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1. Partisanship of Local Elections and Government Ethics

   Body:  Is the partisanship of local government elections a government ethics issue? I think it is, partly. ... in last year's mayoral election). Also, under the current NYC system, unaffiliated voters cannot vote in primaries, and in an essentially ...

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

2. Financial Disclosure for Quasi-Governmental Organizations -- A Need for Compromise

   ... Board has been listening. It has shrunk the list of covered NYC nonprofits from 125 to at most 30. The best solution, I think, would ... norm, and that's scary. But sometimes too much is asked of local government officials, especially of volunteers. On the other hand, ...

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

3. How Not to Run an Oversight Commission

   ... healthy and competitive environment in [these] industries in NYC through a unique and comprehensive merger of law enforcement tactics and regulatory oversight." In his column, Michael ...

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

4. Conflicts and Money

   ... In other words, money is at the center of how many local government officials view conflicts of interest. This isn't really ... ethics training, if they get any at all. The NYC school principal hired his baby sitter as a parent coordinator and let her ...

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

5. The Government Attorney and Zealousness

   ... prosecuting a case, an assistant district attorney in NYC who believed the defendants were innocent, but whose superiors would not ... "zealous" should be removed from the vocabulary of every local government attorney. It's a tough enough job without being zealous toward ...

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

6. The Temptations of Asset Forfeiture

   ... News , a former Brooklyn district attorney was found by NYC's Department of Investigation to have improperly used money seized from ...

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

7. What's At Stake in New York City?

   ... to an article on today's New York Times website : the NYC Council chose to allow current elected officials to run beyond the term ... officials to vote themselves a chance to run again when the law says otherwise. A front-page article in today's paper made it ...

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

8. Guaranteeing an Ethics Commission's Budget

   ... it is a reasonable policy that can be countered only by a local legislative body's need for control. This blog post will look at the ... which is administered by the city's ethics commission. NYC's COIB is seeking the same sort of guaranteed budget as the ...

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

9. A New, Improved Local Government Ethics Treasure Trove

   Body:  What could provide a better education for local government ethics practitioners than reading through a greatly expanded ... Mark Davies, Executive Director of the NYC Conflict of Interest Board is a leader in municipal ethics--this will be ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2013-01-29 15:22 - 1 comment

10. Clear Air in Manhattan: Independence of Ethics Commissions Part 2

    ... body appoint members from a list given to them by the local League of Women Voters. I did not mean to prefer this particular ... Plan Association, Urban League, Partnership for NYC, NAACP, and LGBT Center. In addition, Stringer is going ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2007-03-06 10:25 - 0 comments

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