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Voiding Contracts, Transactions, and Permits Where There Is an Ethics Violation
... one of the commission members had a conflict of interest. Connecticut law automatically invalidates the commission action, without any ... City Ethics Model Code §106 , like the Connecticut law, does provide for automatic avoidance of a contract or other ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Privatization and Transparency
... Government " (undated), the former executive director of Connecticut's Freedom of Information Commission, Mitchell W. Pearlman, used an ... entities has been handled primarily by courts. The Connecticut Approach The Connecticut Supreme Court went in a different ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Full Text of Model Ethics Code
... be any contradictions. Here are the citations in the Connecticut model code I wrote, including only references to state law: "The ... degrees), there are five degrees of consanguinity between us. In law, because consanguinity is for the purpose of defining incest, it ...
donmc - 2015-08-18 14:41 - 0 comments
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Municipal Ethics Task Force in CT Bows to Town Officials
Body: Recently, the Connecticut Task Force on Municipal Ethics discussed a draft report . ... may be free, but too many rules get town officials upset. In Connecticut, town officials' motto is "One size does not fit all" (included in ... deal is a truly independent ethics commission. Most towns in Connecticut have a board of selectmen-town meeting form of government. That ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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The Role of Motive in Government Ethics
Body: A conflict situation in my state of Connecticut is instructive regarding a basic concept of government ethics, as ... by for-profit nursing homes. His law firm lobbies for the Connecticut Association of Health Care Facilities, which opposed this bill. ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Pension Forfeiture
Body: My state, Connecticut, has just added itself to the at least 14 states that provide for ... dependents? Have they also breached the public trust? Connecticut's new statute is one of the more reasonable ones. It applies only ... but prefers statutes like those in New Jersey and, now, in Connecticut. Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 1 comment
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The Ethics of Taxing Nonprofits' Property
... by nonprofit organizations. Some states, such as my state, Connecticut, pay local governments part of what they lose out in property ... to its educational goals, such as a skating rink owned by Connecticut College in New London, Connecticut. What about dormitories or ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Conflict of Interest
... conflicts are acceptable. New Haven, Connecticut enumerates several examples of conflicts of interest, as well as ... or when said organization is lobbying for specific State of Connecticut legislation which will result in the city receiving funding which ...
Robert Wechsler - 2007-02-16 20:59 - 9 comments
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Common Errors Involving Ethics Commission Jurisdiction
... the problem of having a toothless ethics commission in a Connecticut city. According to an article in yesterday's Danbury News-Times, it's good that another Connecticut municipality's ethics commission is toothless. But the story ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 1 comment
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Eastern Oregon Takes on Government Transparency
... any level of financial disclosure is discussed. In my state, Connecticut, all the financial disclosure that was required in a recent bill was the name of one’s employer, and yet the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities opposed it with the same old canard. ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 1 comment
