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1. Hiding Conflicts vs. Disclosing Them

   ... involvement in property development until they served on a task force in the 1990s that looked for ways to redevelop the city's east side. ...

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

2. An Upside-Down Conflict of Interest

   ... this person have refused the offer to join the commission?  I think so, because he apparently had a rather unusual relationship with it ... conflict may be something more. According to the second article, county grand jury recently questioned why three sets of ...

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

3. A New Local Government Blog That Covers Ethics Issues

   Body:  I'd like to call your attention to a new local government law blog that, among other issues, covers government ethics. It's called Coates' Canons: NC Local Government Law Blog , and it's ... Rule does not provide much in the way of guidelines). The second blog post focuses on codes of conduct for the award and ...

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

4. Section 1: Conflict of Interest

   ... the immediate family of a member of a board, commission or task force is employed by the City of New Haven; Where ... Comment: As has been shown so skillfully in Chicago, patronage involves both promises of jobs in return for political ...

   donmc - 2006-11-23 22:28 - 0 comments

5. A New Punch Line in Cook County's Patronage Joke

   ... the matter falls into the area of government ethics in which Chicago and Cook County have led the way for decades: patronage. Here's ... go and help root that out." That would have made Mayor Daley I's attorney the first choice to root out patronage in Chicago. It's ...

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

6. Wise Words on the Importance of Neutral Ethics Advice

   ... Update: December 14, 2010 (see below): One thing I learned at the COGEL conference last week is that Darleen Druyun , the infamous Air Force procurement officer who favored Boeing before taking a job with it, had ... an excellent 2004 Project on Government Oversight (POGO) report, " The Politics of Contracting ." The report contains a ...

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

7. CRA Problems in Southern Florida

   ... On April 18, the Broward County inspector general filed a report on the "Gross Mismanagement" of public funds by the city of Hallandale ... welcomed, because a lot of people are unfamiliar with them. I am not familiar with the “Lake County Fiscal Rangers”, but I just had to ...

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

8. Oakland Council Proposes Ethics Reform Charter Amendment

   ... reform process began with a June 2013 civil grand jury report , which called for giving the city's ethics commission more authority ... this rule were applied to the charter amendment itself. Second, the provision not only allows the EC to comment on any relevant council ...

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

9. Bid Rigging, Organized Crime, and State Takeover of Cities

   ... disposal for a long time. Another example came to light in Chicago last week. According to an article in the Chicago Tribune , a ... is on the verge of bankruptcy, due in part, according to a report commissioned by the city, to a serious lack of transparency in budget ...

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

10. Should Legislator-Lobbyist Communications Be Subject to the Legislative Immunity Privilege?

    ... the realm of protected legislative information-gathering, i.e., the gathering of information to inform the Committee's views on the necessity for, and appropriate content of, legislation. The Protection of Confidential Information ...

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

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