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1. MIAMI/DADE COUNTY

   ... of five members and each serves staggered terms of four (4) years: Chief Judge of the 11 th Judicial Circuit appoints two of the members; the Dean of the ...

   donmc - 2006-05-14 21:44 - 0 comments

2. Is a Council Member Who Runs a Local Charity Giving Back to the Community?

   ... Joe Baca Foundation gave away $36,000 in scholarships in 2008, but paid the son and council member (Joe Baca, Jr.) $51,800 (according to ... the son said he was receiving only half that amount). In 2008, the foundation also gave $20,000 in fire equipment to the son's ...

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

3. Definitions

   ... employer or business supplied the goods or services. 4. "Domestic partner" is an adult, unrelated by blood, with whom an unmarried ... city or to restrict the authority of the city to act. 11. "Outside employer or business" includes: (a) any substantial business ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2007-02-17 10:04 - 1 comment

4. The Office of Congressional Ethics Leaves Its Barn and the Congressional Black Caucus Tries to Rein It In

   ... point for the Black Caucus. According to Rep. Fudge's press release , the resolution does the following (the language in brackets is ... had accepted private funding for a trip to St. Maarten in 2008, according to a recent New York Times article . Even if it were ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18

5. What to Do, and Not to Do, When a Conflict Situation Becomes Public

   ... million by an association of gambling companies to a 501(c)(4) organization closely associated with the governor. According to ... is acting as if there is no issue that requires action. No press release on the topic has come out, nor has the governor tweeted on the ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 2 comments

6. New Poll Results on Corporate and Union Independent Expenditures

   ... Somewhat Strongly No opinion 18 6 11 80 15 65 2 Would ... 20 24 9 14 4 Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics ...

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

7. Rhode Island Bill to Give Ethics Commission Back Its Jurisdiction Over Legislators

   ... but the public interest. According to a state house press release , both of the state's major good government groups, Common Cause ... is highly commendable. According to an Associated Press report , the bill is on tomorrow's agenda for the house judiciary ...

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

8. At Ethics Camp, Not-So-Tall Tales From the Dark Side

   ... City medical examiners' office who, in the face of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, bilked the city out of millions of federal dollars. ... hope is to offer proactive ethics education for more than 11,000 city employees. ''The public trust has been broken,'' Ms. ... Story Topics:  In the news Press for Carla Miller ...

   donmc - 2008-04-17 07:16 - 0 comments

9. Detroit's Mayor Kilpatrick Piles His Unethical Behavior Skyscraper High

   ... According to an article in the Detroit Free Press , it all began with an extramarital affair with his chief of staff, ... The culprit, according to Kilpatrick, is the Detroit Free Press , which he says illegally obtained private phone conversations. “I ...

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

10. Independent Agencies Without Ethics Oversight Can Mean Disaster

    ... were controlled by government employee unions? Back in 2008, I wrote a blog post which dealt with this issue . The post talks about ... exception for them. Back in 2009, when the Detroit Free Press started exposing problems with the pension funds, there was a council ...

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

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