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Gifts to Officials' Family Members
Body: Many major cities do not prohibit gifts from those seeking special benefits from the city government (restricted sources) to family members of city officials. Such a prohibition may seem a stretch, at least ... mansion. The governor says that he didn't even have to disclose the $15,000 gift because it didn't go to him. And yet not a ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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A Miscellany
Body: When Is a Confidentiality Waiver Not a Confidentiality Waiver? It is common for ethics codes to allow ... social media could constitute a meeting), records retention, content rules for comments on council members' sites or blogs, and letting the ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Irresponsible Handling of a Possible Conflict by Four Local Government Officials
... The Facts The conflict situation involves a council member who met a developer who owned a piece of property with two ... The developer said that the council member had asked him not to mention her. It does not appear that the developer told the council ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Exempting Special Developer Board Members from City Ethics Code in Dallas
... a January 15 memorandum , a week from today the Dallas city council will be considering an amendment to the city's ethics code , which ... board would have to recuse themselves, and the boards could not function. But that problem is very simple to deal with. Just add a ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Citizens to Redistrict Austin Council
... deeply involved in decisions that will determine whether or not they, and their party or faction, are re-elected. This conflict shares some ... , a recent ballot measure changed the makeup of Austin's council from citywide reps to district reps and a citywide-elected mayor. The ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Board Members and Jobs Under the Board's Supervision
... ethics provision that applies to local government board members and jobs under their board's supervision: Section 21A. Except ... board. The provisions of this section shall not apply to a member of a town commission or board, if such appointment or ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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More Bad Consequences of Gubernatorial Selection of EC Members in Georgia
... the governor's violations merely "technical." Multiple staff members have said that the executive secretary removed documents from the ... EC hear the case. But the best solution is not to have EC members selected by anyone under its jurisdiction. In fact, ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Do Public Service Unions Share the Obligations of Their Members?
... is, Do public service unions share the obligations of their members? Are they parties to government ethics, or do they somehow stand ... position, as in these cases, that employee's rights are not the same as in a regular personnel matter. Certainly the union may ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Ways Not to Select the Members of an Ethics Commission
... ways seek an EC that can develop expertise, and which can not only enforce, but also train and advise. According to an article in ... officials, many of whom have longstanding relationships with members of the board of supervisors: retired judges, former county or ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Council Approval to Bring a Matter to a County Ethics Commission
... all the municipalities in the county, requires that a town council vote on whether a matter may be referred to the ethics commission. ... a Junction City council member complained that he had not received notice of multiple special meetings of the council. Instead of ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
