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1. The Broward County Commission Should Not Be Challenging the Constitutionality of a Lobbying Provision

   ... In a memo dated June 14, 2010 (attached; see below), the Broward County (FL) county attorney told the county commission that ... lawsuit (9-0) so the judge could rule that the ordinance is legal. However, after thinking about it more, I doubt that any court could rule ...

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

2. An Appreciative Look at the Draft Broward County Ethics Code for County Commissioners

   ... to an article in Tuesday's Sun-Sentinel , Broward County (FL) Commissioner Ilene Lieberman feels that the ethics code ... response to specific problems that have recently occurred in Broward County with respect to contracts and to relationships with lobbyists. ...

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

3. Broward County Legislators Drag the County's Ethics Feet

   ... Body:  As I mentioned in a recent blog post , the Broward County (FL; home of Ft. Lauderdale) commissioners are seeking to have ... senators and representatives whose constituency touches on Broward County. According to an article last week in the ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18

4. Yet Another Underhanded Attempt to Water Down the Broward County Ethics Commission's New Ethics Code

   ... 9, 2010 (see below) You've got to hand it to them:  Broward County (FL) commissioners don't give up. Some of them have fought and ... by citizen initiative as referenced in Section 7.01 of the Broward County Charter. That seems pretty ironclad. Which is why the glitch ...

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

5. Broward County (FL) Ethics Reform Talk: Gifts and Advice

   ... to an article this week in the Sun-Sentinel , the Broward County, FL commission is discussing changes to the countywide ethics ... officer will be a lawyer, there is no further need for legal expertise on an ethics commission. Other professionals who are trained ...

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

6. Family and Conflicts in Broward County (FL)

   ... of local government officials, as can be seen in Broward County (FL, home of Ft. Lauderdale) according to an article in the ... are often worse than direct conflicts because there are more legal defenses available. And local government attorneys as well as ...

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

7. Legislative Involvement in Administration: Problems in Broward County, FL

   ... to equally serious ethics problems. This is why, when Broward County, FL instituted major ethics reforms (they became effective at ... for the inclusion of this provision and its preservation (Broward County created an inspector general instead of an ethics commission; ...

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

8. A Second Constitutionality Opinion in Broward County, Just Like the First

   ... constitutionality of a lobbying provision in the proposed Broward County ethics code, the Broward county attorney (who wrote the first ... broward county opinion letter 2 062510.pdf 0 bytes Robert Wechsler's blog ...

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

9. Penalties

   This is the place to comment on the penalty provisions of the Model Code, to recommend alternative ... and emotion - of an investigation and hearings. Comment: An official should not compound ignoring a conflict of interest by ... of Research-Retired, City Ethics rwechsler@cityethics.org Log in or register to post comments ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2007-02-17 09:39 - 1 comment

10. Section 1: Conflict of Interest

    ... partner) is an officer or director. Comment: The central point of an ethics code is that city officials and ... go beyond actual representation, and include assistance or legal assistance, with an exclusion for representation or assistance in the ...

    donmc - 2006-11-23 22:28 - 0 comments

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