Glenn Coffee & Associates staff works diligently to stay up-to-date on government rules and regulations, attending dozens of agency, board and commission meetings each year. Our newsletter shares the latest in ethics and administrative rules, and commentary on how it will affect your business.
Ethics Commission Seeks 643% Increase in Funding; Proposes New Open Government Department
Feb 12, 2018The Ethics Commission requested $4,524,000 from the Legislature for Fiscal Year 19, an increase of 643% over its FY18 appropriation of $703,000.
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Ethics Commission Adopts “Cooling-off Period” Rule
Feb 12, 2018At a Feb. 5 meeting, the Ethics Commission adopted a two-year lobbying prohibition Rule that applies to elected state officers and chief administrative officers of agencies.
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Ethics Commission Claims Jurisdiction Over Open Meeting, Open Records Laws
Feb 12, 2018In an official filing with the Governor and legislative leaders on Feb. 6, 2018, the Ethics Commission announced plans to regulate the open meeting and open records statutes and demanded $1,170,000 in appropriated funds to do so.
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Ethics Commission Promulgates, Submits New Rules
Feb 12, 2018The promulgated Ethics Rule amendments are now in the hands of the Legislature.
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New Rule Requires Officeholders Who Resign to Pay Election Costs
Jan 18, 2018A new Rule (2018-05) requires candidates whose office becomes vacant because of resignation, expulsion, impeachment or removal to pay for the cost of the special election to fill the office.
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Ethics Commission to Issue Advisory Opinion regarding Gifting of Books or Educational Material
Jan 18, 2018The Ethics Commission has received a request from the Institute of Justice for an advisory opinion on whether the IOJ can gift a two books to legislators, one that costs less than $10 and one that costs more.
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Future of “Cooling-off Period” Amendment Uncertain
Jan 18, 2018The Ethics Commission is continuing to grapple with the “cooling-off period” Rule. The Commission voted to delay its decision on whether to adopt the Rule until its meeting on Feb. 5.
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Reminder: Campaign Funds Cannot Be Used to Purchase Fuel
Jan 18, 2018As Legislative session approaches, it’s important to remember that the campaign funds cannot be used for fuel purchases, car maintenance or similar services for a personal vehicle.
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Amendment Changes Service and Enforcement of Compliance Orders
Dec 14, 2017The Ethics Commission staff will no longer have to go to district court to enforce compliance orders against individuals who don’t pay fines.
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Ethics Commission Adopts Amendments to Various Filing and Surplus Funds Rules
Dec 14, 2017A new group of amendments make a number of clean-up changes and some more significant ones to many sections of Rules 1 and 2.
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