Back in 2016, when transparency in Oregon government was all the rage, state agencies were reminded of some basic tenets of open government. Among them: Public employees and officials should use their state-provided email accounts for public business. If they had to use their personal email, they should copy the message to their public accounts as soon as possible. This was more than just an idle recommendation. With the resignation of former Gov. John Kitzhaber amid allegations - since confirmed with his recent settlement with the Oregon Government Ethics Commission - of misusing his public office for personal gain, Oregonians learned just how opaque Oregon government is. Some of the evidence against Kitzhaber and his fiancee Cylvia Hayes, whose own state ethics case is ongoing, came from emails they sent from private accounts that few in the public knew even existed. https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__bit.ly_2GDnhlw&d=DwIFaQ&c=pZJPUDQ3SB9JplYbifm4nt2lEVG5pWx2KikqINpWlZM&r=b5NZPQUb9_r2rQ3Zd74ATT3aSs9yKyRnJLOhqJvd7fE&m=8_wSsqfAnmNWBUnVtdQD4HjQHohzeGoN4RR7zUmmuhY&s=jY-vRKT80R2pGi-NZS7fopaGTnzRD7IYC3GgQlbcffw&e= https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__bit.ly_2GDnhlw-2B&d=DwIFaQ&c=pZJPUDQ3SB9JplYbifm4nt2lEVG5pWx2KikqINpWlZM&r=b5NZPQUb9_r2rQ3Zd74ATT3aSs9yKyRnJLOhqJvd7fE&m=8_wSsqfAnmNWBUnVtdQD4HjQHohzeGoN4RR7zUmmuhY&s=y53PMNfae9O6gtgd299SS6CxL-sWaQBIE_vwFwL287Q&e= -- Peterk Dallas, Tx [log in to unmask] Save our in-boxes! https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__emailcharter.org&d=DwIFaQ&c=pZJPUDQ3SB9JplYbifm4nt2lEVG5pWx2KikqINpWlZM&r=b5NZPQUb9_r2rQ3Zd74ATT3aSs9yKyRnJLOhqJvd7fE&m=8_wSsqfAnmNWBUnVtdQD4HjQHohzeGoN4RR7zUmmuhY&s=41nMOVHHPVgYOjBr1g-BJCcJhr4xdXr-7z96zhRgdX4&e= “If only there were a massive entity that I were forced to fund to tell me how I should live my life, since I’m so obviously incapable of deciding for myself.” M. Hashimoto List archives at http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/recmgmt-l.html Contact [log in to unmask] for assistance To unsubscribe from this list, click the below link. If not already present, place UNSUBSCRIBE RECMGMT-L or UNSUB RECMGMT-L in the body of the message. mailto:[log in to unmask]
