In Legal Terms: Ethics for Public Servants
We can think of ethics as the principles that guide our behavior toward making the best choices that contribute to the common good of all. Who decides what’s ethical or not? Let’s find out from our guest Tom Hood, Executive Director, Mississippi Ethics Commission.
What do they do?
The Mississippi Ethics Commission has four main areas of authority under four separate laws:
The Ethics in Government Law – prohibits public officials and employees from having economic conflicts of interest.
The Open Meetings Act – requires governmental boards and commissions to meet in public, unless they enter…
The skinny
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