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1. San Diego: More Tension Between EC and Council

   ... The relationship between San Diego's council and ethics commission continues to prove unhealthy. It shows how wrong it is for ... herself on a vote concerning the EC, said, "It's my hope the Ethics Commission will bring this fishing expedition to an end." From ...

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

2. Going Beyond Dismissal to Provide Useful Guidance

   ... ago, I wrote about a poorly written provision in Denver's ethics code, and the danger it poses not only to Denver, but also elsewhere, ... in Colorado and in other states are apt to look at the ethics code of such a large, well-respected city (although now that its ...

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

3. Summer Reading: Beyond Culture

   ... Beyond Culture (Anchor Books, 1976), is not a government ethics book. But a lot of the wisdom in this brilliant book can be applied to ... It is also difficult for them to see their organization's ethics environment as a whole. Instead, they tend to deal with each event ...

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

4. A Circuit Judge in Chicago Gets the Government Attorney-Client Privilege Wrong

   ... This most likely applies to the board of ethics, as well. Whose Privilege Is It? The attorney-client ... It is important to put duty to cooperate provisions in ethics codes (see §213(6) of the City Ethics Model Code ). But it isn't the corporation counsel who is not ...

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

5. A Miscellany

   ... The solicitor raises two important cures for an ethics problem:  following formal processes and withdrawing ... proceeding, he was found not to have violated the ethics code. He had withdrawn from every council discussion and vote involving ... in any event, was withdrawal sufficient? An Excellent Ethics-Oriented Editorial in Cedar Rapids It's heartening to see ...

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

6. EC Independence and Initiative in Kentucky

   ... took an unflattering look at Kentucky's legislative ethics commission. As in New York State, a central problem appears to be the ... There is a very real possibility of reprisal. ... Now the ethics commission can sit there and do nothing in the face of legislative ...

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

7. Clean Water and Clean Hands

   ... What do clean water laws have to do with government ethics laws? According to an article in today's New York Times , there are ... One, the water in Scottsdale, AZ, where government ethics professionals just congregated for a conference, has high amounts of ...

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

8. NY's Moreland Commission Recommendations Too Criminally Oriented

   ... government practices, as well. Those involving government ethics criminalize it, and an important recommendation is both too much and too ... its recommendations with respect to government ethics involve criminal laws rather than ethics laws. The best new offense ...

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

9. A Criminal Failure

   Body:  I hate to harp so often on the problem of ethics matters being handled by criminal authorities, but when I read ... money to his own nonprofit? That certainly belongs before an ethics commission, and there would be no need for a two-year investigation. ...

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

10. Another Attempt to Amend the Speech or Debate Clause in R.I.

    ... member shall be questioned in any other place, except by the ethics commission as set forth  in Article III, section 8 of this ... representatives in House Bill 2001-H 5410. The Rhode Island ethics commission has jurisdiction over local governments. The lead ...

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

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