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  1. Taking Responsibility for Planting Rats

    ... of the Texas House so that they could pass "a Congressional redistricting plan that led to the defeat of several senior Democrats." As ... in order to help members of their party get elected. Redistricting should be done not by partisian politicians, but by neutral ...

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

  2. 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

  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, ... it. It is a gut-level ethical position that undermines reform, that excuses people from taking responsibility for what they do, as ...

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

  4. Council Ethics Committees

    ... 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

  5. A Miscellany

    ... content rules for comments on council members' sites or blogs, and letting the public know that what they write is open ... Codes Ethics Commissions/Administration Ethics Reform Nonprofits/Charities Recusal/Withdrawal ...

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

  6. 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 ...

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

  7. 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

  8. Local Government Ethics Programs in a Nutshell

    ... City Ethics is available for consulting about the creation, reform, and implementation of government ethics programs, including ethics ... 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

  9. 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

  10. Campaign Ideas for Local Government Ethics Reform

    ... for EC member selection, patterned on the new state redistricting commission:  a pool of citizens who apply is narrowed based on ... campaign documents than in actual discussions about ethics reform. Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics ...

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

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