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1. A Restricted Source Involved in a Preferential Arrest and a Questionable Third-Party Candidacy

   ... that affect the restricted source. 2. Officials who report to an elected official, as the police commissioner does to the county ... to help another candidate win, the government's election or ethics commission or, if there is none or they do not act, a good government ...

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

2. A Miscellany

   ... for the food themselves. Officials should stop calling ethics provisions stupid and instead start acting like the problem solvers they ... could be protected by never presenting the investigative report, just letting it languish to avoid the conclusion." Of course, it could ...

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

3. The Poor State of Local Government Ethics in the Albany Area

   ... Albany Times-Union looks at the local government ethics programs in 78 local governments in four New York counties. What it ... State Bar Association made better recommendations in a 2011 report (see my blog post on this ). Both have been ignored by the ...

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

4. Local Governments and Guantanamo Bay

   ... that local and state governments should not be forced to report deaths in their prisons and jails. Well, Sen. Coburn, then why ... Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics:  ...

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

5. Government Ethics vs. The Right to Sign Petitions

   ... says, this has been city policy, is wrong. Government ethics has limits. There are many things it simply cannot touch, because they ... of impropriety even when the City Attorney does not report to the mayor. Even if he is not, it appears that the City Attorney ...

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

6. Setback for Municipal Campaign Finance Reform

   ... efforts at campaign finance reform (CFR). CFR is a municipal ethics issue, because the justification for campaign spending and contribution ... reports, the original 1998 Local Campaign Finance Reform report, which former Senator Bill Bradley originated (a summary can be found ...

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

7. Juggling Two Types of Ethics Reform in DuPage County (IL)

   ... Chicago (its largest town is Naperville), is juggling two ethics ordinance revision processes, one for the county, the other for the ... , wants to add financial disclosure statements and a duty to report ethics violations and to cooperate in investigations. The DuPage ...

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

8. Should a Local Government Attorney Represent Both the Executive and Legislative Branches?

   ... office, they have the right, they have the absolute right to report us to the Office of the Disciplinary Council of the Supreme Court. ... Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics:  ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 1 comment

9. Can an Assistant County Attorney Sit on the Council of a City in the County?

   ... a memo stating that he had consulted with the state bar’s ethics counsel (although another article says that it was the assistant ... is that of any employee in a government agency:  they report to the same individual. If the boss were a council member, this would ...

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

10. An Ethics Commission's Role and Authority: Two Case Studies

    ... Council the power to change 59-year-old strict rules against civil-service employees' taking part in political activity outside of work." ... body, sometimes ad hoc, sometimes as part of its annual report, sometimes as required by law (say, every three years). The fact that a ...

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

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