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1. Model Code: Section #100 Subsection #1- Conflict of Interest

   ... or domestic partner) is an officer or director. Comment: The central point of an ethics code is that city officials and ... violated the provisions of this code. Comment : An official or employee who is forced to recuse himself or herself ...

   donmc - 2006-11-24 14:52 - 0 comments

2. Federal Decision on Citizens and the Attorney-Client Privilege

   ... to claim the attorney-client privilege with respect to documents relating to redistricting. What resonates so nicely is the way the ... more forcefully, but without the talk of "shamefulness," to documents discussed with government lawyers. The Court well appreciates that ...

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

3. Complaints and Investigations

   ... within fifteen days of receipt of a sworn complaint. Comment: Sworn complaints are the norm, and some ethics codes contain penalties ... denial is required by federal, state, or local law. Comment: The reason complainants are not permitted to withdraw their complaints ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2011-09-06 10:25 - 0 comments

4. How Not to Deal with Sunshine and Ethics Matters

   ... laws (laws requiring meetings to be open to the public and documents to be freely available) were passed is because government in ... make the forensic report (with "minor changes") available in PDF format some time on Wednesday, and to discuss the report publicly at its ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2007-10-05 12:27 - 0 comments

5. Ethics Training - Leadership and Responsibility

   ... As I wrote a couple of years ago in a blog entry and a comment to the City Ethics Model Code, many officials are cynical about it ...

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

6. Michigan's Baby Step Toward Local Government Ethics

   ... House floor with little or no debate. One representative's comment on this is especially telling: Rep. Meekhof:  "I cannot vote ...

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

7. Memphis: At the Top of the Bottom

   ... new requirements don't ask for much, as I explain in a comment to the Model Code Project ). According to a series published in the ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2012-10-03 09:16 - 0 comments

8. The Obstacles to and Goals of Citizen Participation

   ... consultant's deeper examination of the issue. Public Comment Rules The first time I spoke before a local legislature, I was ... always accompanied by a look that they understand, and I'm an idiot. This disdain for ignorant citizens by people who have more access ...

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

9. Government transparency website...

   ... the public an unprecedented level of access to government documents by allowing users to browse, search, and review hundreds of thousands ... disclosure, or “sunshine,” laws. " If you have any documents that you would like to be available, you can register with the site, ...

   donmc - 2007-12-04 13:09 - 0 comments

10. EC vs. IG: A Battle It's Better Not to Have

    ... to fully cooperate with all ethics board requests for documents and other evidence. See City Ethics Model Code §213.6. Best ... interfere with this. The IG is quoted as saying, “I’m entrusted with maintaining the independence and integrity of this ...

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

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