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  1. Campaign Ideas for Local Government Ethics Reform

    ... for mayor of San Francisco. His Plan for an Independent City Hall starts off with a call for the independence of the city's ethics ... it's easier to find original ideas in campaign documents than in actual discussions about ethics reform. Robert Wechsler ...

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

  2. A City Attorney Wearing Too Many Ethics Hats

    ... out of a state bar grievance filed against Houston's city attorney by a member of the city council. According to ... city attorney the city's chief ethics officer (however, this term or an equivalent does not appear in the ethics ordinance ). ...

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

  3. A County Attorney At War with the County: The Conflicts Fly in Maricopa County

    ... is the ethical propriety of the Board's attorney seeking documents as part of a grand jury investigation from the attorney's client. For ... Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story ...

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

  4. Confidential Information Provisions, Ethics, and Transparency

    ... public issues. It may also lead to improperly labeling documents confidential to avoid public scrutiny." In other words, ... "confidential information" is defined in ethics code, if the term is defined at all. The bottom line is that not only are confidential ...

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

  5. A Miscellany

    ... and testimony of witnesses and the production of documents relevant to possible violations of the code of ... ethics commission was inundated with complaints. Racine's city attorney referred to what was going on in Kenosha as "a circular firing ... post . Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story ...

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

  6. Willful Ignorance by Government Attorneys

    ... this definition allows an attorney to choose not to read documents that may contain evidence of misconduct. An attorney is not required ... Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story ...

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

  7. LOS ANGELES

    Los Angeles City Ethics Commission The Los Angeles City Ethics Commission is a semi-independent agency authorized and funded by ... circumvents due process and process detailed in the LA city charter? Log in or register to post ...

    donmc - 2006-06-24 13:29 - 4 comments

  8. Dealing with the Potential Conflicts Involved in EC Board Member Selection

    ... this nomination of a former D.C. Attorney General (that is, city attorney), who had represented many high-level officials, and a present ... by the mayor. And the promise was made only for the "short term," which implies that, at some point in Spagnoletti's six-year term, he ...

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

  9. A Good Example of a Bad Government Organizational Culture

    ... who tried to fool investigators by forging and backdating documents lost by the agency's auditors. Usually, it is difficult to put a ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2007-02-16 12:18 - 0 comments

  10. A Look at 2013

    ... ethics program , such as taking it out of the hands of the city attorney, but it appears that nothing has been done yet. Phoenix's task ... or commission can, throught ethics advice, define a vague term such as "close friend." The decision also made it clear that an ...

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

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