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1. Chinese Walls or Chinese Screens?

   ... a congressional representative does not need to look at FEC files to find out which firms have given him what amounts of contributions? All ...

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

2. Some Excellent Lobbying Reforms in NYC

   ... into the lobbying program by requiring, "before a lobbyist files a statement of registration [that] the lobbyist and its client shall ... that the clerk's office must take into account in making its decision. Such a decision must be put into writing. And the reforms ...

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

3. Nepotism: Definition, Exceptions, Waiver

   ... Advice or Waiver This is, of course, a difficult decision to make. An official conflicted between the need of a family member ... based even on public, reliable evidence. Until someone files a complaint, this matter will exist only online. Robert Wechsler ...

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

4. Who Should Pay for Attorney's Fees in Ethics Proceedings?

   ... If one simply denies and fights back, that is a personal decision that should not be funded by the public. And yet, another ... word "reasonable" before "attorney's fees." If an official files countercomplaints and court suits, as the Stamford board of finance ...

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

5. Winter Reading: Switch VII - Self-Evaluation and Identity

   ... to Switch, James March, author of Primer on Decision Making (Free Press, 2009), says that we rely on two basic models ... It's valuable to ask oneself, "What does someone who files late 'feel'?" Since officials probably don't feel anything (except, ...

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

6. The Politicization of Montana's Political Practices Commissioner

   ... list of candidates. And it would have looked like a partisan decision. An ethics program cannot afford to have this happen. But you ... soon after the commissioner was named: [A]nyone who files a complaint who does not come from Hensley’s political side of the ...

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

7. A Miscellany

   ... in Democratic Action is giving the council 90 days before it files a suit. The ethics program is likely to be lacking in disclosure. ...

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

8. Penalties

   ... determination (see 216). If the Ethics Commission files a determination in the matter after the 109 suit has been filed, the ... hearings and deliberations may not vote. The written final decision must specify the code sections violated and provide a factual ... a pattern. The Ethics Commission must file its memorandum of decision with the City Clerk, and send it to the complainant and respondent, ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2007-02-17 09:39 - 1 comment

9. The Educational Opportunities of a Local Ethics Case in Massachusetts

   ... or not you or anyone else can financially benefit from any decision that is made. This provision effectively recognizes three facts ... conclude that the chair might favor her cousin. The chair files a written disclosure with her appointing authority explaining her ...

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

10. Jax Ethics Code

    ... and maintain the integrity of responsible government and its decision-making process, the City of Jacksonville believes it is necessary that ... 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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