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  1. Advice on Advisory Opinions

    ... 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 ...

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

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

    ... 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

  3. 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 ... only has to ask for suggestions, not accept them. The proper reform here is to require the council to consider only suggestions it receives, ...

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

  4. 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, ... it. It is a gut-level ethical position that undermines reform, that excuses people from taking responsibility for what they do, as ...

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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. A Miscellany

    ... content rules for comments on council members' sites or blogs, and letting the public know that what they write is open ... Codes Ethics Commissions/Administration Ethics Reform Nonprofits/Charities Recusal/Withdrawal ...

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

  8. A Miscellany

    Body:  City Attorney Ethics Enforcement in San Francisco An article in the San Francisco Chronicle this week ... Size SF city attorney settlement 0214.pdf 0 bytes Honolulu adv op 0214.pdf 0 bytes ...

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

  9. Is It a Conflict for a Pension Fund's Investment Officer to Propose Outsourcing to His Firm?

    Body:  After all the problems San Diego pension boards have had with conflicts of interest (see my blog pos ... But, alas, not in this case. Last September, the San Diego County Employees Retirement Association (SDCERA) chose to replace its ... firm could be chosen. 'We'll get them in here and make a proposal and compare them to Lee's,' White said. 'At a minimum, it'll validate ...

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

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

    ... 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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