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1. When Conflicts Can Help a Town Save Money -- And How to Handle Them

   ... council); (3) even then insisted there was no conflict; and (4) the mayor said that he had done due diligence in getting other offers, but ...

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

2. Mayoral and Council Interference with EC Member and Staff Selection

   ... only was he fined by the ethics officer last year, but since 2008 five other council members have been fined by the ethics officer. It would ...

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

3. Why Ethics Proceedings Should Not Be Delayed Due to a Criminal Proceeding

   ... for officials to learn from their colleague's mistakes. 4. It is bad for a government and a community to have allegations of misconduct ...

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

4. Poor Draftmanship and Poor Ethics

   ... to an article in the Village Tatler , he issued a press release viciously and personally attacking a Newsday reporter for ... said it also applied to law firms. A question arose, in 2008, about the wife's work for law firms that did work for the county.  ...

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

5. New York City Council Member Indicted for Misuse of Slush Fund, But He Was Enabled by Many Other Officials

   ... to my other blog posts on the earmark program, all from 2008: Transparency vs. Fear Council Earmarks Create a Serious ...

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

6. Firewalls and Indirect Financial Interests

   ... Board , the board of administrative law judges created in 2008 to replace the state ethics board, which now acts only as investigator and ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 6 comments

7. Reward and Investigation Tips from Ireland

   ... before conviction. 3. Make your limitations explicit. 4. Since a smarter official would not have created a tribunal or would have ... I can see how this ploy could work well here too - the press can be caught up in the intrigue of a reward like that, and keep the ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 1 comment

8. How Not To Accomplish Ethics Reform

   ... County's council members tried to have things their way. In 2008, the council voted 5 to 2 to change the charter to allow council members ...

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

9. A Conflict Built into Municipal Campaign Finance Enforcement in Connecticut

   ... with their town clerk. This means that citizens, and the press, can get access to municipal candidate campaign finance information only ... violation of section 9-603, 9-604 or 9-608.       (4) The penalty for any violation of section 9-603, 9-604 or 9-608 shall be a ...

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

10. Two Interesting Twists on the Old Gift to an Official's Favorite Charity Gambit

    ... commissioner, the county paid the contributor approximately $4 million. Its contributions were two, each of them $50,000. There are two ...

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

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