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1. The Conflicts of Boards Acting in a Quasi-Judicial Manner

   ... , as well as the absolute immunity given to the Philadelphia ethics board due to its quasi-judicial activities in another recent blog post ... an ethics law relating to quasi-judicial activities is in a comment to another recent blog post . The comment says that in Washington ...

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

2. Blagojevich's Realtor Wife and Lobbyist Tipper

   ... I was in Chicago for the Council on Governmental Ethics Laws annual conference for a week, which is why I haven't been blogging ... wasn't any ordinary lobbyist, but a former chief of staff of Gov. Blagojevich when he was in Congress, and the political director of ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 2 comments

3. The Revolving Door and the Appearance of Impropriety

   ... to see someone who made her reputation as a government ethics advocate named to the Republican ticket. But it was very troubling to ... BP and Exxon Mobil, died under Palin's predecessor, former Gov. Frank Murkowski. Now, TransCanada is bidding once again. The ...

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

4. Michigan Women's Rights Statute and an Official's Personal Interests

   Body:  Rarely does someone make a comment to one of my blog posts that brings such a fresh look at a standard ... be women's rights. Ms. Mullhaupt points out in her comment a Michigan law that states, "a married woman is entitled to own, retain ... members and business associates would have be treated by ethics commissions as though they were "entire strangers" to the officials. ...

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

5. Some Questionable Missouri Ethics Reform Provisions

   ... , the governor of Missouri recently signed an ethics bill (SB 844) that made many changes in the state's ethics and ... was asked about an investigation of the matter. A "no comment" alone to the question would likely be taken as a confirmation of the investigation. So he said "no comment" on the record and confirmed the investigation off the record, telling ...

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

6. Local Government EC Director Shows How It's Done

   ... yesterday's Philly.com website , the Philadelphia Board of Ethics fined its executive director $500 for violating the confidentiality ... director had already denied a particular fine, a "no comment" alone to a question about an investigation might be taken as a ...

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

7. Jax Ethics Code

   ... of Contents . 1 Chapter 602 JACKSONVILLE ETHICS CODE . 1 PART 1. IN GENERAL . 1 ... the Council or independent agency board during the "public comment" portion of its meeting agenda; (3)     A person who appears at ...

   donmc - 2023-08-02 15:13 - 0 comments

8. City Ethics Essentials

   ... Cities across the United States are creating and expanding Ethics Commissions, Ethics Offices and Inspector Generals in order to fight ... on what is written, good, bad or just a stray idea, please comment! Carla Miller, president, City Ethics. The first BEST PRACTICE ... Copyright ©2017 CityEthics - All rights Reserved www.cityethics.org ...

   cmiller - 2017-06-21 02:56

9. Introduction

   ... is Robert Wechsler's introduction to the Model Municipal Ethics Code. This is the place to comment on issues raised and positions taken in this introdcution. ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2006-11-30 14:54 - 0 comments

10. D.C. Ethics Board's Flawed Recommendations for Reform

    ... I wrote a blog post about the District of Columbia ethics board's first public forum seeking recommendations for ethics reform. On ... changes to its makeup," it will "reserve any such comment and potential recommendations for future reports." That is, it will ...

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

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