OREGON GOVERNMENT ETHICS COMMISSION
MEETING AGENDA
October 23, 2015
9:00 a.m.
2nd Floor Conference Room
3218 Pringle Rd SE, Suite 220, Salem, OR 97302-1544
Note: The OGEC may take action on any agenda items listed below or related thereto.
ItemPage
1.Approval of the minutes of the September 3, 2015Commission meeting ..1
CONSENT CALENDAR
Reports of Investigation
None.
Lobbyist Penalty Correspondence
2.Andy Shaw, 2ndqtr 2015, Letter of Education...... 11
3.Judy Mohr Peterson, 2ndqtr 2015, Letter of Education...... 15
4.John Audley, 2ndqtr 2015, Letter of Education...... 19
Lobbyist Client Penalty Correspondence
5.Alkermes, Inc., 2ndqtr 2015, Letter of Education...... 23
6.Compact of Free Association Alliance National Network (CANN),
2ndqtr 2015, Letter of Education...... 27
7.Sierra Club National – Beyond Coal Campaign, 2ndqtr 2015,
Letter of Education...... 31
8.Comcast, 2ndqtr 2015, Letter of Education...... 35
Statement of Economic Interest Correspondence
9.Chris Ouellette, Clatskanie Planning Comm, 2015, Letter of Education....39
End of Consent Calendar
Lobbyist Client Penalty Correspondence
10.HG Farms Company, 1stqtr and 2ndqtr 2015, Letter of Education for
1stqtr2015 and reduce penalty to $110 for 2ndqtr 2015...... 43
11.Oregon Podiatric Medical Assn, 2ndqtr 2015, reduce penalty to $100....49
12.Accela, Inc., 3rdqtr 2014, 4thqtr 2014, and 1stqtr 2015, Letter of
Educationfor 3rdqtr 2014, reduce 4thqtr2014 penalty to $500, and
reduce 1stqtr2015 penalty to $1000...... 53
STIPULATED FINAL ORDERS
None.
DEFAULT FINAL ORDERS
None.
CONTESTED CASE PROPOSED FINAL ORDERS
None.
REPORTS OF INVESTIGATIONS
13.No. 14-122EDG, Brian Thornton
Board of Directors, Reedsport School District
Recommended Action: Move to make a preliminary finding of 3
violations ofORS 244.177, 3 violations of 244.120(2), and 1 violation
of 244.040(1) [10]...... 61
14.No. 15-102XDG, CherrylWalker
Josephine County Board of Commissioners
Recommended Action: Move to make a preliminary finding of 3
violations of ORS 192.660(2) [10]...... 95
15.No. 15-103EDG, Simon Hare
Josephine County Board of Commissioners
Recommended Action: Move to make a preliminary finding of 4
violations of ORS 192.660(2) [10]...... 97
16. No. 15-104XDG, Keith Heck
Josephine County Board of Commissioners
Recommended Action: Move to make a preliminary finding of 4
violations of ORS 192.660(2) [10]...... 99
ADVISORY OPINIONS
None.
CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED/RESPONSES
Staff Opinions
None.
Staff Advice(non-action informational only items)
17.Heather Martin, Beery Elsner & Hammond LLP, re public official’s
potential conversion of shares in private engineering firm for which she,
through her employment, recommends to the city ...... 147
18.Rebecca Ball, NW Public Affairs, LLC, re members of the Oregon
Legislative Assembly having been invited to the annual Internet State
PolicyConference and whether or not this event qualifies as a
fact-findingmission...... 153
Other Correspondence (non-action informational only items)
None.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
19.Request to establish Legal Expense Trust Fund ...... 159
20.Case Nos. 15-117XDT through 15-121XDT – Request to extend
Investigative phase...... 169
21.Discussion of Executive Director Evaluation process...... --
22.Trainers’Report...... 171
23.Director’s Report...... 173
EXECUTIVE SESSION
(To consider Preliminary Reviews pursuant to ORS 244.260(4)(d), ORS 192.685(1) and ORS 171.778(4)(d).)
ADJOURNMENT
NOTE:
THE NEXT MEETING DATE OF THE OREGON GOVERNMENT ETHICS COMMISSION IS SCHEDULED FOR FRIDAY, December 4, 2015 AT 9:00 A.M.IN THE 2nd FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE MORROW CRANE BUILDING AT 3218 PRINGLE RD SE, #220, SALEM, OREGON.
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