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  1. Nevada Senator Given Legislative Immunity from Ethics Commission Jurisdiction

    ... judge did say that the state constitution would have to be amended for the ethics commission to have jurisdiction over a state legislator. ... a prelimary injunction (it's broken into two searchable PDF files, 1 and 2 ), the senator's petition for judicial review , and ...

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

  2. Council Ethics Committees

    ... of interest, and which are enforced, discussed, and amended separate from the city or county's ethics program. Some local ethics ... the city's ethics program, perhaps after the ethics board files its annual report. It could hold an annual training session. It could ...

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

  3. A Miscellany

    ... Kansan , the Unified Government Board of Commissioners amended the city/county's ethics code to prohibit a nonprofit agency from ... content rules for comments on council members' sites or blogs, and letting the public know that what they write is open ...

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

  4. Not One Little Job, But the Whole Works

    ... ... My son’s role in overseeing safety on construction sites is completely unrelated to the development and permitting processes ...

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

  5. Taking the Big Ethical Step from Government Lawyer to Mayor

    ... to the blog Musings (with links to official sites for each piece of information), the city's mayor appoints half the ...

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

  6. Contracting Out Government Work to Prevent Transparency

    ... public agency is entitled to receive a copy of records and files related to the performance of the governmental function, and (2) indicate that such records and files are subject to the Freedom of Information Act and may be disclosed by the ...

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

  7. Why Strict Time Periods Are Problematic

    ... involving a city council member, the state EC filed an amended findings report after the required 360-day period. The court found ... a violation of the state ethics code, the lateness of the amended report in this case was irrelevant. I'm not a big fan of strict ...

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

  8. Creating and Denying Conflicts of Interest in Harlingen, Texas

    ... the development corporation, so he was seeking renewal of an amended contract. One of the board members of the development corporation was ... Attachment Size harlingen tx.pdf 0 bytes Robert Wechsler's blog ...

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

  9. Issues Arising from an Iowa Complaint Dismissal

    ... was doing business with the university. The statement was amended after a complaint was filed by Iowa Citizens for Community ... Size Iowa dismissal order 082312.pdf 0 bytes Robert Wechsler's blog ...

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

  10. Ethics Commission Political Activity

    ... in Chapter 2-156 of the Municipal Code of Chicago, as amended. Nothing in this section shall apply to activity in connection with an ... under Article 34 of the Illinois School Code, as amended. [The "political activity" definition has 15 subsections. Sorry, but ...

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

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