WaSMAR2201_02.xml Guide to the Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission Policy and Administration Records 1969-2004 Ethics and Elections Commission Policy and Administration Records Finding aid prepared by Megan O'Shea Funding for processing this record series was provided through a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Seattle Municipal Archives © 2011
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2201-02 Seattle (Wash.) Ethics And Elections Commission Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission Policy and Administration Records 1969-2004 1992-2001 10.0 cubic feet 25 boxes Records relating to policy development and administration of the Ethics and Elections Commission. Collection materials are in English Historical Note

The Board of Ethics was established in 1971 to promote ethical behavior by City officials and employees, to provide advisory opinions regarding conflicts of interest, and to conduct hearings regarding violations of the Code of Ethics. The Code of Ethics sets standards of conduct for City officials and employees in carrying out City business. The members of the Board of Ethics also served as the Fair Campaign Practices Commission, which heard cases of campaign violations, although the two entities maintained separate offices and staff. In 1991 the two entities were consolidated into the independent Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission. The Commission enforces campaign practices legislation, including financial disclosure requirements, and develops and enforces ethical standards for city officials and employees.

Correspondence, memoranda, reports, draft legislation, and rules related to the development and administration of the Ethics and Elections Commission and its predecessors, as well as material relating to campaign finance reform and development of the Fair Campaign Practices ordinance. Records reflect the histories and activities of the Board of Ethics and the Office of Elections Administration and their subsequent merger into the current office. Extensive files chart the development and changes to the enabling ordinances for the regulatory functions related to the Code of Ethics and campaign financing. Includes sample laws from other jurisdictions, comparison of proposed rules to state law, and analysis of the effect the proposed law would have had on recent elections.

Records are arranged into three subseries: Fair Campaign Practices Commission, Board of Ethics, and Ethics and Elections Commission. The first two subseries are arranged alphabetically. The third subseries is arranged chronologically by year and alphabetically within each year. The first section combines a range of years, and the subsequent ranges contain a single year.

Records are open to the public.

[Item and date], Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission Policy and Administration Records, Record Series 2201-02. Box [number], Folder [number]. Seattle Municipal Archives.

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Seattle (Wash.). Board of Ethics Seattle (Wash.) Ethics And Elections Commission Seattle (Wash.). Fair Campaign Practices Commission Seattle (Wash.) Campaign funds--Washington(State)--Seattle Elections--Washington (State)--Seattle Ethics--Washington (State)--Seattle Seattle Political Campaigns

