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Online Ethics Training and Information Materials
... 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 over local officials. I am ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 1 comment
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A Miscellany
Body: Ethics Code Amendment Without a Scandal Sometimes conflict situations, when they ... website . A county supervisor wanted to give $100,000 of his discretionary funds to his wife’s charity project. Then he thought the ... make use of them. They act as if transparency was not the default value of our democracy, as if they were living in some other country ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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The Chick-fil-A Controversy Is Really a Government Ethics Issue
... ethics reforms, after the city's special ethics task force files its second report. Related blog posts: Council Fiefdoms He ... and It's Legal (in Chicago) Chicago Ethics Task Force Files First Report Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 1 comment
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A Civil Grand Jury Report on the San Francisco Ethics Commission
... or otherwise do not involve violations of the ethics code. But it is not common for ECs, as a matter of policy, to wait for others ... 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 ...
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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
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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 ...
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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, ...
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Taking the Big Ethical Step from Government Lawyer to Mayor
... three major sports with three stadiums (and there's talk of a fourth, which the lawyer has publicly supported). The lawyer is ... to the blog Musings (with links to official sites for each piece of information), the city's mayor appoints half the ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Not One Little Job, But the Whole Works
... job for a construction company that has done a great deal of business with the city, which regularly gets permits from the city, and ... ... 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
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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
