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

   Body:  Sometimes, conflicts are built right into ethics laws, partly because it is in the political interest of those with ... and partly because they don't even view those laws as ethics laws. A good example of this is the Connecticut law ( CGS §9-623 ...

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

2. Constituent Services and Preferential Treatment Provisions

   Body:  On April 30, the D.C. ethics board reached a settlement with a council member (attached; see below), ... and their staff in administrative matters; and (4) an ethics board's role in limiting or prohibiting constituent services. ... Size DC const service settlement 0413.pdf 0 bytes Robert Wechsler's blog ...

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

3. Palm Beach County Update

   ... Things are moving along well with the Palm Beach County ethics initiative, which I've written about in earlier blog posts ( 1   2 ). An inspector general, selected by the ethics commission and two state government attorneys, started work on June 28, ... County Related Ethics Officers Ethics Reform Jurisdiction In the news ...

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

4. Willful Ignorance by Government Attorneys

   ... 2010 draft of Rebecca Roiphe's law review article "The Ethics of Willful Ignorance," which appeared in the Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics , Volume 24, Issue 1 (Winter 2011). Willful (or deliberate) ...

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

5. An Audit Report on the Palm Beach County EC

   ... unbiased a manner as possible. Because the Palm Beach County ethics program is independent from those under its jurisdiction, it does not ... Florida Audit Report of Palm Beach County EC 1013.pdf 0 bytes Robert Wechsler's blog ...

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

6. A Miscellany

   ... If a city or county wants to know how not to set up an ethics program, Luzerne County, PA is a good place to look. I've written about ... Ethics Commissions/Administration Ethics Reform Nonprofits/Charities Pay-to-Play States and ...

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

7. Personal Conflicts and Technicalities

   ... play little role in discussions about local government ethics. But because there are ethics laws, people unashamedly talk about ethics technicalities. They see ...

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

8. The Appearance of Independence and a Monopoly On Advice

   ... Two of the most important elements of a government ethics program are the appearance (and reality) of independence and a monopoly on ethics advice and enforcement. The government ethics program that has ...

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

9. Is the Camel's Back Truly Broken, or Just More Mayor-Council-Feds Politics in Chicago?

   ... panel. Two is that nothing is being said about the city's ethics board. Three is that guaranteeing a minimum budget won't do much to help ... to win the people's trust by being transparent about his own ethics problems. If he did that, his proposal would be seen as something more ... Ethics Environments Ethics Reform Political Activity/Patronage In the news ...

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

10. Great editorial in Jacksonville.com

    City ethics- The right direction.jpg Body:  The editorial today ... recent legislation designed to improve the structure of the ethics and anti-corruption program for the city of Jacksonville. Title: City ethics: The right direction Source URL: ...

    donmc - 2010-12-03 14:37 - 0 comments

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