The Auditor’s office just released the quarterly lobbying reports—for the final quarter of 2007.

Highlights:

Police Chief Rosie Sizer nabbed $49.95 worth of books from author Leslie Glass. I’m going to presume it’s the Leslie Glass who is “a household name for mystery and romance readers everywhere,” and wrote the “popular crime fiction series featuring NYPD Detective Sergeant April Woo.” Perhaps Sizer picked up some crime fighting tips?

Commissioner Erik Sten picked up an “engraved Ross Island rock” from Dr. Robert Pamplin. It’s listed as “priceless.”

Several commissioners got gift baskets around the holidays. Sten and Commissioners Randy Leonard and Sam Adams got $80 baskets from the Trailblazers. Saltzman, curiously, did not—he didn't report any gifts in the fourth quarter, actually. And poor Mayor Tom Potter only got tickets to semi-official events, like the Portland Bologna Sister City Association Annual Dinner (two tickets, $100), and the Annual Citizen's Crime Commission Luncheon (one ticket, $24).

Perhaps the most controversial gift? A $30 "Campfire USA thank-you gift basket" to Randy Leonard, which had something to do with the Fall Budget BuMP. Sounds like a kickback, Randy!

Only a few groups met the eight hour threshold that mandates reporting on why they were lobbying: The Bicycle Transportation Alliance, the League of Women Voters of Portland, OHSU, Polaris Energy, the Port of Portland, the Portland Business Alliance, and the Portland Metropolitan Association of Realtors.

The PBA spent the most in the fourth quarter on lobbying: $2,318.54. They chatted up commissioners and staffers on generic subjects like "Business and Economic Development," "Business Licenses" (shocking, both of those), plus "Fire and Police Disability and Retirement," "Neighborhood Livability - general," "Police and Public Safety," and "Other." Man, these lobbying reports are insightful!

Dan Petrusich and Bill Reilly were also in the mix, talking to every commissioner about neighborhood livability—possibly regarding the property they own in Goose Hollow, adjacent to the proposed Allegro tower.