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1. Government Officials' Charities -- Secretive and Easy to Corrupt

   ... Stern of the Center for Governmental Studies presented a draft model law on payments influencing candidates and elected officials, which ... or board members compromise themselves. Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- ...

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

2. Ethics Reform IV - Allen County and Columbus, IN et al

   ... that aside, went back to the now former city attorney's draft, but changed it in two very important ways. First, they took out the ... dismissing offenders for even minor misconduct. Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- ...

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

3. The Next Stage in the Baltimore Legislative Immunity Case

   ... (unlike perjury) and, in this case, since she helped draft the ethics law. And it could be argued that legislative immunity and ... in Support of Her Second Motion to Dismiss Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- ...

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

4. Broward County IG Report on Countywide Ethics Program

   ... When I looked back at my blog posts about the original draft of the county's ethics code (see, for example, this one ), I found ... could also be used to wholly opt out of the Code." Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- ...

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5. An Ethics Reform Miscellany

   ... The proposed rule would prevent campaign consultants from lobbying the city commission for two years after working on a campaign. It just ... Yakima council asked the Rules and Procedures Committee to draft an ethics code. The occasion appears to have been an allegation by ...

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

6. Participation in a Matter, and Seeking Ethics Advice

   ... an argument to excuse their work on a matter, and they even draft ethics codes (again, without the involvement of any government ethics ... public interest rather than in their personal interest. Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics 203-859-1959 ...

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7. Memphis: At the Top of the Bottom

   ... city seem to be all over the place. The city council has a draft bill for an ethics officer and a website. One city council member is ... It will stay at the top of the bottom. Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics:  City Related ...

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

8. FL League of Cities' Ethics Proposals IV - Local Govt. Assocs. Should Not Lobby re Conflicts of Interest

   ... is what the taxpayer-funded Florida League of Cities did by lobbying for, partially drafting, and fully supporting SB 606. To the extent ... as possible. It's bad enough that these conflicted officials draft ethics codes and amendments. This, however, is the way ordinances come ...

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

9. The Actual Use of "Benefit" and "Interest" Language in Conflict Provisions

   ... the different approaches are based on who happens to draft ethics codes and what terms they happen to prefer, for reasons that do ... as if they don't really matter. They do really matter. Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- ...

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10. Two Pleasant Surprises

    ... ethics process. The next step for this town of 39,000 is to draft an ethics code and create an independent ethics commission. This is the ... the mayor to show that she really means what she says. Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- ...

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

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