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1. A Miscellany

   ... of interest, has made an open records request for all documents related to the ethics proceeding against the mayor, according to ... there any irony in the attorney for Marshall asking the city to turn the cards up when it seems that Mr. Marshall, in all his ...

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

2. SC Bill on Local Government Budget Transparency

   ... the budget information is limited; the only backup documents are from two years ago. The South Carolina bill covers a lot ... Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story ...

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

3. The Importance of Being Readable

   ... 1998, the Securities and Exchange Commission insisted that documents intended to disclose information to the public should be written in ... Handbook: How to Create Clear SEC Disclosure Documents ( www.sec.gov/pdf/handbook.pdf ). With a preface by Warren Buffett and an ...

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

4. Open vs. Confidential Ethics Commission Proceedings

   ... statements, advisory opinions, waiver requests, and documents filed in Ethics Commission proceedings are public. Please share ... issue. Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics Log in or register to post ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2007-02-17 10:26 - 1 comment

5. The Problems with Requiring a Sworn Ethics Complaint Based on Personally Known Facts

   ... professional investigation to obtain the facts and relevant documents. This is why investigations by journalists are so valuable. What they ... itself. Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story ...

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6. Louisville's Middling Ethics Reforms

   ... council spent two years working on, or fighting about, the city's ethics reforms. The city started out with a decent although minimal ... changes are positive, providing easier access to some ethics documents, broadening ethics jurisdiction to those who should never have been ...

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

7. How and Why to Bring Budget Transparency to a City Near You

   ... to ongoing budget and spending information is limited to the city or county's financial personnel, the city or county manager (Dixon doesn't ... unusual) is dated April 2011. There are only two 2012 budget documents between the annual budgets. Monthly Reports But in May ...

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8. A Government Ethics Approach to Open Records

   ... a charge of only 25 cents per page for copies of documents, court decisions have allowed agencies to charge for research time in ... records than it costs the local government. Just because a city is allowed to charge 25 cents does not mean that it has to. It can charge ...

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

9. What's At Stake in New York City?

   ... the conflict of interest problems involved in the New York City term limits dispute. But now the dispute is over, according to an article on ...

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

10. County Attorney Conflicts and a Lack of Transparency in Maricopa County

    ... it did respond to the TV station's document request, but the documents consist primary of heavy black lines, redacting nearly all ... out, but was instead "piggybacked" off contracts with the city of Phoenix and the state attorney general's office. The fact that the wife ...

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