| #e.21724 | Wednesday 4:15PM to 5:45PM
October 10,
2012 | CM | 1.50 |
Ethics in Mixed CompanyAPA Nevada ChapterLas Vegas, NV Planners generally think about ethics when working with the public, applicants, supervisors and subordinates. Often, however, ethics are tested prior to or during public hearings and meetings of our elected and appointed officials. There are the usual noticing, conflict and Brown Act issues that must be considered at every meeting. But there are also such issues as individual members’ site visits and meetings, the occasional too-close-for-comfort past or current relationships and the occasional legal opinion that is more political than proper.
This session will begin with a basic review of ethics principles from American Planning Association and International City/County Management Association (ICMA) sources. Then each of the presenters will offer a few scenarios from their own experience when City Council, Planning Commission or Historic Preservation Committee meetings have provided opportunities for our professional ethics to have led us through minefields fraught with unsavory options.
Those in attendance will be asked for their thoughts and opinions as each scenario is presented. As the instances used will be ones which have actually occurred, successes and failures, relief and regrets can all be explored. The number of examples used by each presenter will depend on the amount of public participation. A minimum of one example from each type of meeting will be given a thorough airing.
Nearly all communities televise Council meetings and most do the same for Planning Commission and sometimes Historic Preservation Commissions. How planners and planning are portrayed at these meetings significantly denotes the perception of the profession. If planners are shown to hold the highest ethical standards along with exhibiting insight and vision, we will reassert our community leadership.
More Instructors: Margo Wheeler AICP Margo Wheeler, AICP, received her Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Cal State LA and her Master’s degree in Urban and Regional Planning from USC. She has been a practicing planner since 1981 in both the private and public sectors and served as the Community Development director in four (4) southern California cities during the 80’s and 90’s. From 2001 to 2011, she was with the Planning Department of the city of Las Vegas, Nevada and director from 2004. She has served as the director of Community Development for the city of San Bernardino since January 2011 to present.
As part of the Nevada Chapter in Las Vegas, Margo participated in hosting the largest APA national conference ever held in 2008. She served as chair of the City Planning and Management division for four (4) years.
Flinn Fagg AICP Flinn Fagg, AICP, was appointed as Director of Planning for the city of Las Vegas in 2011. He joined the city of Las Vegas Planning Department in 2003 as an Urban Design Coordinator and later served as Planning Manager in 2005, then as Acting Deputy Director in 2009.
Before joining the city, he worked as a planner and urban designer for several municipalities in the state of Florida. Flinn earned his Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Oregon and his Master of Architecture degree from the University of Miami, where his studies focused on urban design.
Courtney Mooney AICP Courtney Mooney, AICP, has been the Urban Design Coordinator and Historic Preservation Officer for the city of Las Vegas Planning & Development Department since 2003. In this capacity, Ms. Mooney staffs the city of Las Vegas Historic Preservation Commission, serves as a commissioner on the Downtown Design Review Committee and manages historic preservation and urban design projects.
Ms. Mooney is also principal of 20th Century Preservation, a cultural resource management firm, and a board member of Preserve Nevada, a statewide non-profit historic preservation group.
Ms. Mooney holds a Graduate Certificate in Public Administration from the Graduate College of Public Administration, University of Nevada-Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada; a Master of Science in Historic Preservation from the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation, Columbia University, New York; and a Bachelor of Science in Architecture, College of Architecture, Construction Management, and Planning, University of Nevada-Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada.
Margo Wheeler AICP Margo Wheeler, AICP, received her Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Cal State LA and her Master’s degree in Urban and Regional Planning from USC. She has been a practicing planner since 1981 in both the private and public sectors and served as the Community Development director in four (4) southern California cities during the 80’s and 90’s. From 2001 to 2011, she was with the Planning Department of the city of Las Vegas, Nevada and director from 2004. She has served as the director of Community Development for the city of San Bernardino since January 2011 to present.
As part of the Nevada Chapter in Las Vegas, Margo participated in hosting the largest APA national conference ever held in 2008. She served as chair of the City Planning and Management division for four (4) years.
Flinn Fagg AICP Flinn Fagg, AICP, was appointed as Director of Planning for the city of Las Vegas in 2011. He joined the city of Las Vegas Planning Department in 2003 as an Urban Design Coordinator and later served as Planning Manager in 2005, then as Acting Deputy Director in 2009.
Before joining the city, he worked as a planner and urban designer for several municipalities in the state of Florida. Flinn earned his Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Oregon and his Master of Architecture degree from the University of Miami, where his studies focused on urban design.
Courtney Mooney AICP Courtney Mooney, AICP, has been the Urban Design Coordinator and Historic Preservation Officer for the city of Las Vegas Planning & Development Department since 2003. In this capacity, Ms. Mooney staffs the city of Las Vegas Historic Preservation Commission, serves as a commissioner on the Downtown Design Review Committee and manages historic preservation and urban design projects.
Ms. Mooney is also principal of 20th Century Preservation, a cultural resource management firm, and a board member of Preserve Nevada, a statewide non-profit historic preservation group.
Ms. Mooney holds a Graduate Certificate in Public Administration from the Graduate College of Public Administration, University of Nevada-Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada; a Master of Science in Historic Preservation from the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation, Columbia University, New York; and a Bachelor of Science in Architecture, College of Architecture, Construction Management, and Planning, University of Nevada-Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada.
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