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1. Another News Miscellany

   ... the printing of the fundraising invitation. I can see how many officials would think a county cellphone was a full-time perk, but ... and split vote," and the system's top position was filled. How many ethics commissions could deal with such a clear appearance ...

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

2. The Problems with an Executive's Ethics Commission

   ... Since there is no way for the public to know how much interference there was, it is reasonable to assume that some level of ... Commission Is It? Some of what Gov. Cuomo said shows how a high-level official truly feels about a commission he created (even if to ...

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

3. Is Benefitting Constituents Representing Them or Benefitting Oneself?

   ... taken too far, or things are so good that you forget how they got that way. Stevens is a perfect example of how rules such as a seniority system can distort politics by giving incumbents ...

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

4. A Government Attorney Ethics Advice Case Study from Florida

   ... including the sheriff's and contractor's families) by how much it would cost to take a commercial cruise to the Bahamas. The actual ... from a finding of probable cause. Most important is how the whole thing looks to the public. The comments to the article ...

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

5. Ethics Watchdogs, Motives, and Georgia's Ethics Program Problem

   ... facts are true, the motives don't matter. Nor does it say how it could possibly put an end to false claims against candidates, which ... “anyone can file a frivolous ethics complaint.” How could a council possibly self-regulate its ethics when it treats a ...

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

6. Firewalls and Indirect Financial Interests

   ... value from sales in Lafourche Parish. But here's how it works. When you're ordered to get a device, you ask where you can get ... in a law firm, where partnership shares are fluid. How can anyone know that the official isn't being compensated from ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 6 comments

7. Ethics Self-Regulation Exposed by Ethics Complaint

   ... even a wrongheaded ethics complaint can do good, by showing how wrongheaded a town's government ethics program is. According to ... and relationships, and the officials who would decide how to deal with these interests and relationships have their own personal ...

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

8. Conflicts and Money

   ... from it.” In other words, money is at the center of how many local government officials view conflicts of interest. This ... his integrity. With all of this, nothing about how it appears to the public when a councillor is involved with an event ...

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

9. SC Bill on Local Government Budget Transparency

   ... to be put online. For example, the monthly information about how department expenditures relate to what was budgeted (overexpenditures and ... is important to give the public a picture of how things are going financially. It appears that the bill requires ... to say, the bill didn't make it out of committee last year. How many government officials want the public looking over their shoulder? But ...

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

10. Where Ethics Provisions Should Appear and Not Appear

    ... be involved in the interpretation of ethics provisions. How about including ethics provisions in municipal charters? If there is an ... provisions in a charter, as a municipality learns more about how the language in its ethics provisions works in real-life situations. ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2007-06-18 14:09 - 0 comments

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