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1. Yet Another Problem with the Criminal Enforcement of Government Ethics

   ... U.S. Attorney Bharara is in possession of the Commission's files, he is unlikely to pursue non-criminal investigations, which comprised ...

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

2. Advice on Advisory Opinions

   Body:  Again and again, local government officials say that there is no need for an improved ethics ... better government ethics program. The reason is that no one files a complaint when they do not expect a fair hearing of the complaint (most ... Honolulu: Use the KISS approach. An opinion isn’t a law review article.  If your commission members don't understand it, public ...

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

3. Why Local Party Leaders Should Be Part of a Local Ethics Program

   ... What makes this official tough to deal with is that his only local office was a party position. Someone like him is outside the jurisdiction ... develop affordable housing in Brooklyn, Lopez secured vacant sites for the RBSCC, making it almost impossible for anyone else to ...

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

4. Very Problematic Fort Worth Ethics Reform Proposals

   ... me often (based on an interview), I was waiting for other local newspapers to jump in and confirm what Gorman wrote. But I've only found ... 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

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

   ... often covered in the provisions of a municipality's ethics law, but it generally is not considered criminal. However, in Chicago 30 years ... 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

6. 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

7. Council Ethics Committees

   Body:  Many local legislative bodies have ethics committees, even where there is an ethics ... separate from the city or county's ethics program. Some local ethics programs consist of nothing more than a council ethics committee ... 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

8. A Miscellany

   ... important, recurring problem. Council members often work for local nonprofits, and even if they recuse themselves when the funding comes up ... 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

9. Montgomery County, MD Public Campaign Financing Bill Introduced

   ... hearing on March 4, would give the county only the third local public financing program in the East (the others are NYC and New Haven). When some have predicted the death of public financing, ...

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

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

    ... notice. This post will consider this decision's effect on local government ethics, at least in Wisconsin. The court said that it ... 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

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