From: Rep Kotek

Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2014 7:44 PM

To: - State Representatives; - House Speaker's Office; - House Democratic
Office; - House Republican Office
Cc: - Chief Clerk's Office; Hayden Kevin; Johnson Dexter; Rocco Ken G;
Warner Paul D; Sen Courtney; Sen Rosenbaum; Sen Ferrioli; Imholt Betsy;
Woon Molly; Rainey Paul; Johnston Cynthia A
Subject: Announcement from the Speaker

uear Colleagues,

lL has recenLly come Lo my aLLenLlon LhaL evenLs occurred ln 2007
ln whlch 8amona Llne, Chlef Clerk of Lhe Cregon Pouse, may have
vlolaLed Lhe rules of Lhe Cregon Pouse of 8epresenLaLlves.

1he lncldenL ln quesLlon lnvolved her lobbylng for an amendmenL
Lo a blll. l have been advlsed by LeglslaLlve Counsel LhaL any
lobbylng by a non-parLlsan LeglslaLlve branch employee,
regardless of lnLenL or personal beneflL, vlolaLes Pouse 8ule
13.20.

As Lhe parllamenLarlan of Lhe Pouse, Lhe Chlef Clerk advlses
Pouse members on Lhe rules LhaL govern Lhe chamber. AlLhough
Ms. Llne has served our chamber wlLh dlsLlncLlon for several
decades, lL ls of Lhe uLmosL lmporLance LhaL Lhe Chlef Clerk be
above reproach ln order Lo malnLaln Lhe full confldence of Lhe
Pouse of 8epresenLaLlves and Lhe publlc. Accordlngly, Ms. Llne ls
reslgnlng effecLlve lrlday, May 16, 2014.

Pouse leadershlp wlll lmmedlaLely begln a blparLlsan process Lo
recrulL a new Chlef Clerk and wlll underLake a naLlonal search Lo
flll Lhe poslLlon ln a Llmely manner LhaL wlll ensure LhaL Lhe body
ls prepared for Lhe 2013 leglslaLlve sesslon. An acLlng Chlef Clerk
wlll be appolnLed ln Lhe comlng days.

Slncerely,
Speaker koLek


Tina Kotek, Speaker of the House
State Representative, House District 44, North/NE Portland
(503) 986-1444 Salem / (503) 286-0558 District
900 Court Street NE, H-269 Salem, OR 97301 rep.tinakotek@state.or.us