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

I. Fair Campaign Practices Commission 1/1 An Analysis of Campaign Contributions in Closely Contested Seattle City Campaigns, 1975-1983 1984 1/2 Campaign Donation Controversy. Donald Horowitz 1978 1/3 Campaign Finance Ordinance. History (Vol. 1) 1973-1975 1/4 Campaign Finance Ordinance. History (Vol. 2) 1976 1/5 Campaign Finance Ordinance. History (Vol. 2) 1976 1/6 Campaign Finance Ordinance. History (Vol. 3) 1977 1/7 Campaign Finance Ordinance. History (Vol. 4) 1977 1/8 Campaign Finance Ordinance. History (Vol. 5.1) 1978 1/9 Campaign Finance Ordinance. History (Vol. 5.2) 1979 1/10 Campaign Finance Ordinance. History (Vol. 6) 1980-1982 1/11 Campaign Finance Ordinance. History (Vol. 7) 1983-1991 1/12 Campaign Finance Ordinance 106653 as Amended 1984 1/13 Campaign Finance Ordinance. Recommended Changes re SMC 2.04 1990 1/14 Campaign Finance Reporting. Political Campaign Reports. Instruction Manual 1972 1/15 Campaign Finance, Reporting, Advertising Rules 1991 2/1 Candidate Packet Materials 1991 2/2 Candidate Reporting Guidelines 1975-1977 2/3 Candidate Roster 1991 2/4 City Council Committee on Campaign Financing. Public Hearing 1978 2/5 Compliance Audit with Elections Law 1991 2/6 Education Issues. Political Office Funds 1989 2/7 Elections Administrator. Creation and Appointment 1978 2/8 Elections Administrator. Full-Time Elections Administrator Issue 1978 2/9 Elections Administrator. Interim Administrator Appointment 1991 2/10 Elections Administrator. Reappointment 1983 2/11 Elections Administrator. Reappointment 1987 2/12 Elections General Correspondence 1978 2/13 Elections General Correspondence 1979 2/14 Elections General Correspondence 1980 2/15 Elections General Correspondence 1981-1982 2/16 Elections General Correspondence 1983 2/17 Elections General Correspondence 1984 2/18 Elections General Correspondence 1988 2/19 Elections Rules and Regulations 1977 2/20 Elections Rules and Regulations 1978-1983 2/21 Elections Rules and Regulations 1980-1981 2/22 Elections Rules and Regulations 1984 3/1 Elections Rules and Regulations 1984-1989 3/2 Elections Rules and Regulations 1991 3/3 Elections Rules and Regulations. Proposed Changes to Administrative Rules 1979 3/4 Elections Rules and Regulations. Administrative Rules for Ordinances 106653 and 107772 1979 3/5 An Evaluation of the Campaign Financing Provisions of Ordinance 106653 for the Purposes of Determining if the Council's Stated Objectives for that Legislation have been Met 1982 3/6 How the Municipal League Rates Candidates 1981 3/7 History of Election Laws 1972-1974 3/8 The Initiative Process 1986 3/9 Matching Funds 1991-1992 3/10 Matching Funds History. Check-Off Program 1983-1984 3/11 Matching Funds History. Check-Off Program 1985 3/12 Matching Funds History. Check-Off Program 1986-1991 3/13 Ordinance 100241 History. Political Committees 1972-1976 3/14 Political Signs Ordinance History 1977-1984 3/15 Public Disclosure Commission. Rules and Regulations 1974-1975 3/16 Public Financing 1990 3/17 Public Meeting. Public Disclosure Commission and Fair Campaign Practices Commission re Initiative 276 and Ordinance 100241 1975 II. Board of Ethics 3/18 Adoption of administrative rules 1990 3/19 Board of Ethics Fair Campaign Practices Commission: Chairmanship nominees 1978 3/20 Board of Ethics Fair Campaign Practices Commission: General 1977-1989 3/21 Board of Ethics Fair Campaign Practices Commission: Members - Theodore L. Choi 1978-1984 3/22 Board of Ethics Fair Campaign Practices Commission: Members - Walter W. Fleury 1974-1976 4/1 Board of Ethics Fair Campaign Practices Commission: Members - Judith Hine 1979-1983 4/2 Board of Ethics Fair Campaign Practices Commission: Members - Donald J. Horowitz 1978 4/3 Board of Ethics Fair Campaign Practices Commission: Members - Dennis E. Kenny 1978 4/4 Board of Ethics Fair Campaign Practices Commission: Resignations 1975-1976 4/5 Board of Ethics Manual 1989 4/6 Campaign disclosure 1990-1991 4/7 Code of Ethics Brochure 1981-1991 4/8 Code of Ethics Citizen's Guide 1981-1983 4/9 Code of Ethics development file 1969-1976 4/10 Education and Training Guidelines 1991 4/11 Employee Activity re Charities and Serving on Boards 1976-1990 4/12 Ethics General Correspondence 1973-1974 4/13 Ethics General Correspondence 1978-1983 5/1 Ethics General Correspondence 1984 5/2 Ethics General Correspondence 1988 5/3 Ethics General Correspondence: Seattle Arts Commission 1988 5/4 Ethics Rules and Regulations 1977 5/5 Ethics Rules and Regulations 1981 5/6 Ethics Rules and Regulations 1983 5/7 Ethics Rules and Regulations 1984 5/8 Ethics Rules and Regulations 1985 5/9 Ethics