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1. How a Mayor's Special Obligations Affect His Right to Remain Silent

   ... president who had hired Bennett to advise the council on government ethics issues (Disclosure: he hired City Ethics, as well, for advice on ...

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

2. A County Attorney At War with the County: The Conflicts Fly in Maricopa County

   Body:  The Council on Governmental Ethics Laws has great instincts for meeting where the ethics problems are ... difficult position, with respect to conflicts, than a local government attorney. But when the local government attorney can bring indictments against his own clients, the problem ...

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

3. Hearse Chasing As Misuse of Office

   ... Corruption Blogspot . A proposed Luzerne County ethics code (see p. 16) would prohibit a member of the county coroner's ... here it is direct business. But the misuse of a local government position for one's own benefit is much the same. Robert ...

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

4. The EC Appointment Process: Watchdog or Lapdog?

   ... Update below The only thing worse than stacking ethics commissions with politically active, and apparently loyal, members is ... renew the term of a member who has been a vocal advocate of government ethics, in other words, a thorn in the side of officials who do not ...

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

5. The Revolving Door: Descent or Ascent?

   ... Japanese have a different opinion of the relative value of government and business. The name is amakudari , which means "descent from ... do not deal with their problems, especially their government ethics problems. Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City ...

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

6. How ECs Can Preserve Their Full Allotment of Members

   ... allow this to happen. But it is not that unusual for an ethics commission, through term endings and resignations, to drop below the ... Even one or two open seats can make it very hard for an ethics commission to get a quorum. An ethics commission without a quorum can do ...

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

7. San Antonio Officials Mishandle the Mishandling of a Conflict Situation

   ... city manager decided to do was write a letter to the city's Ethics Review Board (ERB) asking it to determine whether he violated the city's ... Contractors and Vendors Ethics Officers Local Government Attorneys Nonprofits/Charities Recusal/Withdrawal ...

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

8. An EC Reports on a Legislator Who Resigned His Way Out of Its Jurisdiction

   ... about a Georgian who wants out of EC jurisdiction. Some ethics commissions, especially state ethics commissions, have no jurisdiction ... and their families. ECs shouldn't have to do this. No government official should be able to resign his way out of ethics enforcement. ...

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

9. Influence vs. Pay to Play

   ... is now running for mayor. "The city prosecutor and federal government took over some of Watada’s cases charging corporate executives of ... in his government. A mayor has more control over a city's ethics environment than anyone else. With pay to play, the official takes ...

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

10. A Conflict Built into Municipal Campaign Finance Enforcement in Connecticut

    Body:  Sometimes, conflicts are built right into ethics laws, partly because it is in the political interest of those with ... business hours, limiting transparency, an important part of government ethics. Because the SEEC can hardly visit the state's 169 ...

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

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