communal expectation of action and behavior that ensures, protects and builds confidence in public institutions • Expressed by the most honorable behavior on behalf of the People

  5. Assessing Risks • Risk = Uncertain events or conditions that if they occur have positive or negative effects on the entity (business function/organization) to which it is tied. • Objective of a Risk Assessment is to identify, analyze and develop strategy to mitigate this risk.

  6. Conditions that Affect Risk in an Organization • External Factors • Politics, Budget, Economy, External Deadlines, Various Stakeholders • Internal Factors • Existence of Ethical Behavior by Managers, Knowledge of Policy and Procedures, Competent Internal Controls (audits, financial reviews, discipline)

  7. Universal Values • Truth - Telling (Honesty) • Commitment to Justice • Respect for Human Dignity • Courage

  8. Values Support Organizations • Universal values define acceptable and expected standards among individuals • Values breed collective leadership • Values are timeless and prevail over personality, politics, and agenda • Without shared values, individuals will pursue their own value systems

  9. Modern History of Ethics Initiatives in the United States • Expected Standards of Conduct (1780’s - Jefferson - “Public Service is a Public Trust.”) • Civil Rights Act (1964) • Ethics in Government Act (1978) • Defense Industry Initiative (1985) • Federal Sentencing Guidelines (1991) • Sarbanes-Oxley Act (2002)

  10. Traditional Ethics Issues in Govt. Ethics Offices • Conflict of Interest (personal, financial, organizational) • Fairness/Nepotism • Gifts/Gratuities/Honoraria • Misuse of Government Resources • Outside Employment/Future Employ. • Confidential Records • Actions/Behaviors that Violate the Code of Ethics

  11. Public Trust Universal Human Values Strategic Goals Organizational Internal Processes Application of Risk Compliance Policies

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