CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to lobbying regulations; expanding lobbying regulations to cover grassroots lobbying campaigns; correcting typographical errors, correcting section references, clarifying regulations, and making minor amendments; and amending Chapter 2.06 of the Seattle Municipal Code.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 2.06 of the Seattle Municipal Code, enacted by Ordinance 122645 and last amended by Initiative 122, is amended as follows:
CHAPTER 2.06 LOBBYING REGULATIONS
2.06.005 Statement of ((Policy.)) policy
It is ((the)) City policy ((of the City of Seattle)) to encourage the full participation and expression of interest of all of the people of the City ((of Seattle)) in the legislative process. The provisions of this ((chapter)) Chapter 2.06 shall be construed to promote full disclosure of lobbying in order to protect the openness and integrity of the legislative process while preserving an individual's right to organize and petition the government.
2.06.010 Definitions ((.))
For the purposes of this Chapter 2.06, the following terms apply:
((A.)) "City" means ((the)) The City of Seattle.
((B.)) "City officer or employee or agent" means every person elected or appointed to any City office or position of employment, including volunteers performing work for the City, when acting within the scope of their City duties, and contract workers and consultants when acting within the scope of their contract with the City. The term also includes persons appointed to City boards, commissions, and committees when acting within the scope of their City duties, regardless of whether those persons are paid by the City.
((C.)) "Commission" means the Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission.
((D.)) "Compensation" includes anything of economic value that is provided or promised to a lobbyist or lobbying entity in ret...
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