CONTENTS
Acknowledgments ix
Foreword xi
1. Introduction 1
Why This Publication Was Prepared and How to Use It
The Sources of Our Ethics
Internal
External
The Role of the Planning Commission in Establishing the Ethical Climate
How to Recognize an Ethical Planner
Tools for Learning about Ethics
Reading and Responding to the Scenarios
Sample Scenario (What Are You Willing to Do to Keep Your Job?)
How to React to a Possible Ethical Lapse
Procedures under the Code of Ethics
Using the Scenarios
As a Reader
In Workshops
A Word about the Moderator
Is It Worth the Effort to Try and Uphold Ethical Principles?
2. Scenarios 29
When the Planning Director Wants Affordable Housing
Temporary Toilets
Using the Zoning Ordinance to Eliminate Feeding Programs for the Homeless
Public Decision-Making without Public Input
Planner Wonders If Community Understands Development's Potential Impact
Where Have All the Affordable Rental Houses Gone?
Being Responsive to Hispanic Community Values
A Simple Office Conversion
Annexation Analysis Blues
Sending the Sex Shops Next Door
Street Vendors vs. Corporate America
Balancing Compassion and Enforcing the Sign Ordinance
Moving the Airport
Annual Birthday Dinner
Developer Offers Summer Employment to Planner's Children
Being Offered Confidential Information
When an Appointed Official Seeks Permit Approval
Planner Suspects Developer Influence on Planning Commissioners
No Home for Group Homes
Making Time for Planning on the Planning Commission Agenda
Off-the-Job Social Relationships Affecting On-the-Jobs Performance
Senior Planner Questions Competence of Director
Do You Have a Duty to Report and Publicize Suspicious Conduct?
Doing Outside Professional Work on Office Time
A Planner Works Part Time in Real Estate Sales
Can You Be a Consultant to the Public Agency Where You Once Worked?
Private Enterprise Seeks a Public Official
Dealing with Allegations of Sexual Harassment
Window Dressing Minority Contracting
Planning Director Browbeats Consultants
What Happens when a Consultant Takes On Too Much Work?
The Consultant's New Staff
The Consultant's Brochure
Preserving Indian Artifacts
Negative Comments about Consultant Work
Giving Credit where Credit Is Due
Grocery Store Market Analysis
Who Determines the Real Numbers?
Pricing the Comprehensive Plan
What's the Difference between Exactions and Extortion?
Action Alternatives
When the Rules of the Game Seem to Change
Using the Planning Process to Stop an Unpopular Land Use
Is Something Serious Really Going On?
Planner Spies Endangered Species
Are Wetlands an Ethical Issue?
Does Historic Preservation Overrule Religious Rights?
Disclosing Your Employer
Damson Preserves
When Your Personal Values Clash with a Planning Assignment
3. Discussion Scenarios 163
When a University Flexes Its Muscle
An Exercise in Damage Control
Whistle Blowing or Blowing in the Wind
Prioritizing Non-Work That Occurs at the Office
Arnold Oil Company Conditional Use Application
Appendix 189
Scenarios Organized by Applicable Code Elements
AICP/APA Ethical Principles in Planning
AICP Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct
AICP Advisory Rulings
Answer Sheet for Ethics Workshop
The Social Responsibility of the Planner
ICMA Code of Ethics with Guidelines
ICMA Declaration of Ideals
Index 227