Flutterby™! : Ethics training

Just did my ethics training for my appointment to the Technology & Telecommunications Advisory Committee. I wish I'd had a chance to read this before I'd tossed my name into the hat, it will have an impact on what discussions I can have with other committee members on issues of data access, and if any other members of the committee become interested in these issues we're going to have disclosure issues.

I also now need to track any gifts I get, to make sure that I comply with the appropriate reporting guidelines, and "...state law also prohibits public officials from trading votes with one another". That latter one has to be very spottily enforced...

And, an interesting note: because I'm in an appointed post, if I choose to run for elected office, I have to report campaign contributions more stringently than if I already held an elected office.

There are also interesting rules on transportation gifts, which make me think I need to talk with the city attorney's office regarding how I account for who drives when we share a car on hiking trips.