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1. Conflict Over a Gift in Poughkeepsie

   ... (pronounced Pah-kip'-see), home of Vassar College, according to an article in Tuesday's Poughkeepsie Journal . The provision in ... has an interest in having the study done, and in its content, as well. The chair of the minority party's town committee has ...

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

2. A New Local Ethics Program's First Matter Raises Some Important Issues

   ... and really important things." And yet some lawyers use the term "of counsel" very loosely, especially when one definition or another ... to explain their reasoning, show their work. All seem to be content to point out the problems and offer nothing to solve them. ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 4 comments

3. Political Preferential Treatment and Quid Pro Quos

   Body:  A capable individual decides to run for city council against an incumbent who has been on the council since ... In other words, the form is that of a bribe, but the content is not. This allows people to treat the transaction as a bribe, even ...

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

4. Arguments For and Against "Resign to Run" Laws

   Body:  A "resign to run" law is an unusual sort of conflicts of interest law. It requires that ... that have such laws, such as Phoenix and Dallas, also have term limits for council members. Philadelphia does not. Philadelphia's ... In fact, the problem is more common where there are term limits, because career politicians are forced to move around ...

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

5. Abuse of Citizen Ignorance in an Ethics-Related Referendum

   ... Update : August 9, 2012 (see below) People tend to think that all good government people are alike. The thinking goes that ... the improvement of ethics programs also favor such things as term limits, referendums and initiatives, and pension forfeiture by those found ...

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

6. Personal, Non-Financial Interests

   ... ethics codes limit the definition of "conflict of interest" to situations where an official's interest involves money. But there are many ... privilege and declined to testify about the content of the memos." The memos were prejudicial to her case. The council ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18

7. Problems with Santa Fe County's Aspirational, Yet Enforceable Draft Code of Conduct

   ... Officials, Employees and Volunteers shall Act according to the highest principles of representative democracy to ensure that the County ... is also important in the first two subsections of section 7, "Conduct Avoiding Impropriety": A. Elected Officials, Appointed ... "unbefitting a public official" is a military term, but unlike in the military here it is undefined, providing officials with ...

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

8. Issues Raised by the Use of DA Office for Collection Purposes

   ... than city business. The principal goal of this rule is to prevent officials from using city stationery for personal purposes, such as ... or report is going out must take full responsibility for the content, as well as for the audience for the letter or report. That is why ...

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

9. Maricopa County 5 - Practicing What You Enforce Is Only Fair

   ... newspaper approached the sheriff with its evidence. The response was: "Sheriff Arpaio says he has and is complying with ... newspaper or Mr. Stapley, as Mr. Arpaio did, rather than the content of the accusation is not an adequate response. ...

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

10. Ex-South Gate treasurer convicted in bribery case

    ... country in the face of what is likely to be a long prison term, prosecutors asked U.S. District Judge Stephen Wilson to jail him ... verified) says: Tue, 2011-07-12 22:35 Permalink ...

    donmc - 2005-10-09 17:56 - 2 comments

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