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Oregon Government Ethics Commission briefs Rules Committee on enforcement, funding and caseload growth
Summary
The Executive Director and programs administrator of the Oregon Government Ethics Commission outlined the agency's jurisdiction, funding model, staffing, caseload and proposed legislative concepts during an informational hearing before the Senate Rules Committee on Feb. 3, 2025.
Susan Myers, executive director of the Oregon Government Ethics Commission, and Becky Mason, the agency's programs administrator, told the Senate Committee on Rules on Feb. 3 that the commission enforces Oregon's ethics laws (Chapter 244), lobby regulations (Chapter 171) and the public meetings law.
Myers said the commission, established about 50 years ago, ‘‘was established just after Watergate’’ and now enforces ethics laws in Chapter 244, lobby registration and reporting in Chapter 171, and public meetings law (including executive sessions). The agency has nine commissioners and a staff of 15 divided among administration, enforcement (a compliance and enforcement coordinator plus four investigators) and training (a curriculum coordinator and four trainers), Myers said.
Mason described the commission's…
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