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1. Gifts from Organizations That Are Not Restricted Sources, But . . .

   ... a situation I mentioned a few days ago in a post about ethics reform . Common Cause Rhode Island was recommending a reform to deal ... This is a loophole in gift provisions that, like the City Ethics Model Code's, apply only to "interested parties" or ... the official is in the same position as the many government ethics professionals whose officials have refused to pay for them to attend ...

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

2. Legislative Immunity, Local Government Attorneys, and Bell, California

   ... and the Pulitzer committee, the most serious government ethics scandal of 2010 occurred in Bell, California, where the city's top ... decision does not, of course, affect the authority of local ethics commissions, but it could be used to undermine the authority of ...

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

3. An ethical approach to business

   ... downtown hotel project as an example, members of the city Ethics Commission are pondering whether companies that receive taxpayer money ... this type of step," said Ed Petry, executive director of the Ethics Officer Association, a group supported by about 650 businesses with ...

   donmc - 2006-01-12 11:56 - 0 comments

4. An Attempt to Extend Legislative Immunity to Exclude Testimony and the Vagueness of "Regulated by the City"

   ... 15 et seq) is that the term "regulated by the city" in the ethics code is void for vagueness. There is a long argument about what this term covers, since, as in most ethics codes where it appears (usually in financial or gift disclosure ...

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

5. Thumbs Up and Down Today

   ... a conflict of interest, counsel suggested asking the Florida Ethics Commission. The tourist authority chair responded by saying he would ... thereby suggesting to all county officials that asking for ethics advice is equivalent to admitting a conflict, and it's better to put ...

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

6. A Miscellany

   ... week , Heather Holt, the new executive director of the L.A. Ethics Commission, overrode a probable cause determination by her predecessor, ... I hate to see the term "lawful on its face" in a government ethics context. On its face, the appearance of impropriety is great. I don't ...

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

7. A Proposal to Make New York City's Conflicts of Interest Board More Independent

   Body:  The ethics commission for the largest American city, and the only one with a truly ... Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics:  City Related Ethics Commissions/Administration In the news ...

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

8. Elected Officials and No-Bid or Improperly Bid Contracts: Two Case Studies

   ... to be the wife of a city commission member. The city's ethics code states that: No officer or employee of the city or any city ... it. The testimony she referred to was before the city's ethics board in a matter brought by the losing bidder. See the article for some ...

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

9. Vote Buying, A Different Sort of Gift

   ... on an unusual feature of an unhealthy local government ethics environment. This feature is payment for votes, something we think of in ... Citizen participation is usually hit badly by an unhealthy ethics environment. When votes are actually paid for, those who aren't paid are ...

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

10. Lots of Wrongs, Little Right

    ... town of Southwest Ranches." The Florida Commission on Ethics reprimanded her in 2007 for one of three of the actions detailed in ... double jeopardy, but it seriously undermines the government ethics process if it is seen by officials as only a first step in a criminal ...

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

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