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  1. An Advisory Opinion Gambit in the Big Apple

    Body:  Here's a clever way to abuse the advisory opinion process. A few months...

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

  2. A Civil Grand Jury Report on the San Francisco Ethics Commission

    ... prized value in government ethics. And making dismissal the default is not a good way to gain the public's trust. As for setting the ... protection program, according to an article on the local ABC affiliate's website from May . The civil grand jury did ...

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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. New York City Council Member Indicted for Misuse of Slush Fund, But He Was Enabled by Many Other Officials

    Body:  It's been almost two years since the New...

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

  7. 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 ... Contractors and Vendors Ethics Environments Local Government Attorneys Recusal/Withdrawal In the news ...

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

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. The Benefits of Hyperlinking Ethics Codes, and the Dependency of Children

    ... it’s about the fact that legislators (and most likely the local government officials whose organizations lobbied them) in six other ... boring hours of hyperlinking? Okay, so how many of the sites of the 17 state ethics commissions whose laws cover municipal officials ...

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

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