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Local Government Ethics Programs in a Nutshell
... to Local Government Ethics! Government ethics is one of the most misunderstood topics among local government officials and ... judiciary have formal judicial disciplinary processes. One files a formal complaint with a judicial commission. That's the only advice I ...
Robert Wechsler - 2015-04-20 12:05 - 3 comments
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Nepotism and Oversight Relationships
... might be a problem. In a matter involving the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD), the relationship involves ... created job, by the SFWMD inspector general. The IG does not report to the executive director, and the executive director was not directly ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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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
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A One-Way Prohibition on Misuse of Office for Clients
Body: On Monday, Anthony Man of the Sun-Sentinel wrote an excellent analysis of the lobbying elements of Florida Senate bill 846 (a copy of the bill is attached; see below), which ... the biggest local lobbying problem in Florida involves county officials, who have some power over and extensive contacts with city ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Public comment rules - is it that controversial ?
The City of Jacksonville's Ethics Officer suggests that reasonable input is indeed reasonable. "Not so" say some. From the Florida Times Union 4 Feb 2013: " Floridians have an ironclad right to be in ... Florida Times Union - February 4, 2013 Tags: Jacksonville ...
donmc - 2013-03-09 17:19 - 0 comments
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Ways to Achieve Ethics Reform
... ways to get ethics reform going (the Lone Ranger being out of fashion outside of New York State), but the choices are different in ... for a particular community. An article in Tuesday's Florida Times-Union shows the choices facing Jacksonville's ethics ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Some Excellent Lobbying Reforms in NYC
... on it (reading the transcripts is instructive), and report on ways in which it could be improved . It's worth noting that the task ... into the lobbying program by requiring, "before a lobbyist files a statement of registration [that] the lobbyist and its client shall ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Nepotism: Definition, Exceptions, Waiver
... be a small town or school system where there are not a lot of prospective employees to choose from. The other way is the one chosen ... 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
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Who Should Pay for Attorney's Fees in Ethics Proceedings?
... settlement. And that settlement can include payment of attorney's fees, as did a recent settlement in an ethics proceeding against ... 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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Winter Reading: Switch VII - Self-Evaluation and Identity
... have your bearings. The problem is that, unlike evaluation of others, self-evaluation is rarely rational. It is more commonly ... 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
