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Broward County Legislators Drag the County's Ethics Feet
... home of Ft. Lauderdale) commissioners are seeking to have an ethics code (enforced by an inspector general; it's being drafted) apply to ... issues (not relevant). Another was concerned that the ethics code hadn't been written yet, even though it will have been before it ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18
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Garbage Ethics Reform in Chicago Sets an Example
... but it's worth considering because too often government ethics reform is seen as limited to changes to the ethics code or enforcement process. ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 1 comment
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Ordinary Local Government Ethics News Ignored
Body: Sensational local government ethics news, such as scandals, is online in minutes. Ordinary local government ethics news, such as the appointment of a new executive director or general ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Passing or Improving Ethics Codes: Problems and Solutions
... about problems faced in passing or improving municipal ethics codes, and possible solutions to these problems. Forums: ... Cause Wisconsin, in a recent press release calls "sham reform." Knowing that a part of an ethics code is vulnerable to attack, ...
Robert Wechsler - 2007-01-23 11:35 - 1 comment
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Consolidating Connecticut's Ethics Agencies Would Be Wrong for Several Reasons
... But is this really the principal reason? A bill has just been introduced in Connecticut (my state) to place the Office of State Ethics (the state ethics commission), the Freedom of Information Commission, ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Rhode Island Bill to Give Ethics Commission Back Its Jurisdiction Over Legislators
... speaker of the house , Gordon Fox, has introduced a bill seeking a referendum in November on a constitutional amendment that would return to the state ethics commission its jurisdiction over legislators, which had been taken away ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Appearance of Impropriety and Citizen-Based Ethics Commissions
... is one of the many reasons why it is so important for an ethics commission to be citizen-based, that is, stocked with outsiders who ... because officials are worried that an independent ethics commission might cause them a lot of trouble. Especially when a ... in terms of providing advice as much as enforcing the ethics code. Insider advisors, such as local government attorneys, are ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Campaign Ideas for Local Government Ethics Reform
... Election time can be a good time for local government ethics. Good government candidates spout all sorts of interesting ideas ... campaign documents than in actual discussions about ethics reform. Robert Wechsler Director of Research-Retired, City Ethics ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Elected Officials and Ethics Commissions -- What Tension Between Them Can Lead To
... Union-Tribune , is a lesson for local government ethics commission members, especially commission chairs, and even more ... council member defended a review as follows: "because the Ethics Commission has not investigated city actions regarding employee pensions ... Codes Ethics Commissions/Administration Ethics Reform In the news ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
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Supreme Court Decision on Honest Services Fraud Should Be Government Ethics Call to Arms
... a call to arms for the good government and local government ethics communities. The war should consist of a demand for full-scale ethics and campaign finance laws, disclosure, training, advice, investigatory ... Wechsler's blog Story Topics: Ethics Reform Jurisdiction In the news ...
Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments
