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1. Mack Truck Exceptions to New Gift Provisions in Alabama

   ... good part. The bad part is, as so often, the exceptions to the law. One state rep is quoted in a Birmingham News article ... must not refer to the perceptions of real people. Once you establish this, you are on the other side of the looking glass, where there is ...

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

2. A New Government Ethics Report from a New Florida Organization

   ... former director of the state ethics commission, contributed to the report. Here is another report that, while everything in it is of value, ... program that has nothing to do with criminal misconduct. How, people feel, will more training and disclosure prevent criminal ...

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

3. Prince George's County (MD) Ethics Reforms Good, But Incomplete

   ... Last December I wrote a long blog post about the pay-to-play culture of Prince George's County, Maryland. The new county executive ... or to provide anything of value to, them or others Establish a Board of Planning and Zoning Appeals that would take some authority ...

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

4. MILLER'S CROSSING

   ... CARLA MILLER was appointed to reform Jacksonville’s ethics. The fact that she’s being squeezed out ... General to help investigate complaints. One measure of how seriously Peyton regarded the dustup was his choice of Carla Miller for the ...

   donmc - 2015-05-15 14:34

5. Folio Article: Miller's Crossing

   ... Body:  When Mayor John Peyton decided to hire Carla Miller as Jacksonville’s Ethics Officer in 2007, the city was ... General to help investigate complaints. One measure of how seriously Peyton regarded the dustup was his choice of Carla Miller for the ...

   donmc - 2012-01-22 21:52

6. The Costs of No Ethics Reform in San Bernardino County (CA)

   ... my latest update on San Bernardino County's failure to follow grand jury ethics reform recommendations with any action. An ... as follows: We say the county can't afford not to establish an ethics commission. Consider that Jack Brown, CEO of Stater Bros. ...

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

7. Memphis: At the Top of the Bottom

   ... was institutionalized, so that there were rules about how you could and could not take advantage of your office. In round ... All the city has now is an aspirational code, but it has to have a real ethics code by June 30 (although Tennessee's new requirements ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2012-10-03 09:16 - 0 comments

8. A Controversial Indianapolis Board Appointment: Perception and the Dilemma Between Competence and Conflicts of Interest

   ... Greg Ballard, who ran as a candidate who would bring ethics to city government, is already embroiled in a controversial ethics issue. He ... not appear to have been his idea). He doesn’t understand how important it is for people to see an ethical leader question his own ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2008-02-04 11:06 - 0 comments

9. Federal Gift Prohibition Applies to Most Local Governments

   ... that allows federal prosecution of those who give gifts to local officials in amounts greater than $5,000. Proof of bribery is ... but the court finds "that the government was not required to establish a specific quid pro quo of money in exchange for a legislative act." ...

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

10. Abuse of Citizen Ignorance in an Ethics-Related Referendum

    ... Update : August 9, 2012 (see below) People tend to think that all good government people are alike. The thinking goes that ... but also the city commissioner's remuneration? How can a citizen be expected to know about this form and other county ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 2 comments

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