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1. Kansas City (MO) Takes a Big Step Toward Ethics Reform

   ... Reform will be holding a public hearing tomorrow on its draft ethics code. It's clear from the draft that the commission made excellent use of the City Ethics Model Code. The ...

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

2. Citizens and the Advisory Opinion Process

   ... local government officials, as can be seen in the advisory opinion provision and comments in the City Ethics Model Code Project. On ... which is supposed to be the principal use of the advisory opinion process. The second thing one learns is that citizens are more ...

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

3. Model Code - Introduction

   Draft Model Municipal Ethics Code CLICK HERE: Full text of the ... Project, click here. Our goal in putting online this draft model ethics code is to spark discussion of the many fundamental and ... as well as provisions not included or mentioned in this draft. And please respond to what others have said and questions others have ...

   donmc - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 6 comments

4. Online Ethics Training and Information Materials

   ... also useful to those in other local governments who have to draft such materials and create training programs. These materials show both ... of what you can find on a number of local government ethics sites, as well as on the sites of state ethics commissions with jurisdiction ...

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

5. D.C. Council Inappropriately Overrides EC Advisory Opinion

   ... a long blog post examining an important general advisory opinion from the District of Columbia's ethics commission on the subject ... Size DC Const Servs Resolution 0214.pdf 0 bytes Robert Wechsler's blog ...

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

6. A Model Ethics Advisory Opinion and Links to Major City and State Advisory Opinions

   ... of Interest Board (COIB) recently issued an advisory opinion (attached, see below) on the subject of conflicts involving city ... AO2009_2_Council_discretionary_funding.pdf 0 bytes Robert Wechsler's blog ...

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

7. An Advisory Opinion Concerning Constituent Services

   ... of Ethics and Government Accountability issued an advisory opinion on the important and far too overlooked topic of constituent services ... one big file of its opinions (HTML rather than the usual PDF, so that readers don't have to download a huge file), which would then make ...

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

8. The Chick-fil-A Controversy Is Really a Government Ethics Issue

   ... which dictates that City Council members defer to the opinion of the ward alderman on local issues." This privilege allows individual ... ethics reforms, after the city's special ethics task force files its second report. Related blog posts: Council Fiefdoms He ...

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

9. Duty Does Not Equal Right, Duty Does Not Equal Right . . .

   ... Last week, the Texas Attorney General issued a legal opinion on the role of the county attorney in representing and advising the ... in 2009. The county attorney herself requested the opinion on behalf of the ethics commission, which appears to me to be a ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 3 comments

10. Soliciting Funds for a Conference and an Arts Center

    ... Madison, Wisconsin. The mayor of Madison was asked to co-chair a committee that will be raising funds to sponsor a national ... advisory opinion before accepting the co-chairmanship. A draft advisory opinion has been made available by the Capital Times , ...

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

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