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Council rejects proposed anti-campaigning subsection but adopts limited financial-disclosure updates
Summary
After an extended debate about First Amendment risk and enforceability, council declined to adopt a proposed prohibition on campaigning while acting in official capacity and instead approved amended financial-disclosure language, asking staff to draft non-ordinance guidance for officials and volunteers.
The independent ethics commission and the city's ethics counsel proposed an amendment to Article 9.05.004 adding a new subsection to prohibit "political activity while acting in their official capacity." Counsel Josh Brockman Weber said the recommended language aimed to avoid officials wearing dual hats at city events.
Council members raised constitutional and practical concerns. Several said the proposed language…
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