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1. A Miscellany

   ... inspector general. Failure to report will be considered a default on their contract. This is good news. It is important to get ...

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

2. A Model Ethics Advisory Opinion and Links to Major City and State Advisory Opinions

   ... of Interest Board (COIB) recently issued an advisory opinion (attached, see below) on the subject of conflicts involving city ... local government ethics: Atlanta Chicago Denver Honolulu King County (WA) Los Angeles New York ...

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

3. Government Ethics and the Limits of Mental Bandwidth

   ... example, if an employee does not choose a pension plan, a default plan is chosen for him. The employee can opt out, but inaction will not ...

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

4. Online Ethics Training and Information Materials

   ... of what you can find on a number of local government ethics sites, as well as on the sites of state ethics commissions with jurisdiction over local officials. I am ...

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

5. The Conflicts of Colorado's Public Trustees

   ... last year against the association for violating the state gift ban by using corporate dollars (mostly the computer systems company's) to ... that they are. As one homeowners' attorney told the Denver Post last year , "It all looks awfully cozy and certainly a red ...

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6. A Miscellany

   ... was unethical. They asked the state EC for an advisory opinion, and the EC said that the arrangement was not acceptable. What is ... make use of them. They act as if transparency was not the default value of our democracy, as if they were living in some other country ...

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7. The Chick-fil-A Controversy Is Really a Government Ethics Issue

   ... ethics reforms, after the city's special ethics task force files its second report. Related blog posts: Council Fiefdoms He ... and It's Legal (in Chicago) Chicago Ethics Task Force Files First Report Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City ...

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

8. Report on Annual Reports I

   ... Mission and Duties of the Ethics Officer provision. Denver's annual report includes the usual statistics and summaries, but ... in all for the 2007 report. This is very helpful for Denver officials and employees, as well as for other cities. ...

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

9. A Civil Grand Jury Report on the San Francisco Ethics Commission

   ... prized value in government ethics. And making dismissal the default is not a good way to gain the public's trust. As for setting the ... Attachment Size Re SF EC 0611.pdf 0 bytes Robert Wechsler's blog ...

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10. Electronic Communications as Government Property

    ... New Haven Democracy Fund. I will turn over all of my paper files, computer files, and electronic communications to my successor. Since I have no office ...

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

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