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1. A Miscellany

   Body:  A Failure to Respond to an Ethics Complaint It's always interesting to see how many ways there are not to deal with ethics complaints. When you think you've seen them all, a new one comes out of ...

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

2. EC Member Conflicts, Anonymous Complaints, and the Relocation of an Airport

   ... act), two anonymous complaints were filed with the city's ethics commission regarding the letter. It appears that the city's EC deals ... reached to consider it. Because this requirement is in the ethics code, the Rule of Necessity , which overrides the requirement to ...

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

3. Turning a Predicament into a Problem

   ... whether it is also important with respect to government ethics. His distinction is between a "problem" and a "predicament." A "problem" ... feel grief for what is lost because of it. Government ethics programs are intended to prevent and enforce against the misuse of ...

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

4. NEW YORK CITY

   ... of July 1st 1999 - City of NY only) Web site: http://www.nyc.gov/ About the NYC Conflict of Interest Board The Conflicts of ...

   donmc - 2006-05-24 10:38 - 0 comments

5. Florida EC Chair Calls for Some Wheels

   ... Cheryl Forchilli, chair of the Florida Commission on Ethics (which deals with local government ethics), wrote a  must-read op-ed piece that appeared on the Florida ... it? Yet, that’s exactly how the Florida Commission on Ethics is forced to operate. Forchilli calls for three ethics reforms, ...

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

6. Duty Does Not Equal Right, Duty Does Not Equal Right . . .

   ... attorney in representing and advising the El Paso County ethics commission, which was established in 2009. The county attorney herself requested the opinion on behalf of the ethics commission, which appears to me to be a conflict of interest in and of ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 3 comments

7. Chicago Goes the Task Force Route

   Body:  The creation of an ethics task force is a popular way for local government leaders to pursue ethics reform. It provides the appearance of community involvement and ... and gave them four months to recommend reforms to the city's ethics ordinance. Emanuel called the current ethics ordinance "vague and ...

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

8. A Functional Definition of a Government Employee

   ... many jurisdictions, lawyers have sought to be excluded from ethics program jurisdiction, arguing that their conduct is regulated by their ... professionals have sought to be excluded from the state ethics program's jurisdiction (which includes local officials) pursuant to a ...

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

9. Dealing with the Potential Conflicts Involved in EC Board Member Selection

   ... selection process for the new District of Columbia Board of Ethics and Government Accountability, which is effectively complete. Three ... the nomination of Robert Spagnoletti to be chair of the new ethics board. I questioned this nomination of a former D.C. Attorney General ...

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

10. A Miscellany

    Body:  It's amazing how much local government ethics activity there is in this July. Here is a miscellany of issues that have ... an article yesterday on the WFPL website , the Louisville ethics commission has been trying unsuccessfully to get subpoena power since an ...

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

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