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1. Trust in the Face of Disaster

   ... fraud, the law requires that local governments put up 10% of the cost and that they advance money, to be reimbursed to them later. ... lot of politics involved. In fact, a provision to waive the 10% local matching requirement has been attached to the Iraq spending bill, ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2007-03-31 09:49 - 0 comments

2. Who Makes the Best Ethics Commission Member?

   ... sparked this blog post was the announcement of New Jersey Gov. Christie's appointments to the state EC. All four are lawyers, and three ...

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

3. Yet Another Underhanded Attempt to Water Down the Broward County Ethics Commission's New Ethics Code

   ... code , written by the county ethics commission. August 10 is the deadline by which they must either approve the new ethics code, or it ... code that will be voted on by the commissioners on August 10. These changes are beneficial, as far as I could tell. Thanks to ethics ...

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

4. Best Practices from the Book "Local Government Ethics Programs"

   ... minutes; laws and regulations; and contact information. 10. The giving of awards and other forms of recognition for the responsible ... relating to real or hypothetical situations; formal advisory opinions only to those under the ethics program’s jurisdiction and only about ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2013-06-20 08:35 - 0 comments

5. How Much of a Company Must an Official Own Before There Is a Conflict of Interest? - A Story from Missouri

   ... Story over? No. It turns out that another company owns 10% of the ethanol plant, and neither the treasurer nor the ethanol plant ... plant. It turns out that neither person owned enough of the 10% owner to bring his interest in the ethanol plant up to 2%. It also ...

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

6. Centralized vs. Disbursed Ethics Programs

   ... but no ethics commission or program. It earned a 1 out of 10 from my 2004 grading of Connecticut ethics codes. The town has, in the ... Story Topics:  City Related Advisory Opinions Conflicts Ethics Codes Ethics ...

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

7. When a Conflict Requires Not Withdrawal, But Ending a Controversy

   Body:  Update below (August 10, 2009): When an official has a conflict of interest, the usual course is ... to a school superintendent. Update (August 10, 2009): The Town Meeting voted more than 2 to 1 to override the school ...

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

8. Broward County (FL) Ethics Reform Talk: Gifts and Advice

   ... "an independent board of attorneys" to issue advisory opinions. This is not a good idea. Most ethics advice is needed quickly ... and again. An ethics commission need make formal advisory opinions only with respect to complex and important, policy-oriented ...

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

9. New city ethics regulations face first challenges

   ... This story can be found on Jacksonville.com at http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/041208/met_267642192.shtml . ... on now. Sorry.' " Violators face a $25 fine or 10 days in jail, although State Attorney Harry Shorstein told the Times-Union ...

   donmc - 2008-04-16 19:15

10. A Government Attorney Ethics Advice Case Study from Florida

    ... the gift of a Bahamas cruise on the contractor's yacht (10 passengers, including the sheriff's and contractor's families) by how much ... Story Topics:  County Related Advisory Opinions Campaign Finance Complaints/ Investigations/Hearings ...

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

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