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1. Local Government Attorneys - More or Fewer Ethics Rules?

   ... hidden square in the middle of a 58-page code: This chapter applies to all public servants, as the term is defined in this chapter, ... likely, the choice of government attorneys, for they either draft or review all local government ethics codes. Does this represent ...

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

2. Two Interesting Twists on the Old Gift to an Official's Favorite Charity Gambit

   ... the commissioner's request to have the county attorney draft an ordinance addressing such contributions, and according to ... see another op-ed piece in the same newspaper. Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- ...

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3. Misuse of Official Commendations

   ... An ethics commission faced with such conduct can draft an advisory opinion that explains to officials why this conduct is a form ... especially by officials who are running for office. Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics 203-859-1959 ...

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4. Chicago Task Force Second Report II — The Roles of the Ethics Board and the IGs

   ... disclosure, and enforcement. No one else should receive, draft, amend, or make determinations regarding an ethics complaint. No one else ... Information Some Bad Ideas and Missed Chances Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- ...

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5. Chicago Task Force Second Report V — Some Bad Ideas and Missed Chances

   ... Another bad idea in the second task force report is to draft an employee "bill of rights" with respect to the ethics program. The task ... Confidentiality and False Information Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- ...

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6. Colleges, Knowledge, Gifts to Officials' Relatives, and Advice Regarding Past Conduct

   ... to manifest this understanding in the ethics provisions they draft. It is impossible to believe that this is an oversight. In fact, the ... her gifts secret, or at least insisting that she did. Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- ...

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7. A City Attorney Wearing Too Many Ethics Hats

   ... roles in this government ethics program: helping the council draft ethics provisions and advising the council on internal ethics reviews, ... the ethics process, but to give it independence. Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- ...

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8. A Conflict Built into Municipal Campaign Finance Enforcement in Connecticut

   ... who knowingly and wilfully violates any provision of this chapter shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars or imprisoned not ... make such a decision. No one in his right mind would draft an ethics provision like this. It's my guess that whoever drafted this ...

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9. A Proposed Procurement Review Task Force in Miami-Dade

   ... a Procurement Office to oversee the procurement process and draft comprehensive written procurement procedures; (2) created basic ... general's office be represented on the task force. Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- ...

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10. When a Department Engages In Ethics Advice and Enforcement

    ... assessors, the agency and the EC should work together to draft a general advisory opinion that applies to all assessors. To deal ... to make determinations and provide ethics advice. Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- ...

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