In this case analysis paper for ethics class, the protagonist, a conscientious and hardworking Deputy Director of Transportation for the City of Sunville, is confronted by his new boss, Nick Kellogg, who has been criticized for his management style and lack of social skills. The City Council has discovered that thousands of dollars worth of property removed from the Department of Transportation's offices over the last five years had not been delivered to the warehouse. Kellogg claims to have no knowledge of where the property has gone, but the property was worthless and was not being tracked. The protagonist is concerned about the success of the shelter for pregnant substance abusers and suspects that Mr$.$ Mitchell has been re$-$directing city physical plant trucks to the shelter whenever a load of property in bad condition would remain in storage at the warehouse indefinitely. The protagonist is called to appear in front of the City Council and is asked to share information regarding the investigation. They are also asked to provide a response to the council meeting.

ETHICAL CASE ANALYSIS PAPER STEP$-$BY STEP$/(14$ STEPS$)$

$1.$ General Statement of the Ethical Dilemma. $2.$ Key Actors

$3$ Roles among the key actors $4.$ Values surrounding these relationship.

$5$ Essential Facts. $6$ Missing Facts and$/$or Implied Facts. $7$ Behavioral Issues.$8$ Ethical Issues. $9.$ Ethical Issues Analyzed.$10$ Actions to be taken. $11.$ Possible Consequences of these Actions. $12.$ Ethical Criteria Used to Determine Action. $13$ A word search on the value terms identified in the table. $14.$ Correct and complete in$-$text citations and references and APA formatting

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The ethical case analysis paper titled Trash and Treasure should follow a step$-$by$-$step process, focusing on the decision$-$making process rather than the actions of others. The paper should identify the conflict of value$($s$)"$X$"$ versus $"$Y$"$ and provide a general statement of the ethical dilemma. Key actors and roles should be identified, along with the values surrounding these relationships. Essential facts should be provided without inference or projected consequences. Missing or implied facts should be differentiated and provided with assumed information. Behavioral issues should be addressed without value judgments. Ethical issues should be reiterated, and the relationships holding those values should be included. The paper should address the dilemma of $"$on the one hand $($values$)...($values$)..."$ and provide only one action, not all possible options. Possible consequences should be provided, with both pros and cons. Ethical criteria used to determine action should be mentioned and applied to the case. A word search on the value terms identified in the table should be included, and any relationships or values should be removed.