Rules and Regulations 1990 5/10 Ethics Rules and Regulations: Amendments 1982-1983 5/11 Ethics Rules and Regulations: Proposed Changes 1989-1990 5/12 Ethics Rules and Regulations: Statements of Economic Interests 1981 5/13 Financial statements code of ethics 1978-1991 5/14 Ordinance History. Public Hearing (July 16) and Transcript, Conflict of Interest Rules 1974 5/15 Ordinance 100435 History. Part-Time Consultants. Section 9, Board / Commission Revisions 1971-1972 5/16 Ordinance 100435 History 1971-1972 5/17 Ordinance 100435 History. Section 7, Conflict of Interest 1974-1976 5/18 Ordinance 100435 History. Sections 7-9 Amendments 1975 5/19 Ordinance 100435 History. Conflict of Interest 1975-1976 5/20 Ordinance 100435 History. Section 8, Financial Statement Forms 1976-1979 5/21 Ordinance 100435 History. Ethics Material Research. Conflict of Interest 1977 6/1 Ordinance 100435 History. Code of Ethics Revision 1977 6/2 Ordinance 100435 History. Non-Salaried Financial Statement Forms 1977-1978 6/3 Ordinance Amendments History 1977-1983 6/4 Ordinance Revision History. Private Use / Public Interest 1978-1984 6/5 Ordinance 108882 History. Code of Ethics Revision 1978 6/6 Ordinance 108882 History. Code of Ethics Revision 1979 6/7 Ordinance 108882 History. Code of Ethics Revision 1980-1981 6/8 Ordinance 108882 History. Amendments 1980-1981 6/9 Ordinance 108882 History. Amendments 1985-1991 6/10 Ordinance 108882 History. Amendments. Ethics Retreat 1989 6/11 Training Managers and Staff 1990-1992 6/12 Transcript of Board of Ethics and Fair Campaign Practices re Public Meetings 1975 6/13 Whistleblower Ordinance 1991 III. Ethics and Elections Commission 7/1 Advisory opinions, dismissals and agreements involving use of facilities 1992-1994 7/2 Board role and relationship with Mayor's Office 1989 7/3 Board rosters 1977-1990 7/4 Campaign correspondence 1995-1996 7/5 Campaign documents 1997 7/6 Campaign issues 1995 7/7 Campaign reform - other jurisdictions 1993-1995 7/8 Campaign year issue 1992 7/9 Candidate and public office information - King County records 1990-1992 7/10 Candidate materials provided by the Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission 1992-1993 7/11 Candidate workshops 1993 7/12 Civil Service Commission election rules issues 1993 7/13 Commission information 1994-1997 7/14 Compliance audit with election laws 1992 7/15 Correspondence - miscellaneous 1993-1995 7/16 Election code administrative rules 1995 7/17 Elections materials 1994-1995 7/18 Employee activity re: charities and serving on boards 1992 7/19 Freedom Socialist Party financial disclosure advisory opinion 1992 7/20 General background information 1976-1978 7/21 Hearing procedures and requirements 1992 7/22 Interoffice memoranda 1983-1991 7/23 Investigator cutback 1995 7/24 Joint meeting of Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission and Public Disclosure Commission 1993 8/1 King County advisory opinions 1993 8/2 Library bond levy 1994 8/3 Lobby disclosure, volume 2 1996 8/4 Lobby disclosure, volume 2 1997 8/5 Lobby disclosure, volume 2 1997 8/6 Money and Politics 1996 8/7 News release 1995-1996 8/8 Office of Management and Budget memoranda 1991-1996 8/9 Ordinance history - proposed changes 1992 8/10 Ordinance history - reorganization and establishment 1991 8/11 Ordinance history - revisions 1992 8/12 Political activity by employees 1992-1997 8/13 Political Committee guide 1996 8/14 Proposed elections rules revisions 1997 8/15 Proposed research topics in campaign finance data 1992 8/16 Public Development Authority - general 1994 9/1 Public Development Authority - survey 1994 9/2 Public Development Authority - survey 1994 9/3 Regulation of public office funds 1992-1993 9/4 Request of Public Disclosure Commission 1996 9/5 Retreat 1992 9/6 Rules and regulations 1992 9/7 Sanction - Regena Bell 1996 9/8 Sanction - Alfred Lee Johnson 1996 9/9 Seattle Arts Commission - policy on site visits for grant applicants 1992 9/10 Seattle Housing Authority 1992 9/11 Seattle Human Rights Commission 1997 9/12 Short Cressman and Burgess 1996 9/13 Sign code 1993-1995 9/14 Sign code activity 1993 9/15 Washington State Bar Association Public Relations Committee 1995-1996 9/16 Whistleblower code revisions 1992-1994 10/1 Whistleblower law - transfer of authority to receive complaints to Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission 1992-1993 10/2 Whistleblower law issues - Kiefer request 1993 10/3 Advisory Committee guidelines 1995-1998 10/4 Budget information 1996-1998 10/5 Chronological file 1998 10/6 City elections law - state and charter 1998 10/7 City legislation 1998 10/8 Correspondence - miscellaneous 1998 