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1. A Government Ethics Approach to Open Records

   ... a charge of only 25 cents per page for copies of documents, court decisions have allowed agencies to charge for research time in ... information, meeting agendas and minutes (with all relevant documents), calendars, and even e-mail correspondence. If a government ...

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

2. There Is a Meaningful Difference Between Making Accusations and Saying You've Filed an Ethics Complaint

   ... seem senseless, but it is no more senseless than the news media's rule that the filing of a complaint makes a matter far more legitimate ... That is, I started with the reality that the news media will usually write a story about the filing of an ethics complaint, but ...

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

3. The Image Consultant's Role in Local Government Ethics

   ... Communications , which primarily works to control the media coverage and preserve the reputation of companies and brands, but also ... act by a bad actor. An adversary trying to use the media for leverage. Sometimes the odds are against you. The roles in the drama ...

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

4. Legal Ethics vs. Government Ethics

   ... the Detroit Free Press made two FOI requests for all documents relating to the settlement, and the corporation counsel oversaw ... of the settlement and the possible existence of additional documents before he sent [his subordinates] to represent the City at a hearing ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 1 comment

5. The Enforcement of Ethics Laws Against Local Government Legislators

   ... enforcement. Helstoski and Brewster involve the content and motive of the legislative act, and would require the presentation ... does not apply where the interest itself is prohibited – i.e., where the Councilmember has a position or an ownership interest in a firm ...

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

6. Conference Attachments...

   ... As we present at various conferences, we are always creating content that people may wish to have access to later, via the website. So this ... listing conferences at which we promised to put up certain documents for later access. National League of Cities - RISC - May 2007 ...

   donmc - 2015-05-15 14:26

7. Ethics Proceeding Confidentiality Takes a Hit in Utah, Logically Enough

   ... allowed, but everything the EC does, from meetings to documents. The Tribune editors point to an essential problem with such ... it comes to ethics codes. Thank goodness for the news media. The criticisms of the bills worked. The sponsor of the bills, Sen. John ...

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

8. Detroit and the Loyalties of Local Government Attorneys

   ... The Detroit Free Press asked for all the settlement documents, but the city law department, acting under the guidance of the division chief, only provided the newspaper with the public documents, knowingly withholding documents solely to protect the personal ...

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

9. How and Why to Bring Budget Transparency to a City Near You

   ... unusual) is dated April 2011. There are only two 2012 budget documents between the annual budgets. Monthly Reports But in May ... to reading monthly reports, budgets, and other financial documents so that the public, especially journalists and bloggers, can ...

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

10. Lessig on the Effects of Elected Officials' Dependency Problem

    ... permit applications, grant applications, all those documents that, for most of us, simply exist. Those documents that get very little press, and whose authorship is not accomplished ...

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

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