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  1. Some Excellent Lobbying Reforms in NYC

    ... are based on recommendations made by a special reform task force, the NYC Lobbying Commission , established by the mayor and council ...

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

  2. The Use of County Party Committees to Launder Campaign Contributions - An Interactive California Report

    ... Watch found throughout the state. According to the second of these articles, this method of laundering contributions "drew ... Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics:  ...

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

  3. New Lobbying Regulation Report

    Body:  A report worth reading was recently published by the OECD: Self-Regulation and ... interviews unveil an extensive analysis of the history and roles lobbying associations serve in professionalising the practice of ... Some of the professional lobbying associations have refined ethics codes for lobbyists from general concepts to specific behavioural ...

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

  4. Report on Annual Reports III

    Body:  There's a national local government annual ethics report that is worthwhile taking a look at. It comes from the ... against its members and enforces its code. Its annual report on its ethics program can be found by clicking at the bottom of the ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2008-12-19 13:27 - 0 comments

  5. Quebec Report Recommends Ethics Codes for All Local Governments; North Carolina Might Soon Be Requiring Codes, Too

    Body:  Last week, I wrote about municipal corruption scandals in Montreal. This week, I'm happy to be able to write about a report requested by the province of Quebec, which determined that the province's municipalities should all have a code of ethics (only about 10% do now), that the largest cities and the counties should ...

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

  6. Attorney-Client Privilege and Financial Disclosure: A New NYC Bar Association Report

    ... lawyers, and have the ability to draft ethics laws. A report by the New York City Bar Association, Reforming New York State's ... themselves. For example, at a public meeting years ago, I spoke about how other towns handled a particular policy. I based what I said ...

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

  7. Police Officers' Failure to Report Criminal Activity for Their Own Personal Interest

    ... It is somewhat like the Long Island Railroad disability scam I wrote about in a 2008 blog post . But there is one big difference ... the benefit of their fellow officers, without thinking for a second about the good of the community. This is a classic case of ethical ...

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

  8. Enforcing Ethics Laws Against Contractors: Quickest Is Not Always Best

    ... enforcement. The latter is what occurred in Chicago, according to an article in yesterday's Chicago Tribune . When, ... program. He said, "I find that Redflex's failure to timely report this incident to the city is unacceptable behavior and is a failure by ...

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

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    ... you have selected. If you do not have a valid login to City Ethics, please got to the " New User Registration page " and follow the ... it! You are a registered user - you can now open all of our content! Enjoy, and please do send us feedback when you are able to use any of ...

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  10. Gwinnett County Ethics Reform III - County Officials' Response to Ethics Recommendations

    ... officials' response to the recommendations in the 2007 report drafted by the Carl Vinson Institute of Government at the ... judge? Not much. One commissioner is quoted as saying, “I don’t want to do anything that adds another layer of expense to our county ...

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

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