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1. EC Members Aiding or Supporting Political Candidates

   ... blog post this week , the chair of the Honolulu Ethics Commission resigned on April 22. Although his letter of resignation ... mayoral candidate's campaign and did not want to violate the ethics code. However, the blog post provides a great deal of evidence that ...

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

2. Political Consultants, Lobbyists, Term Limits and Contribution Limits in Missouri

   ... anything. Section 105.470(1) defines an "elected local government official lobbyist" as "any natural person employed specifically for ... a lobbyist and make his work transparent. As I keep saying, ethics laws provide minimal standards. Just because you aren't required to ...

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

3. Acknowledgement - Pittsburgh

   ... no-bid contracts, campaign finance reform and stronger Ethics Code provisions. Recently, we received a written acknowledgement of this ... Code. As you know, Council recently passed a series of government reform bills regulating lobbyist activity, no-bid contracts, ...

   donmc - 2015-05-15 14:38

4. Quote of the Day

   ... financing plan. This is the same problem that faces local government ethics reform:  ordinances and amendments that pose as reform, but miss the ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2013-04-02 10:56 - 0 comments

5. Moonlighting for a Vendor and Donations of Sick Time from Subordinates

   ... which paid her $90,000 on top of her $180,000 government salary, the highest in New Orleans. According to her, the ... undermine the morale in a department. The City Ethics Model Code , and many ethics codes across the county, have a provision that deals expressly with ...

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

6. Mayors Sitting on City Boards

   ... officer (called the first selectman) sits on the town government's second most important board, the board of finance, which approves ... Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics:  ...

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

7. Wearing Two Hats in a Community Nonprofit Transaction

   ... million in construction funds for a new science center. An ethics complaint was filed against them. They say that they did not ... by the community as theirs. They effectively used their government positions to give special consideration to their organization. ...

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

8. A County Attorney's Legal Advice About the Procedure for Her Own Raise

   ... Body:  Here's an ugly little case study, based on an ethics complaint filed in September in Hillborough County, the county which ... Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Attachment Size ... Related Conflicts Disclosure Local Government Attorneys ...

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

9. Following the Spirit of an Intra-Governmental Revolving Door Law in Louisiana

   ... & Water Board made the wise decision to ask the state ethics board, which has jurisdiction over local officials, whether it could ... such as a job working for the board. Participation on a government board is a service, not a stepping stone to a job, not a way of ...

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

10. Fixing a Hole in a Post-Employment Provision

    ... that would require them not to represent anyone before the government for a year or two after leaving public service. But when one of ... simply emphasizes his own weakness regarding government ethics regulation. According to an article in the Pantagraph this ...

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

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