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1. 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

2. Vive Les Differences!

   ... the subject of a vote? This is the issue raised by a complaint filed against a former planning commissioner in Santa Rosa, CA, according to an article this week in the Press Democrat ...

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

3. Local Government Ethics Programs in a Nutshell

   ... judiciary have formal judicial disciplinary processes. One files a formal complaint with a judicial commission. That's the only advice I can give you. ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2015-04-20 12:05 - 3 comments

4. 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

5. Chinese Walls or Chinese Screens?

   ... 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

6. 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

7. Nepotism: Definition, Exceptions, Waiver

   ... board has to sit on its hands waiting for someone to file a complaint. It cannot even initiate an investigation based even on public, reliable evidence. Until someone files a complaint, this matter will exist only online. Robert Wechsler ...

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

8. Who Should Pay for Attorney's Fees in Ethics Proceedings?

   ... attorney does is help the official write a response to the complaint. Then, during an investigation, there is little else an attorney ... 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

9. 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

10. The Politicization of Montana's Political Practices Commissioner

    ... denied a request from the governor to dismiss an ethics complaint that had been filed against him. What if she had dismissed the ... 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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