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  1. Why Local Party Leaders Should Be Part of a Local Ethics Program

    ... develop affordable housing in Brooklyn, Lopez secured vacant sites for the RBSCC, making it almost impossible for anyone else to ...

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

  2. Very Problematic Fort Worth Ethics Reform Proposals

    ... get a zoning permit. The city attorney says he can. Someone files a complaint, and the official has the defense that he followed the city ... to make advisory committee members not subject to the ethics code, so that they may sit despite serious conflicts of interest. I deal ...

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

  3. A City Where "We Don't Want Nobody Nobody Sent"

    ... ratings, the rigging of test scores, and the destruction of files (the shredding business thrives on identity theft and ethics laws). And, ...

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

  4. A Very Short Rant on Financial Disclosure and Ethics Self-Regulation

    ... a businessperson or professional who knows how to keep files and how to work with an accountant. If they can't even be honest about ...

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

  5. Council Ethics Committees

    ... consist of nothing more than a council ethics committee and code of conduct, but that situation is not the topic of this blog post. ... the city's ethics program, perhaps after the ethics board files its annual report. It could hold an annual training session. It could ...

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

  6. A Miscellany

    ... Board of Commissioners amended the city/county's ethics code to prohibit a nonprofit agency from receiving public funding (unified ... Times yesterday, the Seattle council is considering a draft policy for use of social media (Facebook, Twitter, etc.) by ... content rules for comments on council members' sites or blogs, and letting the public know that what they write is open ...

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

  7. The Effect of the Wisconsin Supreme Court Open Meetings Decision on Local Government Ethics

    ... unanimous. The one council member who opposed the contract files a complaint with the city's ethics commission, and the council president ... in any event, the council is not bound to follow the ethics code with respect to the passage of legislation. Will the court give the ...

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

  8. A Controversial Indianapolis Board Appointment: Perception and the Dilemma Between Competence and Conflicts of Interest

    ... the Pacers. • Bar Grand's access to the firm's files on the Pacers. • Bar access by firm attorneys to any materials ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2008-02-04 11:06 - 0 comments

  9. Local Government Ethics Programs in a Nutshell

    ... ethics, including seven years of blog posts, a Model Ethics Code, and the resource book Local Government Ethics Programs . But this ... judiciary have formal judicial disciplinary processes. One files a formal complaint with a judicial commission. That's the only advice I ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2015-04-20 12:05 - 3 comments

  10. Full Text of Model Ethics Code

    ... determination (see 216 ). If the Ethics Commission files a determination in the matter after the 109 suit has been filed, the ... some states (and at least one city) make settlement the default or preferred approach. Arkansas’ code requires a written Offer of ...

    donmc - 2015-08-18 14:41 - 0 comments

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