SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL - Record No: CB 119254

• Record No: CB 119254
• Version: 3
• Council Bill No: CB 119254
• Type: Ordinance (Ord)
• Status: Passed
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: City Clerk
• On agenda: 5/21/2018
• Ordinance No: Ord 125589
• Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to the Ethics Code; amending Sections 4.16.030 and 4.16.070 of the Seattle Municipal Code; requiring elected officials to disclose financial interests in legislative matters prior to participating in those matters; and creating a limited exception to the requirement that elected officials disqualify themselves from participating in such matters.
• Sponsors: Sally Bagshaw
• Supporting documents: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note, 2. Central Staff Memo, 3. Proposed Amendment (added 5/15/18), 4. Proposed Amendment 1 (added 5/30/18), 5. Signed Ordinance 125589, 6. Affidavit of Publication

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/1/2018	3	City Clerk	attested by City Clerk
6/1/2018	3	Mayor	returned
6/1/2018	3	Mayor	Signed
5/23/2018	3	City Clerk	submitted for Mayor's signature
5/21/2018	2	City Council	passed as amended	Pass
5/15/2018	1	Governance, Equity, and Technology Committee	pass as amended	Pass
5/14/2018	1	City Council	referred
5/11/2018	1	Council President's Office	sent for review
5/11/2018	1	City Clerk	sent for review

CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to the Ethics Code; amending Sections 4.16.030 and 4.16.070 of the Seattle Municipal Code; requiring elected officials to disclose financial interests in legislative matters prior to participating in those matters; and creating a limited exception to the requirement that elected officials disqualify themselves from participating in such matters.
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WHEREAS, in 2013 the City enacted a charter amendment to elect seven members of the City Council by district; and
WHEREAS, disqualifying a Councilmember from participating in a matter because of a conflict of interest may have the effect of denying residents of that Councilmember's district an equal voice in the City's lawmaking process; and
WHEREAS, the Ethics and Elections Commission recommended the adoption of a robust disclosure requirement for all elected officials in tandem with the elimination of the requirement that elected officials disqualify themselves from participating in legislative matters in which they have a financial interest; and
WHEREAS, this limited exception does not permit elected officials to participate in quasi-judicial proceedings in which they have a financial interest, or to participate in executive functions in which they have a financial interest; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 4.16.030 of the Seattle Municipal Code, last amended by Ordinance 123264, is amended as follows:
4.16.030 Definitions ((.))
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated: ((.))
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"Immediate family," except for the purposes of ((section)) Section 4.16.080, means a spouse or domestic partner, child, child of a spouse or domestic partner, sibling, sibling of a spouse or domestic partner, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, parent, parent of a spouse or domestic partner, a person for whom the Covered Individual is a ...