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City-Funded Redevelopment by Nearby Property Owners -- And How Not to Write Ethics Law
... directly from it. The five-person Riverbank, California Council has three members who own property downtown, which is going through a redevelopment phase (apparently, things like theaters, not low-cost housing). The council members also sit on the city's ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Council Recall Election Funded by Contractors Past and Present
... Say No on Recall campaign committee it created. Two of the council members were targeted for recall largely due to approval of the refuse ... expenditure. He defends himself by insisting that he did not directly take money from the contractor for the recall election. "They did ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Palm Beach Council Sneakily Opposes County Ethics Reform
... to end-run this prohibition, and the town of Palm Beach's council and city attorney found a way. The subject of the referendum? Yes, ... over the town's officials. And yes, the council members do not want to cede jurisdiction. The result is a resolution that states ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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San Diego: An Unappreciative Council and a Close Look at the Revolving Door
... compelled by a ballot measure. And in both instances, the council isn't happy with the result. In San Diego, the ethics code came ... One problem I had with the letter, which is not about the analysis but the ethics code, is the definition of "city ... Reform Act of 1974, as amended; and (d) City Council members acting in their capacity as Housing Authority and Redevelopment Agency ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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EC Members' Backgrounds and Misuse of Office
... than accusing ethics professionals and ethics commission members of unethical behavior. That is why ethics professionals and ethics ... careful about what they do, and why individuals who have not dealt responsibly with conflicts of interest, at least in the recent past, ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Mayor Peyton speech - Jacksonville City Council, 28 August, 2007
... text of Mayor John Peyton's speech to the Jacksonville City Council in which he appoints City Ethics' Carla Miller as Ethics Officer. ... throughout the state. Make no mistake about it: We are not making these changes just to "fill a hole" in the budget. We are making ...
donmc - 2007-08-29 23:06
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A Council Member Who's a Realtor, and Matters Affecting Property Values
Body: Does a council member who is a realtor have a conflict with respect to any council matter that affects real estate, ... vote, when in fact a council member with a conflict should not participate in any way, including speaking privately or publicly on the ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Not Much to Get Excited About in Baltimore's Ethics Reforms
... a developer whose projects required approval by the city was not considered someone doing business with the city. The new bill makes changes ... by its elected officials, who seem perfectly content arguing over whether the mayor should get two or three ethics ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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EC vs. IG: A Battle It's Better Not to Have
... The IG provided some of the requested documents, but chose not to provide others. The IG takes the position that his office is treating ... IG and the ethics board staff. It's possible that the council will come to the rescue in the nick of time. According to the Post ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Participatory Budgeting as Solution to Council District Discretionary Fund Problems
... and their families, friends, and business associates. It's not worth spending time getting involved in a rigged system, unless your goal ... I've written about in the past : the New York city council's discretionary funds (often referred to as "slush funds"), which have ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
