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1. The Poor State of Local Government Ethics in the Albany Area

   ... The Albany County attorney said that he has worked for the city for six years and "I don't see anything that shows me [the ethics board ... to remove employees' home addresses from thousands of documents. The reporter added, "It's unclear why that's necessary because ...

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

2. Palm Beach County Ethics Program Has Passed

   ... conflict of interest provision is based on that of the City Ethics Model Code . The ethics commission is truly independent (see ... knowledge of the complainant." Newspaper reports and documents do not appear to be sufficient. The EC will have at least two ...

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

3. A Proposed Procurement Review Task Force in Miami-Dade

   ... the mayor's view is skewed toward the second goal. The term "value added" refers to what is added to goods in production. It is ... transition task force project in New Orleans included a City Contracting Task Force, whose recommendations led to several executive ...

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

4. Cincinnati Situation V - Officials Entering Into Contracts with Their City

   ... laws on officials entering into public contracts with their city. What makes this issue far more serious than an ordinary conflict, which ... In fact, the 2008 advisory opinion, in interpreting the term "position of profit" expressly speaks of a financial benefit "which is a ...

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

5. Nevada Legislature Follow Louisiana's Example in Suing to Remove Themselves from Ethics Commission Jurisdiction

   ... of the case before the ethics commission, here are the documents: Executive Director's Report and Recommendations ... Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics:  City Related County Related In the news ...

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

6. The Collateral Damage of No Ethics Program

   ... disclosure requirements, but did only a cursory review of documents, according to the report. Collateral Damage How could ... years. Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story ...

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

7. Embracing Friction

   ... and decisions occur in the public eye, and that documents are available to the public. It requires that contracts be bid, and ... Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog ...

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8. A Civil Grand Jury Report on the San Francisco Ethics Commission

   ... against the commission, accusing it of rewriting the city's lobbyist law in 2009 so that many major players were exempted from the ... for nine months, which "provides more than enough time for documents to become lost, employees to change departments, and accounts from ...

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

9. An Ethics Code in a Charter

   ... of my book Local Government Ethics Programs, which City Ethics will publish in the late spring or summer. Model ... a budget sufficient to hire experts to advise it. C. Term and Vacancies . Task Force members will serve until the Code has ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2013-03-09 16:57 - 0 comments

10. A New D.C. Ethics Reform Bill

    ... board requests. Obstruction of the ethics board's access to documents will be considered an ethics violation. This appears to be a response ... extended to apply to any person that does business with the city? This good new rule goes a bit too far, however. Any official ...

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

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