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10/30/2017 08:30 AM House SELECT COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE ETHICS

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                 ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                                                                                     
          SELECT COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE ETHICS                                                                              
                     October 30, 2017                                                                                           
                         8:30 AM                                                                                                
8:30:12 AM                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                              
Committee Members Present:                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Senator John Coghill (Teleconference)                                                                                           
Senator Dennis Egan (Teleconference)                                                                                            
Representative David Eastman (Teleconference)                                                                                   
Representative Chris Tuck                                                                                                       
Conner Thomas, Chair                                                                                                            
Dennis "Skip" Cook                                                                                                              
Joyce Anderson                                                                                                                  
Lee Holmes                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Others Present:                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Dan Wayne, LAA Legal (Teleconference)                                                                                           
Jerry Anderson, Administrator                                                                                                   
Janice Stewart, Administrative Assistant                                                                                        
                                                                                                                              
1. CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER:                                                                                                 
  The meeting was called to order at 8:30 am by Chair                                                                           
  Conner Thomas.                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA:                                                                                                        
  The chair called for a motion to approve the agenda. A                                                                        
  motion was made by Skip Cook.  No objection.  Agenda                                                                          
  approved.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES:                                                                                                       
  a. August 16, 2017 Full Committee:                                                                                          
     Motion by Lee Holmes.  No objection. Minutes approved.                                                                     
  b. August 16, 2017 Senate Subcommittee:                                                                                     
     Motion by Lee Holmes. No objection. Minutes approved.                                                                      
  c. August 16, 2017 House Subcommittee:  Motion by Lee                                                                       
     Holmes.  No objection. Minutes approved.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
4. PUBLIC COMMENT: No public comment.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                              
5. ADMINISTRATOR COMMENTS/STAFF REPORT:                                                                                       
  Jerry Anderson, Administrator, reminded members that the                                                                      
  early registration deadline for the COGEL Conference is                                                                       
  October 31, 2017.                                                                                                             
6. MOTION TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION under AS 24.60.160,                                                                    
  Uniform  Rule  22(b)  regarding  executive sessions,  and                                                                   
  Rules of Procedure Section 5: Executive Sessions.                                                                           
  A  motion  to  go  into  executive  session was  made  by                                                                     
  Representative Chris Tuck.  No Objection.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
7. EXECUTIVE SESSION                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
8. PUBLIC SESSION                                                                                                             
  Chair  Conner  Thomas  announced  that  several  advisory                                                                     
  opinions   had  been  discussed   in  Executive  Session.                                                                     
  Committee  Rules  of  Procedure require  a  vote in  open                                                                     
  session  by members as to  whether they concur or  do not                                                                     
  concur with the Advisory Opinions as amended in executive                                                                     
  session.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
  AO  17-02: Advises whether  a legislator or a  caucus may                                                                   
  use  legislative office funds or pooled  office funds for                                                                   
  social media ads.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
  Concur:                                                                                                                     
  Lee Holmes                                                                                                                    
  Senator Dennis Egan                                                                                                           
  Representative Chris Tuck                                                                                                     
  Skip Cook                                                                                                                     
  Conner Thomas                                                                                                                 
  Joyce Anderson                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
  Do Not Concur:    Rep. David Eastman                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
  Abstain: Senator John Coghill                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
  AO  17-03:   Advises  whether a  legislator  may purchase                                                                   
  social  media ads to target Alaskans outside the district                                                                   
  of the legislator or purchase social media ads as part of                                                                   
  a caucus for the same purpose.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                              
  Concur:                                                                                                                     
  Lee Holmes                                                                                                                    
  Senator Dennis Egan                                                                                                           
  Representative Chris Tuck                                                                                                     
  Skip Cook                                                                                                                     
  Conner Thomas                                                                                                                 
  Joyce Anderson                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
  Do Not Concur: Rep. David Eastman                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
  Abstain:  Senator John Coghill                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
  AO  17-04:  Advises  whether a legislator may  use office                                                                   
  allowance account  funds to sponsor or underwrite a radio                                                                   
  program through paid advertising.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
  Concur:                                                                                                                     
  Lee Holmes                                                                                                                    
  Senator Dennis Egan                                                                                                           
  Representative Chris Tuck                                                                                                     
  Skip Cook                                                                                                                     
  Conner Thomas                                                                                                                 
  Joyce Anderson                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
  Do Not Concur: Rep. David Eastman                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
  Abstain: Senator John Coghill                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
  Chair  Thomas thanked the committee  for their thoughtful                                                                     
  consideration of each Advisory Opinion.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
9. OTHER BUSINESS                                                                                                             
  There  was  discussion regarding  the next  meeting.   An                                                                     
  advisory   opinion  request  had  been  received  by  the                                                                     
  Administrator, and the requestor did not waive the 60-day                                                                     
  response requirement.  It was decided the committee would                                                                     
  meet by teleconference on November 28, 2017 at 10:00 a.m.                                                                     
  at the Anchorage LIO. The January meeting will be held on                                                                     
  January  12, 2018,  in  Juneau, time and  location to  be                                                                     
  determined.                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                              
10.ADJOURN:                                                                                                                   
  Representative   Eastman  moved   that  the   meeting  be                                                                     
 adjourned.  No objection.  Meeting adjourned at 1:09 pm.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
1:04:40 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                

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