I attend the lawyer's lunch with the Ethics Commission each month. Joseph Centorino is the executive director of the Miami-Dade County Commission on Ethics and Public Trust. The Commission does a good job educating lawyers that represent local governments. I enjoy the lunches because I look at it as a lawyer and as a public official. The speakers are always interesting.
Mr. Centorino does not only educate lawyers, he also crusades for the enactment and enforcement of ethics provisions. Our current laws are weak and do not do enough. In his most recent opinion piece, he concluded with the following:
Public servants do not need to be heroes. They need to treat people honestly and fairly and act as loyal employees to earn their constituents’ respect. But they also need to understand the public’s frustration toward government due to improper appearances that lie beyond enforcement. Everyone in public service today faces that challenge.
Well said, Mr. Centorino, well said.
Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/01/25/3201035/the-battle-against-public-corruption.html#storylink=cpy
Mr. Centorino does not only educate lawyers, he also crusades for the enactment and enforcement of ethics provisions. Our current laws are weak and do not do enough. In his most recent opinion piece, he concluded with the following:
Public servants do not need to be heroes. They need to treat people honestly and fairly and act as loyal employees to earn their constituents’ respect. But they also need to understand the public’s frustration toward government due to improper appearances that lie beyond enforcement. Everyone in public service today faces that challenge.
Well said, Mr. Centorino, well said.
Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/01/25/3201035/the-battle-against-public-corruption.html#storylink=cpy
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