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  1. A Miscellany

    ... city employees to give the mayor favorable treatment on code violations on properties he is associated with, [and] of trying to bypass ...

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

  2. Hartford "Political Boss" Makes the System Work for Him, Complete with Conflicts and Self-Help Contract Specs

    ... conflicts involving state officials, just because its ethics code doesn't make provision for this. Conflicts are conflicts, and they have an ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2007-06-18 14:16 - 2 comments

  3. Local or State Jurisdiction Over Local Legislators?

    ... day in and day out.” The Wyandotte County ethics code is unusual. The program could benefit from adopting some best practices ...

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

  4. An Advisory Opinion Concerning Constituent Services

    ... conduct." This advice is based on language in the council's code of conduct, "The performance of usual and customary constituent services, ... recommendations may not in every case rise to the level of a Code of Conduct violation. Nonetheless, it is highly advisable that elected ...

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

  5. Misuse of Official Commendations

    ... treatment, but they point to two major weaknesses of ethics code:  their focus on money and their focus on conduct rather than ...

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

  6. Setback for Municipal Campaign Finance Reform

    ... a separate law, but only the expansion of an existing ethics code. Westminster, CO used this approach in 1996. For more information on ...

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

  7. Current Ethics Reform I - Orange County and Oakland, CA

    ... and funding to enforce the city's ethics code, and that elected officials receive ethics training every two years, with ...

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

  8. Two Case Studies

    ... help you politically? It's not a gift according to ethics code gift provisions, and the lawyer is not representing the client in a ...

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

  9. Lawyer Exceptions and Preferential Treatment

    ... City and County or a claim filed pursuant to Administrative Code Section 10.20-1 et seq. Lobbying is not a service that can only be ...

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

  10. An Alternative to Punishment

    ... of character and government ethics (yes, many ethics code violators have character problems, but emphasizing this is ...

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

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