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The Gap Between Advice and Enforcement, and The Isolation of Independence
... a panel this week as part of the annual Citywide Seminar on Ethics in New York City Government, co-sponsored by the New York City Conflicts of Interest Board ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 1 comment
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A Council Member Bidding on a Local Government Attorney Contract
... a council member's law firm wants to bid on being the local government's attorney, a contract that is approved by the council, what is ... I can't wait to hear an attorney say, "I am not a government ethics professional, so I really can't provide an adequate answer to this ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Florida League of Cities' Ethics Reform Proposals III - Placing Shackles on Countywide Ethics Programs
... Bill 606 (attached; see below), one of the worst ethics reform bills I have ever read. This post considers just one ... and cost-saving that are Florida's greatest gifts to government ethics. This innocuous-seeming sentence would place shackles ... has one of these countywide programs), seems to be pro-government ethics. He filed a bill last year that would actually make state ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Privatization and Transparency
Body: I've written a little about ethics issues involving quasi-governmental entities and private entities doing government work ( oversight , misuse , and personal financial disclosure ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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An Ethics Commission's Role and Authority: Two Case Studies
... are two interesting situations where it is not clear what an ethics commission's role and authority are. One in Baltimore, the other in ... is often overlap between personnel standards of conduct and government ethics code provisions. In addition, agencies, especially those not ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Regional Ethics Commissions via Interlocal Cooperation Agreements
... between cities and towns in the county to give the county ethics commission jurisdiction over the municipalities' ethics training, ... of scandals that hit Palm Beach County, or by a state government that has the power to take ethics out of the hands of local ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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City Ethics Essentials
... Cities across the United States are creating and expanding Ethics Commissions, Ethics Offices and Inspector Generals in order to fight ... in the legal department. Transparency In all government activities – web-based access strongly preferred. Campaign ...
cmiller - 2017-06-21 02:56
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Local Government Lobbyists, Prohibitions on Use of Funds, and Campaign Contributions
... However, the hiring of external lobbyists (as opposed to government officials who do the lobbying themselves) does raise some government ethics issues, because it adds to the mix highly politicized contractors. ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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A City Attorney Providing Ethics Advice in a Big City Is Indefensible
... up to justify the participation of a city attorney in the ethics program of a large city or county that has sufficient resources to hire ... ethics commission or ethics officer doesn't work with or for government officials. Therefore, their independent advice will be accepted by ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Allegations Against Miami-Dade County's Ethics Director
... There are people who get great satisfaction going after the ethics of government ethics professionals. Rarely are their accusations relevant to ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 1 comment
