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A City Where "We Don't Want Nobody Nobody Sent"
Body: Patronage is the most basic of all municipal conflicts of interest. It involves not only self-interest (my ... 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
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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 award employees who ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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A Miscellany
... said a public investigation is in line with his support of open government. 'In the continued spirit of a fair and transparent process, ... an argument why it can release a preliminary investigation report to the legislature. Not to the public, mind you, but the ... 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
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FL League of Cities' Ethics Proposals IV - Local Govt. Assocs. Should Not Lobby re Conflicts of Interest
Body: This is the last of four blog posts on Florida Senate Bill 606 (attached; see below), one of ... officials in the cities within their borders, even when the county's citizens have voted to do this? My answer to these questions is a ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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The Effect of the Wisconsin Supreme Court Open Meetings Decision on Local Government Ethics
... have been complied with by the legislature in the course of its enactments.” On separation of powers grounds, the court determined ... unanimous. The one council member who opposed the contract files a complaint with the city's ethics commission, and the council president ...
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A Controversial Indianapolis Board Appointment: Perception and the Dilemma Between Competence and Conflicts of Interest
Body: The new mayor of Indianapolis, Greg Ballard, who ran as a candidate who would bring ethics to ... 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
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Citizens' Views of Ethics Reform in Jacksonville
... , a former ethics commission member and president of the Florida Bar, whose letter to the editor appeared yesterday in the Florida ... upon learning of possible misconduct. Often, employees report unethical conduct but fear reprisal if their identity becomes known. ...
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Appearance Problems Surrounding a Request to Audit a County EC
... A situation that has arisen with respect to a proposed state audit of the Palm Beach County ethics commission has created serious ... his request was. A letter to the senator from Integrity Florida , dated April 5, raises a possible answer to this question: "We ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Misuse of Government Website Bios for Business Purposes
... While researching my last blog post, I visited the webpage of Tallahassee mayor John Marks, and was thrown for a bit of a loop. The first ... Bob Graham in 1979, he served eight (8) years on the Florida Public Service Commission (FPSC); the last two as its Chairman. ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Chinese Walls or Chinese Screens?
... other involves what was apparently a sweetheart deal between Florida and the United States Sugar Company, where the governor's chief of ... a congressional representative does not need to look at FEC files to find out which firms have given him what amounts of contributions? All ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
