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  1. An Appreciative Look at the Draft Broward County Ethics Code for County Commissioners

    ... to an article in Tuesday's Sun-Sentinel , Broward County (FL) Commissioner Ilene Lieberman feels that the ethics code ... response to specific problems that have recently occurred in Broward County with respect to contracts and to relationships with lobbyists. ...

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

  2. Broward County Legislators Drag the County's Ethics Feet

    ... Body:  As I mentioned in a recent blog post , the Broward County (FL; home of Ft. Lauderdale) commissioners are seeking to have ... senators and representatives whose constituency touches on Broward County. According to an article last week in the ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18

  3. The Perils of Nepotism

    ... strength of patrimonial groups. Tribalism ... remains a default form of political organization, even after a modern state has ...

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

  4. Yet Another Underhanded Attempt to Water Down the Broward County Ethics Commission's New Ethics Code

    ... 9, 2010 (see below) You've got to hand it to them:  Broward County (FL) commissioners don't give up. Some of them have fought and ... of undermining the code, and then an independent lawyer's memo taking the same position also failed, there was only one possible way to ...

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

  5. Broward County (FL) Ethics Reform Talk: Gifts and Advice

    ... to an article this week in the Sun-Sentinel , the Broward County, FL commission is discussing changes to the countywide ethics ... 2010 blog post on the last such discussion I covered). In Broward County, the monster's roar hasn't changed. The principal ...

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

  6. Family and Conflicts in Broward County (FL)

    ... of local government officials, as can be seen in Broward County (FL, home of Ft. Lauderdale) according to an article in the ... , "found that no voting conflict would be created if a Broward County Commissioner were to vote on measures affecting clients of her ...

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

  7. Legislative Involvement in Administration: Problems in Broward County, FL

    ... to equally serious ethics problems. This is why, when Broward County, FL instituted major ethics reforms (they became effective at ... for the inclusion of this provision and its preservation (Broward County created an inspector general instead of an ethics commission; ...

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

  8. A Second Constitutionality Opinion in Broward County, Just Like the First

    ... constitutionality of a lobbying provision in the proposed Broward County ethics code, the Broward county attorney (who wrote the first ... to do with municipal law) and you don't show the person the memo you've written. I hope the county attorney is paying for the second ...

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

  9. Nudging and Government Ethics

    ... with a choice, we are more likely than not to go with a default option, be that a mobile ringtone or a pension plan. Yes, nudging is ...

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

  10. A Miscellany

    ... inspector general. Failure to report will be considered a default on their contract. This is good news. It is important to get ...

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

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