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1. A Miscellany

   Body:  County Ethics Embraced By Its Cities and Towns Ethics reform won big in Palm Beach County on Tuesday. The final tallies were ... she couldn't get the votes in her chamber, she tabled the bill. It was a sign of weak leadership, but also a sign of the conflicts of ...

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

2. The Lucifer Effect III — Debriefing and Other Ways to Deal with Situational Forces

   ... them differently. How useful it would be if an ethics commission could debrief the participants in an ethics proceeding after it was dismissed, settled, or decided, no matter what ...

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

3. What to Do, and Not to Do, When a Conflict Situation Becomes Public

   ... of Mr. Cuomo’s agenda." According to the state's ethics code (Public Officers Law §73.5): No statewide elected official ... And finally, the governor could sit down with the state ethics commission and agree to a reasonable penalty for what occurred. ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 2 comments

4. Additional Reading on Speech or Debate Clause Issues

   ... about a similar 2007 controversy between the Rhode Island Ethics Commission and the state senate president. The senate president ... to another article, a suit was brought against the Ethics Commission by a former state senate president on similar grounds ...

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

5. New Year's Resolutions in Jacksonville

   Body:  The new year is a good time for ethics commissions and officers to look ahead to 2009 and set goals and ... Daily Record , this is exactly what the Jacksonville (FL) ethics commission did at its first meeting of the new year. As did the ... Ethics Commissions/Administration Ethics Reform ...

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

6. The Positive Effects of Applicant Disclosure, and How to Enforce It

   ... disclosure is an effective part of local government ethics that is usually ignored. Usually it is officials who are required ... this year, but a disclosure affidavit and the complete ethics code were part of the restaurant bid package. The affidavit ...

   Robert Wechsler - 2009-08-25 08:29 - 0 comments

7. The Pretzel Logic Required by Limiting Conflicts to Financial Interests. And the Ultimate Defense.

   ... Fair Political Practices Commission (FPCC), the state ethics body, with jurisdiction over state and local officials. And then the ... How Limiting Conflicts to Financial Interests Undermines an Ethics Program Unfortunately, in California, as in so many jurisdictions, ...

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

8. Two Perspectives on Gift-Giving

   Body:  I'm back from the Council on Governmental Ethics Laws (COGEL) conference, and I will be sharing some valuable information ... panels I attended. In a panel on gifts provisions in ethics codes, the panel consisted not only of the usual government ethics ...

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

9. Quote of the Day

   ... --Spokesman for the New York State Board of Elections Ethics programs are worthless if the laws are worthless, and if the enforcement ... In 2007 the commission on lobbying was merged with the ethics commission, apparently to get rid of the lobbying commission executive ... Ethics Environments Ethics Reform Public Campaign Financing In the news ...

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

10. "Interest" vs. "Benefit"

    ... the cause of much misunderstanding, as well as weaknesses in ethics code drafting. Ethics codes are essentially conflict of interest codes. But the idea of an ...

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

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