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1. Self-Promotion in Maricopa, A Police County

   ... the Board has granted them time to speak during the public comment portion of the meeting. All they have to do is maintain some basic ... "Arizona had an active legislative session during which Gov. Janet Napolitano vetoed bills relating to police enforcement of federal ...

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

2. Ordinary vs. Technical Readings of Ethics Provisions -- A Case Study

   ... local government officials and attorneys approach government ethics matters in an overly technical manner. Well, ethics commission attorneys ... that the language of the provision be changed or that a comment be inserted giving clear examples of situations to which the language ...

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

3. Oakland Council Proposes Ethics Reform Charter Amendment

   ... in November, that would increase the authority of the city's ethics commission and provide it with the funds it needs to do its ... itself. Second, the provision not only allows the EC to comment on any relevant council proposal before it is passed, but to have ...

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

4. Best Practice #1

   ... Cities across the United States are creating and expanding Ethics Commissions, Ethics Offices and Inspector Generals in order to fight ... on what is written, good, bad or just a stray idea, please comment! Carla Miller, president, City Ethics. The ...

   cmiller - 2010-02-01 15:14 - 0 comments

5. Regional Ethics Commissions via Interlocal Cooperation Agreements

   ... between cities and towns in the county to give the county ethics commission jurisdiction over the municipalities' ethics training, ... or regional ethics programs, please let me know via comment or e-mail. Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City ...

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

6. Ex-South Gate treasurer convicted in bribery case

   ... sullen when the verdict was announced and declined to comment as he left the courtroom in downtown Los Angeles. His lawyer said he ... in his own defense. His attorney, Michael Treman, had no comment after the verdict. The other payments were routed to Robles' ...

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

7. Attending: City Council considers the Jacksonville Ethics Office Budget

   ... of General Counsel, which includes the budget for the City's Ethics Officer. Council members Yarborough & Joost comment that they want to ensure that the office does NOT report to the General ...

   donmc - 2009-08-29 08:55 - 0 comments

8. Ethics Rules for Local Government Attorneys?

   ... have special conflict of interest problems. Should there be ethics rules particularly aimed toward them? Here's a recent example of a ... apparently misstated the legal situation. According to a comment to the Reading Eagle's editorial, the authority is wholly owned by ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2007-02-16 12:50 - 0 comments

9. 2009 Local Land Use Ethics Update Now Available!

   ... Possibly the most valuable annual local government ethics resource was published this morning:  Patricia Salkin's 2009 ... mention the name of its author - herself. I will try to comment on some of the most interesting cases in the new update over the next ...

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

10. How to Handle Misrepresentations of Ethics Advice

    ... It is very damaging when a government official misrepresents ethics advice he has been given. What should an ethics officer or commission do ... such advice, the EC spokesperson can say nothing but "No comment." This allows the official to say whatever he likes. This ...

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

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