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  1. A Very Short Rant on Financial Disclosure and Ethics Self-Regulation

    ... tax returns? Do their accountants make this many "errors" on their tax returns? How do these accountants stay in business? The image ... a businessperson or professional who knows how to keep files and how to work with an accountant. If they can't even be honest about ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

  2. A City Where "We Don't Want Nobody Nobody Sent"

    ... rules of the game. The patronage game, once played openly on the els of Chicago, went underground. A lot of work went into covering the ... ratings, the rigging of test scores, and the destruction of files (the shredding business thrives on identity theft and ethics laws). And, ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

  3. Council Ethics Committees

    ... would lead to the headline 'City Council Disbands Committee on Ethics,' which would let the public know that a committee on ethics once ... the city's ethics program, perhaps after the ethics board files its annual report. It could hold an annual training session. It could ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

  4. A Miscellany

    ... hide,' Sanford said. 'The truth will ultimately be laid out on that front.'" But now that the legislature is threatening to begin ... content rules for comments on council members' sites or blogs, and letting the public know that what they write is open ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

  5. We Need a Support Network

    ... and counterfeit DVDs . One of the things Naim focuses on is why governments have so much trouble putting a dent into any of these ... City Related County Related About Cityethics ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 1 comment

  6. Gifts

    This is the place to discuss limitations on gifts to officials and employees, and their family members. Probably no ... There are two principal goals here: (1) to give clear guidance to officials, employees, and potential gift givers; and (2) to ensure ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2007-02-16 21:02 - 0 comments

  7. Ethics Reform Testimony in D.C. and Tallahassee

    ... the D.C. ethics board will place the minutes of its meeting on its website, as well as all the written testimony it received. But there is ... should endeavor to provide proactive advisory opinions and guidance." He says, "the Board should keep its finger on the pulse of ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 1 comment

  8. The Consequences of Academic Noninvolvement in the Reform of Government Conflicts of Interest Programs

    ... So I will do the next best thing:  review it and expand on what I wrote (without all the details and the academy-speak I was required ... or reform of these programs. The result is that there is no guidance, no setting forth of best practices, no "clear standards." It is ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

  9. The Willful Standard in Nevada's Ethics Enforcement

    ... enforcement. A year and a half ago, I wrote a blog post on the mishmash of standards of proof in local ethics codes and in the codes of ... after its legislative immunity victory . Nevada Revised Statutes Sect. 281A.170 defined "willful violation" as where "the ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 1 comment

  10. Florida

    Florida's constitution was revised in 1968 to require that a code of ethics for all state employees and ... the Legislature created the Commission on Ethics . The Florida Commission on Ethics is located in Florida's ... In addition, the Commission provides legally binding advisory opinions interpreting the ethics laws and carries out the State's ...

    donmc - 2012-01-23 10:28 - 1 comment

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