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1. Relations Between Superiors and Subordinates: Three Cases from New York City

   ... one of the most important aspects of local government ethics. What is especially interesting is that two of these cases involve ... the other of vendors. These cases were included in COGEL's ethics update last week. Co-opting Subordinates The first case ...

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

2. North Carolina Enters the Dark Ages

   Body:  North Carolina's 2006 state ethics reform turned out the lights, according to an article in yesterday's ... that there will be no public hearings before the new state ethics commission unless the accused asks for one. In many cases, when a case ...

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

3. Today Nevada Legislature Is Debating Its Own Legislative Immunity, and Local Legislators', Too

   ... protected by legislative immunity with respect to the state ethics commission. For a body that was afraid, without a court's blessing, to ... ( see attachment below , and note that the original senate bill passed unanimously). Local legislators, like Nevada state legislators, are ...

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

4. Massachusetts Catches the Legislative Immunity Virus - Is it Time to Take a Fresh Look at the Ancient Speech & Debate Clause?

   Body:  This week, another state ethics commission is facing a defense of legislative immunity. The state ... that got a $13-million contract with the state from a 2007 bill, not a procurement. The attorney general's office is also investigating. ... laws. DiMasi has refused to turn over to the ethics commission records relating to passage of the 2007 bill, arguing ...

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

5. How Lobbying Is Changing

   ... a lobbying chapter to add to my book Local Government Ethics Programs . I will certainly take these new trends into account. Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics --- Robert Wechsler's blog Story Topics:  ...

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

6. Personal, Non-Financial Interests

   ... of my pet peeves is that many if not most local government ethics codes limit the definition of "conflict of interest" to situations where ... this several years ago, before I was involved in government ethics work, when I made a motion to censure the first selectman in my town. He ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18

7. Over-reaction to an Alleged Conflict

   Body:  Over-reaction to an alleged ethics violation can be as bad as under-reaction. In Bergen County, NJ, after ... a bank owned by the parent of the company he works for, an ethics complaint was filed and then the county administrator called on all ...

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

8. Gifts to Officials' Family Members

   ... or parent. And yet in a search through local government ethics codes, I found some important jurisdictions with good ethics programs, where gifts to members of an official's immediate family are ... Wechsler's blog Story Topics:  Ethics Reform Family Members/Nepotism Gifts ...

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

9. Institutional Corruption Conference II: Definition and Diagnosis

   ... usual criminal-like enforcement mechanisms of a government ethics program); (2) that in institutions such as governments there is ... the greatest interest in preserving the status quo. Ethics reform is difficult. That's why it usually requires a big scandal to move ...

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

10. Miscellaneous Provisions

    ... date of this section, and thereafter as appropriate, the Ethics Commission will transmit to the [chief executive official] of the city, ... for posting, those provisions of this code which the Ethics Commission deems necessary for posting. Within thirty days after receipt ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2007-02-17 10:27 - 0 comments

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