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Committee sets Sept. 23 in-person meeting; staff previews COGEL conference registration and lodging changes
Summary
The Select Committee on Legislative Ethics agreed to meet in person on Sept. 23 at 9 a.m. and received an update on the Council on Governmental Ethics Laws (COGEL) conference, including dates (Dec. 7-10), early-registration deadlines and changes to hotel reservation procedures.
The Select Committee on Legislative Ethics set its next full meeting for Tuesday, Sept. 23, beginning at 9 a.m., and said the session will be in person. Chair Joyce led the scheduling discussion and members agreed to the date by consensus. Senator Stevens said he expected the upcoming special session to be brief, telling the committee, "I believe it'll be short. August 2, we go in. August 2, we leave."
In other business, Administrator Kevin Reeve provided an update on the Council on Governmental Ethics Laws conference (commonly known as COGEL). Reeve said the conference runs Dec. 7 through Dec. 10, with plenaries beginning at noon Sunday and ending by noon Wednesday; attendees typically travel the day before. He told the committee the conference agenda had not yet posted breakout-topic details, which makes early decisions difficult, and that lodging reservations have changed: registrants must first register for the conference before the conference releases hotel reservation information, which Reeve said should reduce non-attendee bookings.
Reeve reviewed the registration pricing windows as described in the meeting: an early "saver" rate requires registration by Aug. 1 (quoted at $600), an intermediate rate (quoted at $700) applies through Oct. 1, and the on-site rate is quoted at $800. Committee members discussed prior difficulties securing contiguous hotel blocks and welcomed the changed reservation process. Reeve said he will continue monitoring the COGEL agenda and will circulate updates as topics are posted so members can decide if it is worth attending.
The committee noted logistical considerations, including the membership-based registration process used in past years and the potential for individual elected officials to register if necessary. Reeve said he had paid a registration in the past to hold a spot while the committee sorted membership or approvals. The committee did not make any travel-authority or budgetary commitments during the meeting; members said they would await posted agenda details and lodging confirmation before deciding who will attend.
