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Council adopts ethics bill restricting certain consultant activity and adding disclosures after contentious amendment votes
Summary
The council passed CB 121130 with multiple amendments requiring disclosures to the Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission and consultation on future ethics rule changes; the final vote was 6–2 after debate over reporting, prohibitions and a cooling-off period.
The Seattle City Council passed CB 121130, an ordinance aimed at addressing perceived conflicts of interest when political consultants contract with the city and simultaneously do campaign work. The bill initially proposed prohibiting concurrent political consulting and establishing a cooling-off period; during full council consideration three substantive amendments were adopted.
Amendment A reinstated reporting…
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