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1. Ethics Waivers by a Legislative Body

   ... on its board of trustees. County legislators are required by law to wait a year before taking such a position. According to the ... review and revision" of the code of ethics, based on NYC Conflicts of Interest Board director Mark Davies' recommendations ...

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

2. The Problems with Bipartisan Local Election Administration

   ... with the partisan, or "bipartisan," administration of local elections . One thing that arisen from this year's election is a strong ... Patronage But it's worse than this. Not only are NYC elections board members selected by the two local party committees, but ...

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

3. Municipal Program - 2005 COGEL Conference

   ... Municipal Programs Sunday, Dec. 4: 2:00-4:00pm Local Agency Roundtable Facilitators: Carla Miller , Co-Ethics ... Joel Rogers, Director of Training and Education NYC Conflicts of Interest Board Panelists: Steve Rohan , ...

   donmc - 2005-11-24 09:52 - 0 comments

4. Term Limits in Time of Crisis -- Staying in Power vs. Upholding the Law

   ... into not only a democracy issue (can a council override a law set by referendum?), but also into a government ethics issue:  is it ... in office. New York Common Cause filed a complaint with the NYC Conflict of Interests Board, arguing that this trade was a use of public ...

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

5. A City Attorney Providing Ethics Advice in a Big City Is Indefensible

   ... post , and at length in a section of my free book Local Government Ethics Programs , city attorneys should not be involved in an ... ethics advice in the other large cities in the U.S. NYC - ethics commission (EC) staff Los Angeles - EC staff Chicago - EC ...

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

6. Jax Ethics Code

   ... their duties under the laws of the federal, state, and local governments. Such officers and employees shall strive to meet the highest ... this provision. (3)     Any Commission member who files to be a candidate for public office shall immediately resign from the ...

   donmc - 2023-08-02 15:13 - 0 comments

7. Leaving Unions Out of Pay-to-Play Laws

   ... legislation was an amendment to the city's campaign finance law, and a major issue was whether to exclude unions from new campaign ... Update : February 2, 2010 On January 22, 2010, the NYC Conflicts of Interest Board reached a settlement with the mayor's ...

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

8. Does the Constitution Truly Require Pay-to-Play? The New Campaign Finance Lawsuit in New York City

   Body:  Campaign finance is an area of municipal ethics that is often treated as a separate field entirely. But they’re closely related. Both involve the conflict between private and public interest, and especially gifts to elected officials....

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

9. Misuse of the Baltimore City Foundation

   ... and home smoke alarms for the needy." It raises money from local individuals and companies, as well as from foundations such as the ... budgets developed in collaboration with city officials." The NYC fund has a website (unlike the Baltimore foundation) and it's received ...

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

10. Bridging the Gulf Between Administrative and Government Ethics

    ... though most public administrators work in state and local governments and the federal ethics program does not provide a ... 1978 book Ethics for Bureaucrats: An Essay on Law and Values ). Different Goals The essential question is, ... view and mine appears the widest. Although far from perfect, NYC's ethics program is, in my view, the best we have. Mark Davies, the ...

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

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