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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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Maricopa County 2 - Perjury Charges as Ethics Enforcement, and Officials' Trust in the Public
... pursuant to section 38-542, 38-543 or 38-545, who knowingly files an incomplete financial disclosure statement or who knowingly files a false financial disclosure statement is guilty of a class 1 ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Dealing with the Potential Conflicts Involved in EC Board Member Selection
... program is new, who should a nominee turn to for advice? The default is usually to ask the city or county attorney. But they are (1) ... more clear when one considers what happens if someone files a complaint against an EC member based on a conflict situation, that is, ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Chicago Goes the Task Force Route
Body: The creation of an ethics task force is a popular way for local government leaders to pursue ethics reform. It ... his task force. The latest mayor to take this route is Chicago's Mayor Emanuel. What is unusual about his use of the task force is ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Municipal Bid Rigging Nationwide and Ethics Day in Chicago
... were some of them in on it? Stay tuned. Ethics Day in Chicago According to an article in the Chicago Tribune , last week two of the principal candidates for mayor ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Chicago Task Force Second Report V — Some Bad Ideas and Missed Chances
chicago tf report 2.jpg Body: The worst recommendation in the Chicago ethics task force's second report (attached; see below) involves the role it wants the ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Chicago Task Force Second Report IV — Confidentiality and False Information
chicago tf report 2.jpg Body: Although the Chicago Ethics Reform Task Force, in its first report , came out strongly in favor of more transparency ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Chicago: Legislative IG and Mayoral Travel
Body: Chicago's Legislative IG The battle continues in Chicago over government ... letter to the legislative inspector general's semi-annual report dated August 22, 2014 (attached; see below), the IG's office has ... enough detail so it's clear what type of events he is taking part in. The calendars also should be made available to the public in a ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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A Legislative IG for Chicago?
Body: Back in Chicago, where in February the mayor called for the inspector general ... neither mayor nor council is considering such a solution. In Chicago (and, to be fair, many other local governments), ethics is a matter of ... else. According to an article in yesterday's Chicago Tribune , Michael Shakman , of the court decrees that sought to ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Is the Camel's Back Truly Broken, or Just More Mayor-Council-Feds Politics in Chicago?
Body: Last week, according to an article in the Chicago Tribune , Chicago Mayor Richard Daley responded to the conviction ... (iii) that city workers and contractors who fail to report corrupt activity be punished; (iv) that the IG office's investigative ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
