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  1. 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

  2. Post-Employment Government Contracts

    Body:  The first blog post on the West Palm Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) matter looked at it from the ... context of multiple CRA problems in Florida. The West Palm Beach matter raises the question whether or not the CRA director, who has ...

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

  3. Chinese Walls or Chinese Screens?

    ... 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

  4. Some Excellent Lobbying Reforms in NYC

    ... into the lobbying program by requiring, "before a lobbyist files a statement of registration [that] the lobbyist and its client shall ... Attachment Size NYC Local Law 129.pdf 0 bytes Robert Wechsler's blog ...

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

  5. Nepotism: Definition, Exceptions, Waiver

    ... based even on public, reliable evidence. Until someone files a complaint, this matter will exist only online. Robert Wechsler ... Attachment Size Louisiana Nepotism.pdf 0 bytes Robert Wechsler's blog ...

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

  6. Who Should Pay for Attorney's Fees in Ethics Proceedings?

    ... word "reasonable" before "attorney's fees." If an official files countercomplaints and court suits, as the Stamford board of finance ...

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

  7. Florida League of Cities' Ethics Reform Proposals III - Placing Shackles on Countywide Ethics Programs

    ... The bill's sponsor, state senator Jeff Clemens, of Palm Beach County (which has one of these countywide programs), seems to be ... Attachment Size FL SB 606.pdf 0 bytes Claypool Memo to Integrity Florida ...

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

  8. Winter Reading: Switch VII - Self-Evaluation and Identity

    ... to make it easy to fill out the form online, via a fillable PDF, for instance. If a reminder e-mail contains a link to the form, officials ... It's valuable to ask oneself, "What does someone who files late 'feel'?" Since officials probably don't feel anything (except, ...

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

  9. The Politicization of Montana's Political Practices Commissioner

    ... soon after the commissioner was named: [A]nyone who files a complaint who does not come from Hensley’s political side of the ...

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

  10. Backsliding re Mayoral Balls

    ... scandals that started in 2006 once prompted Palm Beach County commissioners to temporarily stop soliciting donations ... Broward County gala was revived only two years later, and Palm Beach County's 2011 ethics code has an exemption that allows local ... and charitable donations (over $100) must be disclosed in Palm Beach County. But how many citizens are aware of the disclosure list , ...

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

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