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  1. A Michigan Law Requiring Local Government Legislators to Vote

    Body:  In her comment to my blog post on a Michigan recusal matter, Catherine Mullhaupt of the Michigan Townships Association not only pointed out the effect of a women's ...

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

  2. New Michigan Model Local Government Ethics Ordinance Is a Lemon

    Body:  This week, Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox announced a "toolbox" for local ... Weak government ethics proposals seem to be a pattern in Michigan. I wrote recently about a weak Michigan House bill requiring local governments to set up ethics boards, ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 4 comments

  3. Michigan's Baby Step Toward Local Government Ethics

    Body:  The Michigan House passed a bill in November requiring all local governments in Michigan to set up ethics boards. The bill, which amends the state ethics law, ...

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

  4. Illinois Model Local Government Ethics Ordinance -- Inspiration for Michigan's and Even Worse

    Body:  I recently critiqued the new Michigan model local government ethics ordinance . Mark Liss, a council member in Michigan alerted me (and the world in his blog ) to the new ... one done by Mark Davies ). My guess is, the reason the Michigan attorney-general did not give credit to the Illinois model ordinance ...

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

  5. Michigan Women's Rights Statute and an Official's Personal Interests

    ... , Esq., Director of Member Information Services at the Michigan Townships Association. It is important to recognize that the ... her husband." I presume that this is law everywhere in the U.S. She goes on to say that, "Several court cases and Attorney General ...

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

  6. Michigan Disclosure Proposal Doesn't Go Very Far, Locally Speaking

    ... According to an article in the Detroit Free Press , Michigan's Attorney General is seeking stronger financial and gift disclosure ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2009-09-02 08:21 - 0 comments

  7. Michigan County Clerks Do the Right Thing and Open Themselves to Suit

    ... It's not quite civil disobedience by county officials, but Michigan's senate majority leader has asked the Attorney General to block ...

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

  8. Legal Ethics vs. Government Ethics

    ... system takes precedence. An April 30 decision by a Michigan attorney discipline hearing panel shows how weak the attorney ... of the decision ) that the corporation counsel violated Michigan Rules of Professional Conduct (MRPC) 5.1(b), which requires the ... Letting the council know of these alternatives takes us to the next rule the corporation counsel allegedly violated. ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 1 comment

  9. A Miscellany

    ... Confidential Information The ethics code in Taylor, Michigan , like too many ethics codes, prohibits divulging confidential ...

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

  10. The Conflicts of Local Government Associations

    ... Body:  Since my exchange with an attorney for the Michigan Townships Association in June, I've been wondering about the inherent ... the boards of such associations and laws such as the new Michigan model local government ethics code and the Michigan law that ...

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

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