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  1. Should an Unaccountable Former Officeholder Retain Power over Public Information? - Personal vs. Public Interest

    ... interesting things about the attorney-client privilege in a government setting is that the privilege -- which is, of course, the client's, ... of executive and attorney-client privileges. Government ethics is based on the idea that government service involves placing the public ...

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

  2. Abusing Right to Bring Ethics Complaints

    ... by saying that "I thought I might write a piece about using ethics complaints for the purpose of political harassment" with respect to Gov. ... about the complaint itself and how it applied to local government situations. On Sunday, the Anchorage Daily News ran ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2009-05-27 19:40 - 0 comments

  3. A Comparative Look at Cities' Ethics Programs from the City of Austin

    ... the City Auditor did an extensive report on the city's ethics program, and compared it with 16 comparable American cities (Arlington ... me the links, so I can share the information with the local government ethics community. Robert Wechsler Director of ...

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

  4. SEATTLE

    Seattle Ethics & Elections Commission One of the missions of The Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission is to administer, interpret and enforce the Seattle Code of Ethics, Seattle Municipal Code Chapter 4.16 (SMC 4.16). The Code provides a ...

    donmc - 2006-06-24 14:13 - 0 comments

  5. An Inadequate Ethics Settlement in Dade County, FL

    Body:  Settlements of ethics proceedings are usually a good thing for everyone involved. They save ... escalate, and have long-term ramifications. They save the government from functioning with a cloud over one or more officials' heads, ... of strife that scares citizens away from participating in government. But a settlement can only be effective in all these ways if ...

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

  6. How to Untwist a Straightforward Post-Employment Violation

    ... surprise to find an intelligent conversation about local government ethics in an article and the comments to it. The latest example of this ...

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

  7. County Commissioner Ethics Authority Over D.A. and Sheriff's Offices

    ... Generally, the limitation of political activity by local government employees applies to working hours, the use of government property ... out of the daily business of government. “We need more ethics and less politics in the courthouse." According to another of the ...

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

  8. NYTimes Article

    City Ethics was present at the Ethics and Leadership Camp sponsored by the Markkula Center for Ethics at Santa Clara University on June 27 and 28, 2006. Carla Miller ...

    donmc - 2024-07-02 16:28 - 0 comments

  9. Extreme Ethics Enforcement in China

    ... week's Economist provides a look at a new form of local government ethics enforcement in China, which exists because local governments have failed ...

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

  10. The Need for a Revolving Door Provision, and More, in Hartford

    ... Advocate , a complaint has been filed with Hartford's ethics commission by a council member against the former corporation counsel on ... counsel. Normally, the problem is that a local government attorney goes to a law firm that represents people in their dealings ...

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

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