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1. Very Problematic Fort Worth Ethics Reform Proposals

   ... get a zoning permit. The city attorney says he can. Someone files a complaint, and the official has the defense that he followed the city ...

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

2. A Very Short Rant on Financial Disclosure and Ethics Self-Regulation

   ... a businessperson or professional who knows how to keep files and how to work with an accountant. If they can't even be honest about ...

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

3. A City Where "We Don't Want Nobody Nobody Sent"

   ... ratings, the rigging of test scores, and the destruction of files (the shredding business thrives on identity theft and ethics laws). And, ...

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

4. Council Ethics Committees

   ... the city's ethics program, perhaps after the ethics board files its annual report. It could hold an annual training session. It could ...

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

5. A Miscellany

   ... content rules for comments on council members' sites or blogs, and letting the public know that what they write is open ...

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

6. Going Beyond Dismissal to Provide Useful Guidance

   ... A week ago, I wrote about a poorly written provision in Denver's ethics code, and the danger it poses not only to Denver, but ... The board effectively acknowledged the limitations of the gift provision:  "[T]he Board’s decision should not be read to constitute an ...

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

7. The Effect of the Wisconsin Supreme Court Open Meetings Decision on Local Government Ethics

   ... requirements. This shocking statement comes from the opinion in the case Wisconsin v. Fitzgerald , which I discussed in ... unanimous. The one council member who opposed the contract files a complaint with the city's ethics commission, and the council president ...

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

8. Local Government Financial Advisers Must Have No Conflicts

   ... have conflicts. This issue has arisen with respect to the Denver board of education's catastrophic decision to get involved in a ... personally liable for losses to the government. The Denver waiver of the Royal Bank of Canada's conflict was at least as destructive to the citizens of Denver as it would have been had the school board members each had a conflict ...

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

9. A Controversial Indianapolis Board Appointment: Perception and the Dilemma Between Competence and Conflicts of Interest

   ... the Pacers. • Bar Grand's access to the firm's files on the Pacers. • Bar access by firm attorneys to any materials ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2008-02-04 11:06 - 0 comments

10. Full Text of Model Ethics Code

    ... determination (see 216 ). If the Ethics Commission files a determination in the matter after the 109 suit has been filed, the ... some states (and at least one city) make settlement the default or preferred approach. Arkansas’ code requires a written Offer of ...

    donmc - 2015-08-18 14:41 - 0 comments

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