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

    ... 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

  2. Ways Not to Select the Members of an Ethics Commission

    ... and advise. According to an article in yesterday's San Mateo Daily Journal , last year San Mateo County chose one of the wronger ways of selecting an EC, and its ...

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

  3. Is It Right to Prohibit Conflicts?

    Body:  According to an article in Friday's San Bernardino Sun , a San Bernardino city council member accused of a conflict of interest resigned. ...

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

  4. Oakland Council Proposes Ethics Reform Charter Amendment

    Body:  According to an article in the San Francisco Chronicle last week , Oakland's council approved an ... package. This ethics reform process began with a June 2013 civil grand jury report , which called for giving the city's ethics ...

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

  5. Local Government Ethics Programs in a Nutshell

    ... (not verified) says: Sun, 2013-10-13 23:59 Permalink ... 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

  6. An Upside-Down Conflict of Interest

    Body:  According to a recent article in the San Diego Union-Tribune , the chair of one of the city's economic ... highly-paid executives are required for urban development in San Diego. And a special audit of the economic development commission is being ...

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

  7. The Death of a Government Ethics Activist and a March on a City Ethics Commission

    ... the complex battles that have gone on in and around the San Francisco ethics commission. I did, however, start a piece in August 2009, ... public financing, and strengthen the Campaign Finance Reform Act." A former lawyer, disbarred due to a drug addiction that ...

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

  8. 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

  9. Local Government Employees on Local Government Pension Boards - An Important Court Case in California

    ... years since I wrote about the conflict situation of San Diego's pension board. Its members were selected by the city government ... the country. According to an article in today's San Diego Union-Tribune , seventeen state and local California public ...

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

  10. Dealing Responsibly with Conflicts in College Towns

    ... case in Loma Linda, according to an article in yesterday's San Bernardino Sun . Four of five council members, including the ...

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

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