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Ethics Commissions
... commissions, as well as their experiences with them. 5. The term of office of Ethics Commission members is three years and runs from ... shall constitute a resignation. Comment: Subsection 5: The terms of office of members should be staggered, to provide continuity in ...
Robert Wechsler - 2009-06-09 06:02 - 5 comments
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Ethics Commissions Need to Look at the Reasons Behind Gift Rules
... ethics board (attached; see below) have a range from 3 or 5 meals per year to 52 per year. According to an article in the Capitol ... want to require the reporting of any meal costing $5 or more (the fifth wants a $25 floor; the current floor is $50 over a year). ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Penalties
... by law, other than a civil forfeiture pursuant to subsection 5 of this section. However, a civil fine may not be imposed for a violation of ... by law, other than a civil forfeiture pursuant to subsection 5 of this section. 5. Civil Forfeiture. Any person or entity that ...
Robert Wechsler - 2007-02-17 09:39 - 1 comment
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Government Officials' Charities -- Secretive and Easy to Corrupt
... charitable organizations ( 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 ). But there are still charities-related issues I've missed. At a ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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A Good Ethics Settlement in Ohio
... The council member cooperated with the investigation. 5. The council member did not consult an attorney about whether his role in the ... circumstances are good ones. But I don't think that No. 5 should be considered a mitigating circumstance. Doing so sends the message ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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North Carolina Legislature Is About to Pass a Nearly Worthless, and Possibly Dangerous, Local Government Ethics Law
... The need to faithfully perform the duties of the office. (5) The need to conduct the affairs of the governing board in an open and public ... I wouldn't touch this provision with a ten-foot pole. (5) is great, but it's already covered by state law. It would be nice if each ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Pension Board Reform in California
... the County Employees Retirement Law of 1937 (Section 22212.5 of the Education Code, Sections 20098 and 31528 of the Government Code, with the addition of Sections 7508.5, 7513.8, 7513.85, 7513.9, and 7513.95 to the Government Code), which ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Selection and Oversight of Consultants
... 2010, up from 47 in 2007. The receivers are usually paid 5% of the property's revenues, even when they hire managers and other lawyers ... usually lawyers themselves), who are not paid out of this 5%. In other words, they can do very little and still get a sizeable sum ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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CA Appellate Court Protects EC Legal Advice on the Basis of Privilege
... 3. The court in Roberts v. City of Palmdale , 5 Cal.4th 363, 370 (1993) said, “By its reference to the privileges contained ... the attorney-client privilege. 5. Because the charter creates this relationship and incorporates this ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Gov. Christie Should Not Be Selecting the State Ethics Director (Now or Ever)
Body: Updates: February 5 and April 16, 2014 (see below) Here is a must-read Star-Ledger ... office from that very staff." Update: February 5, 2014 According to a Daily Record editorial yesterday , the state ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
