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1. EC Members' Backgrounds and Misuse of Office

   ... in 2007, had no-bid work orders from the then Broward assistant school superintendent from 2004-2006 totaling $75,000, ... , from May, the former assistant superintendent, now the Broward school construction chief, gave a $3 million contract to the EC chair ... , the EC chair wrote a letter asking for leniency for a Broward County school board member who had pleaded guilty to accepting bribes. ...

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

2. Lobbying Laws Are Lacking in Florida Independent Special Districts

   ... Update: January 22, 2014 (see below) Yesterday, the Broward Bulldog, in Broward County, FL (home of Ft. Lauderdale), published an excellent ...

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

3. The Educational Opportunities of a Local Ethics Case in Massachusetts

   ... conclude that the chair might favor her cousin. The chair files a written disclosure with her appointing authority explaining her ...

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

4. A City Commissioner's Criminal Circus, and The Choice Confronting Her

   ... to do an exhaustive study of a poor ethics environment. Broward County, Florida would not be a bad choice as the subject of her ... Deerfield Beach commissioner, formerly mayor and formerly a Broward County commissioner, is the 17th official in this southern Florida ...

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

5. Toward Better Ethics Rules, Training, Oversight, and Enforcement in a Florida School District

   ... been writing a lot about the controversies surrounding a new Broward County (FL) ethics code, but there's also been controversy in the Broward County School District that is likely to lead to an ethics code of its ...

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

6. Backsliding re Mayoral Balls

   ... perception of donations buying influence. Likewise, Broward County in 2011 temporarily stopped holding its annual Mayor's Gala ... fundraiser due to potential ethics concerns." But the Broward County gala was revived only two years later, and Palm Beach County's ...

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

7. Misuse of Consent Agendas

   ... a 2011 blog post , I noted that a grand jury criticized the Broward County (FL) school board for using the consent agenda to expend funds ... serious and often expensive decisions from the public. In Broward County, only expenditures of over $1 million were required to be ...

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

8. Misusing the Opportunities Given By One's Government Position

   ... Michael Mayo's column this week in the Sun Sentinel , a Broward County supervisor wants to take a job as director of "business ... or his family member, lobbying cities in the county, which Broward County recently prohibited. It is the same misuse of office, only it ...

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

9. Jax Ethics Code

   ... this provision. (3)     Any Commission member who files to be a candidate for public office shall immediately resign from the ... � 1. State law reference(s)�Public officers, Fla. Const. Art. II, � 5; ethics in government, Fla. Const. Art. II, � 8; code ...

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

10. Telling Local Government Officials About Honest Services Fraud

    ... something they will want to be protected from. The Broward County (FL) Attorney tried to do this just this week, according to ... on Browardbeat.com . Here are some excerpts from his memo to county commissioners: The U. S. Attorney’s Office is now using this ...

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

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