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___________________________________ Ethics & Civility ___________________________________ RELACS National Conference of State Legislatures October 4, 2018 ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Ethics in the News ___________________________________ ▪ Latest count: 18 ▪ SCOTUS overturns Legislators gone or conviction of former punished due to governor ___________________________________ harassment charges ▪ Ethics Director ▪ Former House resigns; ethics Speaker Indicted ___________________________________ requirements waived ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Ethics in the News ___________________________________ ▪ Uber can’t be fixed: ▪ Whistleblower taped it’s time for to chair and gagged: “this is what you get regulators to shut it down when you speak ___________________________________ against the boys” ▪ Intangible Benefits ▪ Vatican in ‘shame That Lead To and sorrow’ over Employee Happiness ___________________________________ abuses in PA transparency & listening ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________

___________________________________ Today’s headlines… ___________________________________ ▪ Warren Buffett – interview for intelligence, energy and integrity; if no integrity, don’t bother ▪ New drones will decide who to kill on their own (they can now recognize people vs. machines) ___________________________________ ▪ Facebook’s scandal forces marketers to examine their ethics ▪ Should you tell your friend her husband was on ___________________________________ social media looking for sex? ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Double Disney Point ___________________________________ ▪ Disney employees are prohibited from using one finger to point or give directions ▪ They must use 2 fingers to give directions or ___________________________________ point ▪ Known as the Double Disney Point ▪ History: Walt Disney would walk through ___________________________________ Disneyland with a cigarette and so used 2 fingers to give directions or point ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Quick Exercise ___________________________________ Write down 1 quality a mentor taught you ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________

___________________________________ Ethics ___________________________________ ▪ Principles: integrity, trust & honesty; doing the right thing ___________________________________ ▪ Professional and personal standards of conduct ___________________________________ ▪ A system of moral principles ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Making Ethical Choices Involves: ___________________________________ ▪ Moral judgment and ethical decisions ▪ Mismatched duties & conflicting claims ▪ Ethical, legal, practical considerations ___________________________________ ▪ Motive ▪ Seriousness of issue/offense ▪ Price tag: career, cost, ___________________________________ courage ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ How Do I Make Ethical Choices? ___________________________________ ▪ Do what is best for the most people. ▪ Follow your highest sense of principle. ___________________________________ ▪ Do what you want others to do to you. ___________________________________ ▪ Pit of your stomach? ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________

___________________________________ Your Work Environment ___________________________________ ▪ Identify top 3 ethical values as a Legislator/Staffer ▪ Identify top 3 ethical values for your ___________________________________ Legislative Staff Office ▪ How do you apply these values in your job? ___________________________________ ▪ Are these values ever in conflict? ▪ Character vs. Reputation ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Ethical Choices ___________________________________ ▪ Law- based ethics (“little e”) – Right versus wrong – Laws, rules, policies, guidelines – What must we do? – Why do good people still make ___________________________________ bad choices? ▪ Value- based ethics (“Big E”) – Right versus right – No formal guidance - values or ___________________________________ principles – What should we do? – Gray areas - can be confusing ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ How do you know if you have a ___________________________________ dilemma? ▪ What “should” I do? – moral compass ▪ “Mom” or “child” test ___________________________________ ▪ “Headline” test ▪ Seek colleague’s advice ▪ Reflect ▪ Use common sense and experience ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________

___________________________________ Civility ___________________________________ 70% ___________________________________ Civility has reached crisis levels ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Civility ___________________________________ ▪ NBC just reported a poll which indicated what we thought of 2017? (Rep. vs. Dem.) ▪ 79% of Republicans thought 2017 was one of the best years! ___________________________________ ▪ ▪ 81% of Democrats thought 2017 was one of the worst years! ▪ ▪ We are a deeply divided nation! ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Civility ___________________________________ ▪ Treat each other with respect, even the other party ▪ Follow the decorum in the Chambers; it’s a ___________________________________ process developed through tradition ▪ Never impugn someone else’s motive ▪ ALWAYS keep your word ___________________________________ » Peggy Kerns, former Colorado House Minority Leader, former Director of Center for Ethics in Govt. ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________

___________________________________ One definition… “Civility is about more than politeness, although ___________________________________ politeness is a necessary first step. It is about disagreeing without disrespect, Seeking common ground as a starting point for dialogue ___________________________________ about differences, Listening past one’s preconceptions, and teaching others to do the same. Civility is the hard work of staying present even with those with whom we have a deep-rooted and fierce ___________________________________ agreements.” Institute for Civility in Government -- ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ An unlikely friendship…. ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ An Unlikely Friendship ___________________________________ ▪ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dMMCVfK P9s ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________