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State of Wisconsin Standards of Conduct (Wisconsin Ethics Board)

By Tami Klink
Jan. 31, 2010  

Got some news this week that required me to read and agree to the Wisconsin Statutes regarding conduct for those serving in a Governmental or Elected position here in the State.

Here's the link for those of you that have never read these Statutes: 

http://ethics.state.wi.us/StandardsofConduct/StandardsConduct.htm

As I was reading through these, it occurred to me that there are a lot of 'iffy' situations going on right now.  It seems that even with specific rules and ethics, someone is always able to find a 'gray' area in which to bend the rules to their liking.  Maybe that's how we got into the current situation that we are in now.

 Did you know that all of the 'fines' imposed on Ethics violations here in the State are deposited into the State School Fund?  Unfortuntely, I could only read the complaints and their outcomes up to 2005 on the State website.  Would be interesting to see what has happened since then.

Have a great week!

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  1. jhayett - Jan 31, 2010 7:07 PM

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    Tami...why do they deposit that $ in the State School Fund? How about the homeless, etc?

  2. Tami Klink - Feb 01, 2010 7:28 AM

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    Good question, Jim. I'm not sure either. But, if they would get off their butts and start addressing all of the ethics violations, it sure would help the school fund. I'll see what I can find out. Since they are not updating their website very often (ethics violations/outcomes only up to 2005), I may have to do a little research to find out when it was decided and by whom to put these 'fines'.
    Have a great week!

  3. Carl Hicks - Feb 01, 2010 2:26 PM

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    Sounds like the correct place to use fine moneyto me,since a lack of ethics is usually tied to an inferior education.

  4. Tami Klink - Feb 01, 2010 3:16 PM

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    Here you go Jim. Compliments of the Government Accountability Office for the State of Wisconsin.

    http://nxt.legis.state.wi.us/nxt/gateway.dll?f=templates&fn=default.htm&d=stats&jd=24.76

    Carl - That could be a contributing factor to a lot of things! :)

    Have a great week!
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