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1. Local Government Attorneys - Criminal Defense and Labor Case Conflicts?

   Body:  The status of a local government attorney is important. An external local government attorney, that is, one not employed full-time by the government, is ... Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics:  ...

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

2. Houston Ethics Reform II: The Ethics Provisions

   ... Body:  There are several problems with Houston's new ethics provisions, in addition to what I pointed out in my last blog post. Some ... an ethics violation, even though it has nothing to do with government ethics. Then the provision uses the concept of reasonableness, ...

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

3. Removal of Local Government Officials by the Governor - The Detroit Situation

   ... in an official's term. Rarely is removal from office for an ethics violation an option, and ethics investigations and hearings, including ... have a law allowing the governor to remove an elected local government official under certain circumstances. Here's the law: ...

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

4. It Is Honorable for Government to Help People Act More Honorably

   ... current financial crisis. It provides food for thought about government regulation at any level. Essentially, Greenspan believes that ... However, the decision to regulate, like the decision to pass ethics codes, is to guide people to act more honorably and penalize those who ...

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

5. An upcoming Supreme Court appeal holds interest for government ethics

   Body:  Today's NY Times has an interesting article on the " honest-services fraud " statute: ...

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6. A Council-Controlled Ethics Process Can Be a Real Battle Ground

   ... to emphasize too much that council control over the ethics process is not only inappropriate and ineffective, but harmful. The ... council members (the city has a council-manager form of government ). Only council members can file complaints, even though the code ...

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

7. Local vs. State Ethics Programs -- An Excellent Column on the Topic

   Body:  State or local ethics laws, state or local ethics training, state or local disclosure forms, ... enforcement? This is probably the biggest issue in local government ethics. And it's a very complicated one, which I have only rarely ... can be found here . There's a lot of wisdom about government ethics in this memorial column. In their guest column they ...

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

8. Maricopa County 4 - Local Government Attorney Prosecutions of Those They Represent

   ... others' conflicts. Elected and Appointed Local Government Attorneys This dispute sheds light on a basic problem with ... Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics:  ...

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

9. Irresponsible Handling of a Possible Conflict by Four Local Government Officials

   Body:  One problem in government ethics is that when conflict situations are dealt with responsibly, there is ... But that concerns the law of retaliation for speech, not government ethics. How the Council Member Handled the Conflict Situation ...

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

10. A Serious Sort of Local Government Preferential Treatment Is Before the Supreme Court Today

    Body:  See update below A central element of government ethics is that preferential treatment is bad. Preferential treatment is bad ...

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

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