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Who Should Pay for Attorney's Fees in Ethics Proceedings?
... role expands if the ethics proceeding moves to the public hearing stage, and there is true disagreement regarding the facts ... word "reasonable" before "attorney's fees." If an official files countercomplaints and court suits, as the Stamford board of finance ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Political Activity on the Job
... are as follows: Employees cannot be a candidate for public office in a partisan election (nonpartisan elections are okay, which is ... article in the King of Prussia (PA) Courier, the Montgomery County commission is considering changes to its rule on political ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Winter Reading: Switch VII - Self-Evaluation and Identity
... to make it easy to fill out the form online, via a fillable PDF, for instance. If a reminder e-mail contains a link to the form, officials ... It's valuable to ask oneself, "What does someone who files late 'feel'?" Since officials probably don't feel anything (except, ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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The Politicization of Montana's Political Practices Commissioner
... of her nomination and non-approval is not one to increase public confidence in the state's ethics program. Legislative ... soon after the commissioner was named: [A]nyone who files a complaint who does not come from Hensley’s political side of the ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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A Miscellany
... the bill, without added compensation from the county. Public Meeting Videos I'm sure my town is not the only one where videos of ... in Democratic Action is giving the council 90 days before it files a suit. The ethics program is likely to be lacking in disclosure. ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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A Miscellany of Poor Approaches
... that he never engaged in unethical activities in private- or public-sector work, as reported in the Moultrie (GA) Observer . ... Last November I wrote about an unusual suit against the Montgomery County (MD) ethics commission on the grounds of discrimination in ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Penalties
... by again putting his or her personal interest ahead of the public interest by denying, obfuscating, or covering up what he or she knows to ... determination (see 216). If the Ethics Commission files a determination in the matter after the 109 suit has been filed, the ...
Robert Wechsler - 2007-02-17 09:39 - 1 comment
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County Election Boards Scandal in Columbus
... in elections, is as damaging as anything could be to the public's faith in our democratic system. We need either a national system ... includes two letters from the Ohio secretary of state to the Montgomery County (Dayton) elections board, the secretary of state has taken ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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The Pay-to-Play Culture of Prince George's County, MD
... and law. Not one gave permission to be identified, "because public comment could cost them professional associates, clients or even ... It suggests a solution, one used by the neighboring county, Montgomery, where "strict rules ensure that zoning and other decisions are ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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The Educational Opportunities of a Local Ethics Case in Massachusetts
... with conflicts. The more important problem is how the public perceives what its government is doing. When the public sees town ... conclude that the chair might favor her cousin. The chair files a written disclosure with her appointing authority explaining her ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
