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  1. Chicago Task Force Second Report III — Ethics Program Independence

    chicago tf report 2.jpg Body:  Ethics program independence is, as far as I'm concerned, the single most ... of options to consider. It is clear from the second report of the Chicago Ethics Reform Task Force that the task force members ...

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

  2. Ethics Reform Aimed at Political Opponents

    ... whole idea of ethics reform. This is what is happening in San Jose. San Jose starts off with an odd ethics program. Title 12: ... simply makes it harder for those afraid of retaliation to report wrongdoing. It throws out a baby sitting in only a few cups of ...

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

  3. An Excellent Report Recommending an Ethics Program for a Regional Transit Authority

    Body:  In October, I wrote a blog post about a report commissioned by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), based on an investigation of an ethics issue involving a Washington, D.C. council member and transit authority ...

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

  4. A New Government Ethics Report from a New Florida Organization

    ... voices in government ethics in Florida have, sadly, been grand juries. The need for a good government group focused on government ... Integrity Florida recently published an undated report , which makes useful recommendations for ethics reform at the state ...

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

  5. Folio Article: Miller's Crossing

    ... Officer in 2007, the city was in crisis. A grand jury was investigating violations of state open-meeting laws by nearly ... but no evidence of a crime. Aside from a scathing report, there was no punishment for those involved. But just because ...

    donmc - 2012-01-22 21:52

  6. Ways Not to Select the Members of an Ethics Commission

    ... retired judges, former county or city administrators, former civil grand jury forepersons and former county counsels, city attorneys, and district ...

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

  7. CA Appellate Court Protects EC Legal Advice on the Basis of Privilege

    ... It skips steps. St. Croix is the executive director of the San Francisco Ethics Commission, and this matter involves a public records request ...

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

  8. Florida Legislature Drops the Ethics Ball

    Body:  At the very end of last year, a grand jury filed a report that found a great deal of corruption in Florida's state ...

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

  9. New Robert S. Bennett Report on D.C. Council Earmark Grants et al.

    Body:  Special Counsel Robert S. Bennett 's report on the District of Columbia council's earmark grants and personal ... recommendations, I should disclose that City Ethics was asked by the D.C. council to advise them on related ethics issues, ...

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

  10. Chicago Task Force Second Report V — Some Bad Ideas and Missed Chances

    chicago tf report 2.jpg Body:  The worst recommendation in the Chicago ethics task force's second report (attached; see below) involves the role it wants the corporation counsel ...

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

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