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1. The Limits of an EC's Jurisdiction: A Situation in San Francisco

   ... So far, I have ignored this year's most famous local ethics proceeding, against San Francisco sheriff Ross Mirkarimi. The reason I ... no special benefits, directly or indirectly, from the government. However, if there is a relationship both between official and ...

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

2. Soft Landings and Other Revolving Door Matters

   ... week had an excellent panel on the revolving door between government and business. One thing I learned is that the first post-employment ... and they involved lawyers, a group that often argues that ethics laws should not apply to them (in fact, in Pennsylvania, someone said, ...

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

3. An Ethics Reform Online Presentation

   Body:  The Missouri Ethics Commission has put up a nice slideshow-with-audio presentation on the many changes made to its ethics and campaign finance laws in Senate Bill 844 (it used Adobe ... Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics:  Ethics Reform ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2010-09-10 06:38 - 0 comments

4. Judicial Review of Ethics Commission Decisions

   ... your opinions of and experiences with judicial review of Ethics Commission decisions. For example, who should be able to seek judicial ... Any person or entity aggrieved by a decision of the Ethics Commission may seek judicial review and relief pursuant to ----- of ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2007-02-17 10:26 - 0 comments

5. Oakland Ethics Reform Initiative Passes

   Body:  I left out one big local ethics/election story from my blog post yesterday:  the approval of an excellent ethics reform initiative in Oakland, with an approval percentage of 72%, ... Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics:  Ethics Reform ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2014-11-06 08:17 - 0 comments

6. Local Legislators Investigate an Ethics Commission in Suffolk County

   ... back in July, I didn't realize that another interesting ethics issue was going on there. In late June, the county legislature had instituted an investigation of the county ethics commission. One reason for this investigation appears to be the ...

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

7. A Classic Fiefdom and a Problem with Long-Term Municipal Representation

   ... (see the section on fiefdoms in my book Local Government Ethics Programs ). This case is especially interesting to me, since I live in ...

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

8. When a Respondent Seeks to Meet with a Complainant

   ... Body:  An interesting question arose in an ethics proceeding in Kennesaw, GA, a city of 30,000 just outside of Atlanta. ... more serious when the complainant works in or for the local government), a request to meet by the more powerful party can feel ...

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

9. Life Without an Ethics Code

   ... The people were incensed about the deal, but they had no ethics code and no recall provision in their town charter. So there was nothing ... do, since they had broken no laws. That's life without an ethics code. Of course, many such small towns have ethics codes that give their ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2007-03-29 08:31 - 0 comments

10. Clear Air in Manhattan: Independence of Ethics Commissions Part 2

    Body:  How can an ethics commission be truly independent? In the model code I wrote as ... be a long public conversation about all aspects of municipal ethics, I suggest that a municipality's legislative body appoint members from a ... a thorn in his side for years. Why wouldn't this work for an ethics commission? The organizations might be a bit different (the addition of ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2007-03-06 10:25 - 0 comments

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