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  1. Gifts to Officials' Family Members

    ... indirect gift to the official Rhode Island - prohibited San Diego - allowed Seattle - allowed A prohibition on gifts made to an ... that this term covers gifts to family members. San Antonio has valuable language in its gift provision that ties the official to ...

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

  2. Campaign Ideas for Local Government Ethics Reform

    ... Take, for example, Leland Yee, who is running for mayor of San Francisco. His Plan for an Independent City Hall starts off with a call ... campaign documents than in actual discussions about ethics reform. Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics ...

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

  3. Prohibited Communications during Contracting

    ... against such rules. Thanks. Helen Valkavich City of San Antonio Forums:  CityEthics Discussion Forum ...

    SanAntonioEthics - 2006-04-13 17:14 - 1 comment

  4. In Baltimore County, A Chinese Wall Is Not the Answer

    ... and state levels. I mentioned a supposed Chinese wall in San Diego back in 2008 , but mainly to show how officials were in denial. A ... provides a good local government example of a Chinese wall proposal and a good opportunity to see if there is another approach that might ...

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

  5. Crowdfunding a Local Government Ethics Program

    ... voting version of crowdfunding (e.g., the ethics programs in San Diego, in Miami-Dade, Palm Beach, and Broward counties in Florida, and in ...

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

  6. Grand Jury Report on Manipulation of the Suffolk County (NY) Ethics Commission

    ... has been the subject of a grand jury report. The first was San Francisco's (see my blog post ). There, it was a civil grand jury and ...

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

  7. Municipal Program - 2005 COGEL Conference

    ... Florida Helen Valkavich , Assistant City Attorney, San Antonio, Texas John Steiner , Integrity Officer, Austin, Texas Cogel's ...

    donmc - 2005-11-24 09:52 - 0 comments

  8. An Official's Relationship with a Bidder

    ... Body:  Here's an interesting conflict situation from San Mateo County, CA. According to an article in yesterday's Almanac , ...

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

  9. Problems with the Perfectly Ordinary

    ... occurrence next Monday in Seguin, a town of 25,000 outside San Antonio: the city's ethics commission will meet in closed session to discuss a ...

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

  10. Government Employees and the Class Exception to Conflicts of Interest

    ... to the conflict of interest charges against five members of San Diego's pension board, which I discussed a couple months ago in a blog ...

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

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