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1. Another Strike Against the Honest Services Statute in a Local Government Context

   ... provision (in my solution, a council member over 65 can vote on a senior citizen center, but a council member who is a town employee cannot ... definitions of crime which do not give fair notice or guidance to citizens employed in government service. This is especially true ...

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

2. Who's in Charge? - An Introduction to Writing and Revising An Ethics Code

   ... inconsistent with them. Such a discussion can also provide guidance that will help people in and out of government think and act more ... Model Code places responsibility for ethics code revision on the body that has the most experience with municipal ethics and has the ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2007-04-11 09:57 - 0 comments

3. Will New Jersey Improve Its Local Government Ethics Program?

   ... and there is no mention of ethics anywhere. When you click on Divisions, the closest division to ethics is Local Government Services, ... no meeting minutes, no hint of how the system works, no guidance. But there is good news. Senate bill S-2068 has been filed, ...

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

4. Centralized vs. Disbursed Ethics Programs

   ... of selectmen meeting. One wonders whether the state provides guidance or oversight on how to deal with this particular conflict of interest, for example. A ...

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

5. The Supreme Court Is to Consider How Honest Services Fraud Jives with Ethics Laws

   ... Times legal affairs column today, Adam Liptak focused on what is known as "honest services fraud," which is actually part of a ... And three, it overcriminalizes and does so with almost no guidance or fair notice. The Value of Honest Services Fraud On the ...

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

6. Trying to Do Too Much in an Ethics Code

   ... requires no annual disclosure, provides for no training or advisory opinions, and has no independent enforcement. And most of the conflict ... the aspirational provisions. The result is a lack of clear guidance. The second sort of problem is that the county board of ... relating to its members as well as to its colleagues on the county's other boards and commissions, but it must also deal with ...

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

7. Problems with Santa Fe County's Aspirational, Yet Enforceable Draft Code of Conduct

   ... military here it is undefined, providing officials with no guidance, but an open season for accusations of unbefitting conduct. ... should have to hear cases involving family disputes, actions on a sports field, and the like, which would be under the jurisdiction of the ...

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

8. High-Level Officials and Agencies Where Their Family Members Work

   ... come up with a general definition that will provide concrete guidance to officials in the various situations that arise. The current law is ... such family members in order to get what they want. On the other hand, approval of a new IT system has nothing to do with a IT ...

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

9. Acknowledging Ethics Violations in Settlements

   ... someone will do the same thing again, and prevention and guidance are the most important things in any ethics program. A governor ...

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

10. New Cuyahoga County Executive Puts a New Ethics Policy First

    ... (see my blog post ). The most recent arrest occurred on December 17. As of this week, the county has a new form of government, ... than its mind. The gift policy provides little in the way of guidance, and leaves it up to the official or employee to determine whether it ...

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

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