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  1. A Civil Grand Jury Report on the San Francisco Ethics Commission

    Body:  Update : September 27, 2011 According to Melissa Griffin's column in the Examiner yesterday, the board of ... prized value in government ethics. And making dismissal the default is not a good way to gain the public's trust. As for setting the ...

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

  2. Electronic Communications as Government Property

    ... New Haven Democracy Fund. I will turn over all of my paper files, computer files, and electronic communications to my successor. Since I have no office ...

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

  3. Maricopa County 2 - Perjury Charges as Ethics Enforcement, and Officials' Trust in the Public

    ... pursuant to section 38-542, 38-543 or 38-545, who knowingly files an incomplete financial disclosure statement or who knowingly files a false financial disclosure statement is guilty of a class 1 ...

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

  4. Dealing with the Potential Conflicts Involved in EC Board Member Selection

    ... program is new, who should a nominee turn to for advice? The default is usually to ask the city or county attorney. But they are (1) ... more clear when one considers what happens if someone files a complaint against an EC member based on a conflict situation, that is, ...

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

  5. Taking the Big Ethical Step from Government Lawyer to Mayor

    ... to the blog Musings (with links to official sites for each piece of information), the city's mayor appoints half the ... rightly be hounded by good government advocates and by his opposition. Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics ...

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

  6. Not One Little Job, But the Whole Works

    ... permits from the city, and which has given a lot of money to the mayor's campaigns and inaugural committees. The son's job (he's ... ... My son’s role in overseeing safety on construction sites is completely unrelated to the development and permitting processes ...

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

  7. Contracting Out Government Work to Prevent Transparency

    ... public agency is entitled to receive a copy of records and files related to the performance of the governmental function, and (2) indicate that such records and files are subject to the Freedom of Information Act and may be disclosed by the ...

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

  8. The Benefits of Hyperlinking Ethics Codes, and the Dependency of Children

    Body:  According to an article in the Cincinnati Enquirer, a county commissioner in Ohio voted on a contract that went to her non-dependent son, and she is being investigated by the Ohio Ethics ... boring hours of hyperlinking? Okay, so how many of the sites of the 17 state ethics commissions whose laws cover municipal officials ...

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

  9. New web site Content Management System for CityEthics !

    ... platform which allows an individual or community of users to publish, manage and organize a variety of content, Drupal integrates many ... can subscribe to and then discuss content from other sites. Collaboration. Used for managing the construction of Drupal, the ...

    admin - 2005-06-03 09:27 - 0 comments

  10. Lobbying Subject Disclosure

    ... and “Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used Defense Sites.” Lobbying contacts for Client “A” addressed all environmental ... away from other areas of the Defense budget? If so, was the opposition purely policy-oriented (more Defense spending), or was it because ...

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

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