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1. Legislative Involvement in Administration: Problems in Broward County, FL

   ... made decisions based on friendships rather than value. I saw how the system could be manipulated and was. There isn't one of us that didn't ... the part about power, beg the question. The question is how much involvement local legislators should have in administration. Perhaps ...

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

2. The Personal Side of Ethics

   ... same as any employee's. But what is interesting here is how different the personal reactions of the individuals are. The new council ... a conflict, and yet personally, they feel different about how it should be handled. Where the law rationally treats participation and ...

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

3. Ethics Commissions Should Stick to Their Area of Jurisdiction and Should Stay Out of Politics

   ... ethics commissions should learn from this. They should learn how important it is to be and to appear independent and non-political. They should learn how to deal with allegations outside their jurisdiction. They should recognize ...

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

4. A Miscellany

   ... contributions. Candidates make a big deal out of how qualified their family members are, how hiring them is legal, and all, but that isn't the point. Whenever family ...

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

5. Attorney-Client Privilege and Financial Disclosure: A New NYC Bar Association Report

   ... For example, at a public meeting years ago, I spoke about how other towns handled a particular policy. I based what I said on calls to a ... were listed on the law firm's website), although that is not how I presented it. The town attorney said that he had spoken with ...

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

6. Bailout Conflicts - The Treasury Speaks Softly and Carries a Small Stick

   ... (the contractors will be determined on Friday)? How could this be enough time to come up with anything solid, and how could this be enough time for the Treasury to determine, in each case, ...

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

7. A Mother Helping Her Son, and Government "Ethics"

   ... "keeping your nose out of this business"). One wonders how much government ethics training local police officers get in Massachusetts, ... about the town government's ethics environment, that is, how much more important it may be not to rock the boat, not to get outsiders ...

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

8. A Miscellany

   ... and then decide what they want to do and how often they want to meet. An Important Distinction The executive ... (in this case, a district attorney). Considering how often this distinction is ignored (in this case by a Times Union ...

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

9. Ethical Behavior As a Team Endeavor

   ... have a conflict, and then to discuss each conflict and how to deal with it responsibly. This makes such discussions less personal, ... and the solution is the same:  talk about situations and how to read and solve them. The Conflicted Official Similarly, a ...

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

10. Putting a Stop to Going Along

    ... personal business interests. He needs to recognize publicly how poor his city's ethics environment is, and how even if he bids for a contract, no one will trust a bidding process that ...

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

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