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  1. Not One Little Job, But the Whole Works

    ... job for a construction company that has done a great deal of business with the city, which regularly gets permits from the city, and ... ... My son’s role in overseeing safety on construction sites is completely unrelated to the development and permitting processes ...

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

  2. Contracting Out Government Work to Prevent Transparency

    ... public agency is entitled to receive a copy of records and files related to the performance of the governmental function, and (2) indicate that such records and files are subject to the Freedom of Information Act and may be disclosed by the ...

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

  3. A New Report and New Book on State and Federal Ethical Misconduct

    ... The Privatization of Economic Development A fascinating report has just been published by Good Jobs First , entitled " ... look at the problems that have arisen with respect to Florida's public-private economic development body, Enterprise Florida, see two ...

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

  4. MIAMI/DADE COUNTY

    ... and employees Nine full-time employees by the end of 2000 The Ethics Commission is composed of five members and each serves ... of Law share in one appointment; the Director of Florida International University's Center for Labor Research and Studies ...

    donmc - 2006-05-14 21:44 - 0 comments

  5. Two Interesting Twists on the Old Gift to an Official's Favorite Charity Gambit

    ... by a county commissioner from Collier County, Florida (in the Naples Daily News ), two interesting twists on the gift to ... laws. Here is what the recent Florida grand jury report had to say about the issue: We received testimony about how ... who may then contribute to an elected official’s charity of choice. We heard this is in fact common and that it has been upheld ...

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

  6. The Benefits of Hyperlinking Ethics Codes, and the Dependency of Children

    ... neutral in government, that the deck was stacked in favor of officials’ family members. But that isn’t what this blog entry is about. ... boring hours of hyperlinking? Okay, so how many of the sites of the 17 state ethics commissions whose laws cover municipal officials ...

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

  7. New web site Content Management System for CityEthics !

    ... web site platform which allows an individual or community of users to publish, manage and organize a variety of content, Drupal ... can subscribe to and then discuss content from other sites. Collaboration. Used for managing the construction of Drupal, the ...

    admin - 2005-06-03 09:27 - 0 comments

  8. Lobbying Subject Disclosure

    ... Body:  When a lobbying code requires that lobbyists report "specific lobbying issues" or "the subjects on which they have lobbied," ... and “Environmental Restoration, Formerly Used Defense Sites.” Lobbying contacts for Client “A” addressed all environmental ...

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

  9. Stamford Official's Attempt to Prevent Government Employees from Filing Ethics Complaints Is Nipped in the Bud

    ... to an article in the Stamford Advocate , a board of finance member, against whom an ethics complaint had been brought, charged ... According to this argument, a government employee who files an ethics complaint has a conflict of interest, because he is presumably ...

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

  10. Whistle-Blower Protection

    ... to discuss the protection from mistreatment by superiors of municipal employees who file complaints or act as witnesses in ethics ... his or her behalf, (a) reports, verbally or in writing, or files a complaint with the Ethics Commission regarding an alleged violation of ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2007-02-17 09:40 - 0 comments

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