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1. Jax Ethics Code

   ... of the City to: (a)     Corruptly, or by threat of force, or by any intimidating letter or communication, to endeavor to ... this provision. (3)     Any Commission member who files to be a candidate for public office shall immediately resign from the ...

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

2. Albert Hirschman's Exit, Voice, and Loyalty

   ... most often find objectionable. For example, according to a Chicago Sun-Times article this week , members of Chicago's council have ... complaints. They are following their member on the ethics task force, who objected in his dissent to the task force's recommendation of ...

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

3. The Self-Serving Nature of Cook County Township Governments

   ... at one of America's most unethical counties, which includes Chicago. This time the focus is on the county's townships. The problem is ... Even in Illinois, 17 rural counties and the city of Chicago do not have operating townships. However, townships in suburban Chicago ...

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

4. Can We Do Without Pay-to-Play?

   ... column is about the attempt to build a third airport in the Chicago area. The effort is being led by the Abraham Lincoln National Airport ... for them. Jesse Jackson, Jr., congressman for the southern part of Chicago and the biggest mover on this project, wants the jobs for his ...

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

5. Legislative Involvement in Administration: Problems in Broward County, FL

   ... districts, what is known as "district courtesy" or, in Chicago, "aldermanic privilege." This "courtesy" has also been a major ethics ... In other words, the mayor's arguments, excepting the part about power, beg the question. The question is how much involvement ...

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

6. The Pay-to-Play Culture of Prince George's County, MD

   ... a topic I've written about with respect to Dallas and Chicago . A Washington Post editorial this week noted that, ... to the ethics code (click link and go to Division 17, §2-289 et seq). There is not much to the ethics code, but what there is is ...

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

7. Government Ethics in a Nutshell

   ... the New York City Conflicts of Interest Board, gave to the Chicago Ethics Reform Task Force, which will soon be making recommendations for reforms of Chicago's ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2012-04-26 13:19 - 0 comments

8. Transparency vs. Fear

   ... often in another form. Just look at patronage in Chicago . Whatever happens to Ms. Quinn, there is a good lesson to be ...

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

9. Ethics Commission Political Activity

   ... such a rule for the ethics officer or other staff.] Chicago ethics ordinance: No member or employee of the Board shall engage in ... was 'similar to a lobbyist being late one day in filing his report,' and 'I don't think it rises to the level of an ethics violation, in ...

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

10. Revolving Door or Merry-Go-Round?

    ... door. The rule in this city -- not surprisingly, Chicago -- as in so many other cities is that there is a one-year freeze on ... in tandem by the Better Government Association and the Chicago Sun-Times , which reported the story yesterday. The BGA is ...

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

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