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1. A Miscellany

   Body:  County Ethics Embraced By Its Cities and Towns Ethics reform won big in Palm Beach County on Tuesday. The final tallies were ... Dual Office Holding An editorial in The Record this week presents a good argument against dual office holding, a ...

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

2. Disclosure of Local Government Lobbyist Fees

   ... in response to lobbying reforms suggested by Jacksonville ethics officer, and City Ethics' president, Carla Miller, that (not exact ... period by each of the lobbyist's employer(s)." ( §2.06.030(B)(3) ). Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City ...

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

3. A Miscellany

   ... of Clifton, NJ according to an article in yesterday's Record . In approving the appointment of two zoning board members, a ... to have the council member's actions found to violate the ethics provision. The council member is arguing that he should have ...

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

4. DENVER, CO

   ... 1883 - 85 Robert W. Speer (Democrat), 1904 - 12 Benjamin F. Stapleton (Democrat), 1923 - 31 , 1935 - 47 ... Currently serving City & County of Denver Board of Ethics An excerpt from the Code of Ethics Note : You can find the ...

   donmc - 2006-08-22 20:46

5. Gwinnett County Ethics Reform III - County Officials' Response to Ethics Recommendations

   Body:  This third of three posts on ethics reform in Gwinnett County, Georgia looks at the county officials' response to the recommendations in the 2007 report drafted by the Carl Vinson Institute of Government at the ... that is, the addition of three areas to their ethics program:  ethics training, lobbying rules, and a permanent ethics ...

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

6. How Lobbying Is Changing

   ... of the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007. It is also, according to Edsall, a response to the ending of earmarks, ... a lobbying chapter to add to my book Local Government Ethics Programs . I will certainly take these new trends into account. ...

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

7. City Attorney's Advice re Conflicts of Interest: A New California Supreme Court Decision

   ... cases. In The People v. Chacon, S125236 (February 8, 2007) , the court found that Chacon, a former council member charged with a ... the conduct after the fact, and the defense often leads to ethics proceedings that should never have been necessary). In many cases, ...

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

8. Legislative Immunity's Effect on Recent Investigations of Members of Congress

   ... the privilege in corruption probes, often citing a 2007 court ruling   that said FBI agents violated the Constitution when they ... of the last few years, this is increasingly true of ethics commissions, as well. Absolute legislative immunity, such as ...

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

9. Selling a Lack of Expertise

   ... is one of the most difficult issues in local government ethics. In most cases, more expertise also means more potential conflicts of ... According to a n article in yesterday's Park Record (Park City, UT), a Summit County Council candidate running against the ...

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

10. Ordinary Local Government Ethics News Ignored

    ... example, the Los Angeles Ethics Commission announced via press release on November 10 that its nationwide search for a new executive ... Heather Holt. This news made it into the L.A. Daily News on November 28, and never made it into the L.A. Times or ...

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

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