SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL - Record No: CB 119968

• Record No: CB 119968
• Version: 2
• Council Bill No: CB 119968
• Type: Ordinance (Ord)
• Status: Passed
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: City Clerk
• On agenda: 12/14/2020
• Ordinance No: Ord 126260
• Title: 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.
• Sponsors: M. Lorena González
• Supporting documents: 1. Presentation, 2. Proposed Amendment 1 (added 12/16/20), 3. Proposed Amendment 2 (added 12/16/20), 4. Signed Ordinance 126260, 5. Affidavit of Publication

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/16/2020	2	City Clerk	attested by City Clerk
12/16/2020	2	Mayor	returned
12/15/2020	2	Mayor	Signed
12/15/2020	2	City Clerk	submitted for Mayor's signature
12/14/2020	1	City Council	passed as amended	Pass
12/8/2020	1	Governance and Education Committee	pass	Pass
12/7/2020	1	City Council	referred
12/1/2020	1	Council President's Office	sent for review
12/1/2020	1	City Clerk	sent for review

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...