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Council adopts Public Records rule changes to protect qualified employee survivors
Summary
Council adopted updates to local public records rules (Res. 799) to implement a state-backed Employee-Survivor Exemption and added new statutes to local PRA rules; the motion passed 5-0 after a textual amendment.
The council approved Resolution 799, updating the city's Public Records Act rules to implement protections for qualified government employees who are survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking or harassment.
The update describes an "Employee-Survivor Exemption": "The City's Administrative Policy and Procedure for Employee-Survivor Exemption, adopted pursuant to RCW 42.56.250(i), exempts from disclosure the personal information of qualified government employees if the employee is or has family members who are victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, sexual abuse, stalking, or harassment, or who are included in the Address Confidentiality Program (ACP)." The update also adds newly enacted state exemptions to the city's PRA Rule 14(1).
Councilmember Jensen proposed a text amendment to the agenda bill paragraph numbering and, after that adjustment, Councilmember Hedrick moved to approve Resolution 799 as amended; Councilmember Syler seconded and the motion passed 5-0. The council noted that documentation used to administer the exemption is confidential and exempt from disclosure.
