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  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. Council Ethics Committees

    ... enforced, discussed, and amended separate from the city or county's ethics program. Some local ethics programs consist of nothing more ... 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

  4. A Miscellany

    ... Unified Government Board of Commissioners amended the city/county's ethics code to prohibit a nonprofit agency from receiving public ... content rules for comments on council members' sites or blogs, and letting the public know that what they write is open ... blog Story Topics:  City Related County Related Complaints/ Investigations/Hearings Conflicts ...

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

  5. 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

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

    ... In the public finance area, he counsels state officials, county officials, and mayors on various aspects of bond financing issues and ... 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

  7. Problems with an IG Approach to Local Government Ethics

    ... The simultaneous creation of an EC/EO approach in Palm Beach County, FL and an IG approach in neighboring Broward County provides a small laboratory for seeing which works better. ...

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

  8. Local Government Ethics Programs in a Nutshell

    ... judiciary have formal judicial disciplinary processes. One files a formal complaint with a judicial commission. That's the only advice I ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2015-04-20 12:05 - 3 comments

  9. 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

  10. A Miscellany

    ... that arise, see my recent blog post on Palm Beach County's new ethics codes. The solution to this problem lies in putting ... than in an ordinance. The Charter's The Answer in Broward County, Too If you really need to be convinced how important it is ...

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

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