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1. Grand Jury Report on Manipulation of the Suffolk County (NY) Ethics Commission

   Body:  For the second time in a year, a local ethics commission has been the subject of a grand jury report. The first was ... Code only raised the issue of ex parte communications in a comment. The Suffolk County situation makes it clear that such a provision ...

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

2. FORUMs in Community building

   ... registered users can create pages of content on their own, comment on stories, blog, or static pages for that matter. This page you are ...

   donmc - 2005-07-28 07:04 - 0 comments

3. How to Deal Responsibly With a Conflict That Falls Between City and State Ethics Codes

   ... of interest, but are not dealt with in a local government ethics code. Two issues arise. One is the quality of the local government ... Permalink The above comment refers to RCW §42.36 . Log in or ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 2 comments

4. A De Minimis Conflict in a De Maximis Situation

   ... is considered publicly, with the opportunity for public comment, there is no reason the board of selectmen cannot determine that the ... the alternative, the moderator could ask the state ethics commission for advice. On the other hand, this is an extremely ...

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

5. Using Confidentiality as a Smokescreen

   Body:  It's Attack the Ethics Commission week once again, this time in New York State. According to ... to May 15, when the senate majority leader accused the state ethics commission of leaking the commission's letter to the respondent. What ... Well, since everything must be kept secret, it could not comment. However, according to an April 15 Politics on the Hudson blog post ...

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

6. Houston Ethics Reform I: The Ethics Commission and What People Are Saying

   ... the Houston council passed a number of amendments to its ethics ordinance. They were billed as a big step forwards, but I do not agree. ... have been saying about the reforms and how the role of the ethics commission has changed. In the next post I will take a critical look at ...

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

7. Chicago: Legislative IG and Mayoral Travel

   ... IG The battle continues in Chicago over government ethics authority and funding. According to the cover letter to the legislative ... mock this process, knowing that by law this Office cannot comment on any open investigations or their targets, thus allowing them to ...

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

8. Cincinnati Situation VI - Frequent Conflicts

   ... its competitors. One of the biggest mistakes many ethics codes make is to make it a violation of the code to have a conflict. ... that officials with frequent conflicts should resign. The comment to §100(1) of the City Ethics Model Code states, "An official or ...

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

9. The Secrecy That Accompanies the Lack of Lobbying Disclosure

   ... development and commerce,' and there was little public comment, though there were presentations by the Chamber of Commerce and the ... item titled: "Board & Board of Advisors" At URL: http://www.mycheckmychoice.org/board---board-of-advisors.html Reads: UNDER ...

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

10. Press: Daily Record Article - 6 December 2007

    ... City staffers get ethics introduction From: http://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/showstory.php?Story_id=48985 The entire ... be such a hassle.” A few other ECAs wouldn’t comment, saying they hadn’t yet reviewed the entire 80-page ethics code. ...

    donmc - 2008-04-16 21:51

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