This two-part article analyzes the implications of various regulatory changes adopted by the Fair Political Practices Commission in 2008.
These include changes to the overall gift limit, the rules relating to receipt of tickets to nonprofit and political fundraisers and the gifts-to-public-agencies issue.Read more »
This article explains the ethical and public perception issues that arise when public officials and employees receive special privileges as a result of their positions within the agency. It should be read in conjunction with the June 2009 article that explains new regulations on the gifts-from-public-agencies issue.
This article offers practical suggestions to public agencies for dealing with holiday gifts. Also available are a number of sample materials relating to no-gifts policies.
(Four-page tipsheet): Provides a handy reference on the kinds of issues that ought to trigger a conversation with agency counsel or the Fair Political Practices Commission.
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