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Public comment rules - is it that controversial ?
The City of Jacksonville's Ethics Officer suggests that reasonable input is indeed reasonable. "Not so" ... " Floridians have an ironclad right to be in the room when government boards make decisions that affect their lives. But speaking their ... state have concluded the law that lets citizens watch open government doesn’t entitle them to talk to the boards making the decisions. ...
donmc - 2013-03-09 17:19 - 0 comments
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The Importance of Being Readable
... One of the most serious problems with municipal ethics codes is their unreadability. Few of those who write them seem to ... at http://www.wilbers.com/sec.htm .) The municipal ethics world does not have an SEC, but it should be in a position to recognize ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Local Campaign Finance Laws Are Also Minimum Requirements
Body: Government ethics is a process issue. Process issues appeal more to, and are better ... as interpreted by the Supreme Court, does not allow a local government to require participation in the campaign financing program does not ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Transparency -- Another Disaster Shows Us How Important It Is
... often seen as a technical, often annoying part of municipal ethics. All those notices and agendas that have to be filed at the right time ... opposition parties. Is all this really necessary for good government? Does it lower taxes, provide better services? Or is it just a pain ...
Robert Wechsler - 2008-01-28 14:05 - 0 comments
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Financial Disclosure for Quasi-Governmental Organizations -- A Need for Compromise
... financial disclosure rules be applied to nonprofits that do government work? According to an article in Sunday's New York Times ... Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics: ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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New Chicago Mayor Emanuel's Ethics-Related Executive Orders
... candidate Rahm Emanuel promised that he would make many ethics reforms to “change the culture” of corruption and cronyism at City ... Executive Order prohibits new appointees from lobbying City government for two years after leaving the Administration. Lower level ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Summer Reading: Corruption and American Politics IV - Wayne Le Cheminant's Essay
... – provides a good picture of his fascinating approach to government ethics. Le Cheminant begins by noting that "corruption is generally seen ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Summer Reading: Corruption and American Politics V - Ethical Leadership and Lobbyist-Campaign Consultants
... corruption would not appear to have much relevance to local government ethics, but presidents, mayors, city managers, and other high-level local ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Tilting at Wind Farms in Northern New York State
Body: Ethics in a small town can be very problematic when one large company with ... price, its needs often lead it to tempt individual local government officials or dominate the town's politics. In Franklin County ... found to constitute bribery, and even then, often only the government official is arrested. When those who tempt officials have nothing to ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Blagojevich's Realtor Wife and Lobbyist Tipper
... I was in Chicago for the Council on Governmental Ethics Laws annual conference for a week, which is why I haven't been blogging ... associates to do this. It's no accident that many local government politicians have spouses who are realtors. This should always be ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 2 comments
