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Legal staff propose clarifying Spokane ethics code, recommend relying on state PDC for campaign-resource complaints
Summary
City legal presented edits clarifying when the Public Disclosure Commission should take primary authority on campaign-resource complaints under state law, posting protocols for advisory opinions and preliminary jurisdictional reviews, and a broader path for the ethics commission to request independent investigations.
City legal reviewed a set of proposed clarifications to the municipal code of ethics that the department says will reduce confusion and streamline processes.
The presentation explained three substantive clarifications being proposed to SMC 1.04B: (1) clarify that violations involving RCW 42.17A.555 (use of city resources in campaigns) may be pursued primarily by the state Public Disclosure Commission (PDC) to avoid duplicate investigations; (2) standardize public posting of…
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