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  1. Church Affiliation as a Conflict

    ... commission for ethics advice when council members failed to do so and, despite the corporation counsel's suggestion that it provide the ... project was valuable, and did not consider the church. But how could anyone know whether this was actually true? This is the point of ...

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

  2. Officials Soliciting Charitable Contributions from People Doing Business with Local Government

    ... County has in its ethics code what appears at first to be a very reasonable exception to the definition of a gift: ... to a charity she was involved with, according to an article in yesterday's Miami Herald . Most important, this ... poke her in the eye and tell her no,' he said." This is how pay-to-play works. There doesn't have to be an express quid pro quo. ...

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

  3. Some Things We Can Take Away from Rep. Rangel's Ethics Proceeding

    ... Charles Rangel (NY) are at the federal level, there is a lot to be learned from them that is relevant at the local level. Yesterday, ... The losses must somehow be twisted into victories, no matter how pyrrhic they might be. Following the Rules and a Different Sort of ...

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

  4. Opposition to Independent Ethics Enforcement in Washington Will Echo Locally

    ... And with all this attention, what Congress does, and fails to do, has a great effect not only on what happens at the local level, but also ... such as this, which appear to be instances of pay-to-play, how will you know whether they are coincidences of timing or the real thing? ...

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

  5. Another Obligation That Comes With Seeking or Holding Public Office

    Body:  This is a very serious blog post, but I want to start it with a game. Here are the headlines of stories that are said to be ... morally bankrupt political parties. When you wonder how our country came to the point we're at now, look at this list and know that ...

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

  6. The Self-Serving Nature of Cook County Township Governments

    ... But the day before COGEL meets in Scottdale, AZ, it's time to take another look at one of America's most unethical counties, which ... has to do is spend them. It's also worthwhile to see how close cooperation between a local good government organization and the ...

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

  7. A Good Example of Problems That Can Arise from Privatization

    ... schools. These nonprofits are sometimes a way for organizers to make money by selling property or services to the schools. It is easier for ... that only investigative reporting could let the public know how its funds are being spent. One lesson that should become clear is that ...

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

  8. Using Confidentiality as a Smokescreen

    ... week once again, this time in New York State. According to an April 16 article in the Albany Times-Union , a mayor from ... to deal with it responsibly, not to make accusations about how the leak occurred when no one actually knows. It may be wrong for a ...

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

  9. At Ethics Camp, Not-So-Tall Tales From the Dark Side

    ... slung around their necks, was perhaps the most novel effort to create ''a culture of ethics and accountability,'' said Judy Nadler, a ... Sunnyvale, chose to go to camp ''as a continuing reminder of how you should behave.'' Mr. Chu added, ''Unfortunately, the kind of people ...

    donmc - 2008-04-17 07:16 - 0 comments

  10. City Attorney's Advice re Conflicts of Interest: A New California Supreme Court Decision

    ... manager. The city had a rule that one cannot be appointed to a position within a year after having been a member of the council. The ... public interest as stated clearly in state and local laws? How would a city attorney be held responsible in this situation? Do you know of ...

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

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