Ethics Violation #1 This ethics violation involves, Jim Bills, a corrupt former Assistant, Transportation Commissioner in the City of Chicago, Illinois. While serving in the position, Bills used his influence to win support for the award several contracts to a Phoenix-based, red-light camera installation company, called Redflex Traffic System Inc (“Examples of public”, 2016). The contracts resulted in hundreds of cameras installed throughout the city, generating millions of dollars in revenue for the company. “In exchange for his efforts, Redflex provided Bills with cash and personal benefits” (“Examples of public”, 2016, para. 2). According to the 2016 document, the cash amounted to hundreds of thousands of dollars, which was given to Bills in stuffed envelopes; by an associate who worked as a contractor for Redflex. Bills would also reside at an all-expenses paid condo in Phoenix, Arizona, which was also purchased by the associate from Redflex. Bills is now
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Likewise, the red-light company was driven by greed, as it established a monopoly on red-light cameras installations in the city. Both parties where blinded by self-interest, creating an ethical quagmire. Redflex is a private company and its leaders likely considered theirs as merely making business deals in order generate profit for their investors. However, Bills was completely in the wrong, as he is held to a higher standard. He neglected principal seven, of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA), Code of Ethics, which commands that he “Strive to attain the highest standards of ethics, stewardship, and public service in organizations that serve the public” (Menzel, 2017, p. 106). Therefore, Bills neglected the public, in order to serve
Likewise, the red-light company was driven by greed, as it established a monopoly on red-light cameras installations in the city. Both parties where blinded by self-interest, creating an ethical quagmire. Redflex is a private company and its leaders likely considered theirs as merely making business deals in order generate profit for their investors. However, Bills was completely in the wrong, as he is held to a higher standard. He neglected principal seven, of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA), Code of Ethics, which commands that he “Strive to attain the highest standards of ethics, stewardship, and public service in organizations that serve the public” (Menzel, 2017, p. 106). Therefore, Bills neglected the public, in order to serve