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1. More from Atlanta: The Usefulness of Advisories and of Seeking Comments on Draft Advisory Opinions

   Body:  According to the Atlanta ethics office's fall newsletter , the Atlanta Board of Ethics reached a settlement with a council member who sought reimbursement from ... for her actions. It so happens that an ethics advisory had been mailed in 2009 to all municipal candidates, telling ...

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

2. The Other Side of Nepotism

   ... coin, and that other side is often ignored in drafting a government ethics code. The other side of the nepotism coin came up recently in an ...

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

3. Citizens and the Advisory Opinion Process

   ... to ask for advisory opinions that have to do with local government officials, as can be seen in the advisory opinion provision and comments in the City Ethics Model Code Project. On the one hand, advisory opinions are ...

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

4. Vendor Codes of Conduct Sound Better Than They Are

   Body:  Local government vendor or supplier codes of conduct are not commonly found in the ... code of conduct has good provisions, but nothing regarding government ethics. West Virginia's vendor code of conduct consists mostly of ...

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

5. The Purposes Behind Revolving Door Provisions

   ... state official. GPC has also filed a complaint with the Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board which, according to an article in ... the attorney if he pushed their cause during his time in the government. In fact, it looks like it was the attorney's idea to try to form ...

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

6. A Miscellany

   ... On January 25, Philadelphia Mayor Nutter signed three ethics-related executive orders, which I would love to link you to, but ... effective, except as a way to get the council moving on ethics reform, are executive orders that can't be found online? These orders ...

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

7. Quote of the Day

   Body:  "The worst thing you can do is read the [ethics] law like a lawyer and look for loopholes." —Richard H. A. ... in a training session with St. Lawrence County's new ethics board and other officials, according to an article in this week's ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2010-09-01 15:22 - 0 comments

8. Can an Assistant County Attorney Sit on the Council of a City in the County?

   ... 15.2-1512.2 of the Code of Virginia expressly allows local government employees to participate in “political activities” as long as ... a memo stating that he had consulted with the state bar’s ethics counsel (although another article says that it was the assistant ...

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

9. Interesting City Lobbyist/County Election Board Member Conflict

   ... give up her right to vote on issues relating to the city government (assuming she sits on another government's board) or petition a ... alternatives and, after seeking advice from the state ethics commission, have told the city and elections board what he would do in ...

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

10. An Important Court Decision on Limiting and Banning Campaign Contributions from Restricted Sources

    ... it is not. Contribution limits are an important part of government ethics, because contributions from those doing business with local ...

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

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