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1. A New Report on the Ethics Programs of Florida Counties

   Body:  On November 29, Florida State University’s LeRoy Collins Institute and the new good government group Integrity Florida released a report entitled "Florida Counties Bridge the Ethics Policy Gap" , which analyzes the results of a survey of government ethics programs and reforms in 45 of Florida’s 67 ...

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

2. Florida League of Cities' Ethics Reform Proposals I - Preventing the Filing of Complaints

   Body:  Florida Senate Bill 606 (attached; see below) is one of the worst ethics reform bills I have ever read. But it is far worse than the ... officials? In 2013, 210 complaints were filed with the state EC, and nearly two-thirds of them were filed against local government ...

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

3. A Rotten Crop of Oranges in Tamarac, Florida

   ... is the strongest force in such environments, a great deal of work is done to hide the existence of poor ethics environments. After ... a couple of bad apples, but a whole bad crop. Tamarac, Florida , a city of 60,000 in Broward County (home of Ft. Lauderdale) is such ...

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

4. A Florida Legislative Committee Calls for the Suspension of the Palm Beach County EC

   ... Toward the end of a video of the November 4 meeting of the Florida Joint Legislative Auditing Committee , the committee vice-chair says ... into the video, the meeting is supposed to be focused on the audit report on the Palm Beach County EC, which I wrote about yesterday . A ...

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

5. Lobbying Laws Are Lacking in Florida Independent Special Districts

   ... of Ft. Lauderdale), published an excellent investigative report on the lack of lobbying laws in Florida's 992 independent special districts, which together spend many billions ...

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

6. 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

7. 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

8. The Carrigan Free Speech Case Goes to the Supreme Court - The Florida Amicus Brief

   ... blog post on January 10, in conjunction with the posting of my analysis of the parties' briefs in this case. The Nevada Supreme ... can be found on the Scotusblog , except that the online Florida amicus brief is corrupted. So I've attached a copy of it below. ...

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

9. A Grand Jury Report in Florida Recommends Numerous Ethics Reforms

   Body:  In February, Florida governor Charlie Crist asked for a grand jury to report on government corruption in Florida. The first interim report was ... begins (p. 3) by characterizing fraud, waste, and abuse of government resources as "Florida's Corruption Tax," a nice way to spin the ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 2 comments

10. Jax Ethics Code

    ... develop and adhere to written policies in accordance with Florida accreditation standards for Inspector Generals; (d)     Receive ... this provision. (3)     Any Commission member who files to be a candidate for public office shall immediately resign from the ...

    donmc - 2023-08-02 15:13 - 0 comments

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