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1. The Carrigan Free Speech Case Goes to the Supreme Court - The Florida Amicus Brief

   ... It is a case involving a council member censured by a state ethics commission for voting with a conflict of interest, as basic a local government ethics matter as there can be. The briefs can be found on ...

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

2. A Miscellany

   ... county executive of New Castle County (DE) wants to review government processes "top-to-bottom." There is just one catch. According to ... for the food themselves. Officials should stop calling ethics provisions stupid and instead start acting like the problem solvers they ...

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

3. Poor Contractor Contingency Fee Incentives

   ... time I discussed contingency fee arrangements in local government contracting was 2007 (the focus then was on attorneys). ... of tens of millions of dollars. With respect to government ethics, the central paragraph of the article is as follows: The complaint ...

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

4. A Few Interesting Conflict Issues Raised in a Western Suburb of Boston

   ... of possible acts of ethical misconduct to the state ethics commission. The request sought not enforcement, but clarification. I ... both for judges and for jurors. This is another way in which government ethics differs from judicial ethics. Confidential Information ...

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

5. Personal, Non-Financial Interests

   ... One of my pet peeves is that many if not most local government ethics codes limit the definition of "conflict of interest" to situations where ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18

6. Incompatible Offices in Perspective

   ... offices," a prohibition that has been codified in some local government ethics codes as it was in the California code. Although there are many offices ...

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

7. Bid Rigging, Organized Crime, and State Takeover of Cities

   ... in Italy were disbanded and taken over by the national government due to alleged infiltration by organized crime. This is an extreme way to deal with a poor local government ethics environment. But it's a very difficult problem for a local government to ...

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

8. Lawyer-Client Confidentiality and Money Laundering

   ... income earned from those seeking special benefits from the government can be problematic. Some law firms, as well as New York state ... Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics:  ...

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

9. Moral Clarity V - The Categorical Imperative and Exceptionalism

   ... you would have others act. More concretely, giving a government contract to your sister means that you feel everyone should give ... of human dignity, something that is lost in many poor ethics environments, where government employees are frightened or ordered into ...

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

10. Trash Talk in Tulsa

    ... his knowledge, is turned by a competing vendor into an ethics issue. The result so far is that the trash board member was passed ... to gain and maintain the confidence of the public in city government.” and The ethics handbook also states that city officials shall ...

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

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