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1. The Obstacles to and Goals of Citizen Participation

   ... recently in Jacksonville, according to an article in the Daily Record . Last year, Florida passed a law (attached; see below) that gives ...

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

2. Section 1: Conflict of Interest

   ... Here is what New Haven lists: Sec. 12 5/8-6. Exception to the conflict of interest provisions. The ...

   donmc - 2006-11-23 22:28 - 0 comments

3. New Year's Resolutions in Jacksonville

   ... According to an article in today's Jacksonville Daily Record , this is exactly what the Jacksonville (FL) ethics commission did at ...

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

4. Large Contracts, Bid Rigging, and Pension Boards in Detroit

   ... a city contractor? According to the Detroit Free Press 's time line , it all started unraveling way back in 2001, when ... not yet been sentenced. Large Contracts In June 2007, the feds tapped phones in an investigation of bidding on a $1.2-billion ...

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

5. Three Conflict Case Studies

   ... According to an article in the Los Angeles Daily Breeze , a former Los Angeles airport attorney, who reviewed the ... According to an article in the Waterloo Region (ON) Record , a Waterloo Region council member who works for the University of ...

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

6. Proximity to Property and the Appointment of Zoning Board Members

   Body:  According to an article in The Record this week , a Clifton, New Jersey council member is being accused of ... officials. It's important to recognize that government ethics is concerned with fairness and corruption, with officials using their ...

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

7. Deception About Ethics Commission Approval and Another Problem with Ethics Self-Regulation

   ... the allegations, according to an article in the Troy Record , was one that Bruno "used his position to exert influence over ... involvement with Bruno had been cleared by the Legislative Ethics Panel when, in fact, they had not." What makes this so serious is ...

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

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

   ... of interest provision (in my solution, a council member over 65 can vote on a senior citizen center, but a council member who is a town ... Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics:  ...

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

9. Report on Annual Reports I

   ... itself prepared a different sort of annual report for 2007 , a 55-pager that details election, training, advice, and enforcement ... most recent summaries of opinions et al, you can go to the press releases page . And you can even have the summaries sent to you via ...

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

10. Additional Reading on Speech or Debate Clause Issues

    ... blog entry. A newspaper article about a similar 2007 controversy between the Rhode Island Ethics Commission and the state senate president. The senate president ...

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

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