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1. Council Ethics Committees

   ... Council Disbands Committee on Ethics,' which would let the public know that a committee on ethics once existed, that it never, ever met, ... 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

2. A Miscellany

   ... to waive confidentiality and make the proceeding public. This is what South Carolina governor Mark Sanford did, according to ... in The State back in August. "Sanford said a public investigation is in line with his support of open government. 'In the ... 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

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

   ... passing the infamous government union collective bargaining bill with only two hours' notice. This post will consider this decision's ... unanimous. The one council member who opposed the contract files a complaint with the city's ethics commission, and the council president ...

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

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

   ... Department. He concentrates his practice in the areas of public finance and governmental regulation. In the public finance area, he ... 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

5. District Attorney Insists, "My Staff Has Been Following My [Ethics] Rules"

   ... about a Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision invalidating a Montgomery County's ethics code to the extent it applied to the employees of ... guidelines are not available on the DA's website , so the public cannot know whether they even cover the same areas as the county ethics ...

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

6. Local Government Ethics Programs in a Nutshell

   ... and employees, government attorneys, ethics reformers, public administration students, journalists, and even ethics commission ... 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

7. 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

8. Chinese Walls or Chinese Screens?

   ... don't believe that this wall exists, why should the public? And is it of any value for a congressional office to create a visible ... a congressional representative does not need to look at FEC files to find out which firms have given him what amounts of contributions? All ...

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

9. Some Excellent Lobbying Reforms in NYC

   ... into the lobbying program by requiring, "before a lobbyist files a statement of registration [that] the lobbyist and its client shall ... Attachment Size NYC Local Law 129.pdf 0 bytes Robert Wechsler's blog ...

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

10. Nepotism: Definition, Exceptions, Waiver

    ... more to a person than a grandson? Or that the public would believe that a mother-in-law means more to an official than an ... based even on public, reliable evidence. Until someone files a complaint, this matter will exist only online. Robert Wechsler ... Attachment Size Louisiana Nepotism.pdf 0 bytes Robert Wechsler's blog ...

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