10/9 Correspondence - miscellaneous 1998 10/10 Correspondence - personnel 1998 10/11 Council on Governmental Ethics Laws - conference file 1997-1998 10/12 Council on Governmental Ethics Laws - planning 1998 10/13 Department head memoranda 1997-1998 10/14 Department head memoranda 1998 11/1 Disclosure 1997-1998 11/2 Housing and Urban Development investigation 1998 11/3 International ethics conference 1997-1998 11/4 Leadership Tomorrow 1998 11/5 Legislative session 1997-1998 11/6 March 10 Council business meeting re: lobbying 1996-1998 11/7 Non profit organizations community issues 1998 11/8 Primary purpose rule 1996-1998 11/9 Public Disclosure Commission correspondence 1997-1998 11/10 Rules review 1998 11/11 Rules review 1998 11/12 Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission election information 1998 11/13 Small department meeting 1998 11/14 Soft money study 1998 11/15 Special election - 1998 1997 11/16 Voters' pamphlet rules 1997-1998 12/1 Annotated index of advisory opinions by subject, 1974 to December 1999 1999 12/2 Application for continuing legal education and continuing professional education audits 1999 12/3 Boards and commissions new appointments 1999 12/4 Boards and commissions new appointments 1999 12/5 Chronological file 1999 12/6 Chronological file 1999 12/7 Chronological file 1999 12/8 Chronological file 1999 12/9 Chronological file 1999 12/10 Chronological file 1999 12/11 Citizens' Telecommunications and Technology Advisory Board meeting 1999 13/1 Correspondence 1998-1999 13/2 Correspondence 1999 13/3 Council on Governmental Ethics Laws - general 1999 13/4 Council on Governmental Ethics Laws - general 1998-1999 13/5 Council on Governmental Ethics Laws - general 1998-1999 13/6 Council on Governmental Ethics Laws - general 1998-1999 13/7 Council on Governmental Ethics Laws - general 1998 13/8 Council on Governmental Ethics Laws - site selection survey responses 1999 14/1 Council on Governmental Ethics Laws - site selection survey responses 1999 14/2 Council on Governmental Ethics Laws - technology 1999 14/3 Council on Governmental Ethics Laws - technology 1999-2000 14/4 Electronic filing 1993-1997 14/5 Electronic filing 1998-1999 14/6 End of cycle report 1999-2000 14/7 Frequently Asked Questions for Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission - draft review 1999 14/8 Frequently Asked Questions for Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission - draft review 1999 14/9 Frequently Asked Questions for Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission - other Washington cities' codes of ethics 1995-1996 14/10 German Marshall fund 1998-1999 14/11 Informal advice 1999 14/12 Internet issues 1996-1999 15/1 Legislative session 1998-1999 15/2 Legislative session 1999 15/3 Legislative session 1999 15/4 Nick Licata 1999 15/5 Mayor's issues 1999 15/6 New contracting rules 1999-2000 15/7 Public Development Authority ethics 1999 15/8 Public Development Authority ethics 1999 15/9 Public Development Authority survey responses 1999 15/10 Public Disclosure Commission correspondence 1999 15/11 Public financing 1994-1999 15/12 Rules review 1999 15/13 Sanction - Mamie D. Hill 1999 15/14 Sanction - Michael L. Williams 1999 15/15 Union concerns 1998-1999 16/1 Voters' pamphlet rules 1996-1999 16/2 Washington Education Association case 1999 16/3 Washington State Ethics conference 1998-1999 16/4 Washington State Ethics conference 1999 16/5 Washington State Ethics conference 1999 16/6 Washington State Ethics conference evaluations 1999 16/7 World Trade Organization press releases 1999 16/8 AHA International 2000 16/9 Budget information - 2000 1999 16/10 Chronological file 2000 16/11 Chronological file 2000 16/12 Chronological file 2000 16/13 Chronological file 2000 16/14 Chronological file 2000 16/15 Chronological file 2000 17/1 Chronological file 2000 17/2 Chronological file 2000 17/3 City Attorney 2000 17/4 Code of Campaign Conduct 2000 17/5 Correspondence - miscellaneous 1999-2000 17/6 Correspondence - miscellaneous 2000 17/7 Correspondence - miscellaneous 2000 17/8 Correspondence - personnel 2000 17/9 Council on Governmental Ethics Laws - publications 2000 17/10 Council on Governmental Ethics Laws - Steering Committee conference call 2000 17/11 Council on Governmental Ethics Laws - Technology Committee 2000 17/12 Council on Governmental Ethics Laws - Technology Committee project files 2000 17/13 Disclosure 2000 17/14 Electronic/digital signature information 2000 17/15 Ethics penalties 2000 18/1 Internet issues 1999-2000 18/2 Legislative session - 2000 1999 18/3 Legislative session - 2000 2000 18/4 Policy assistance 1995-2000 18/5 Post employment 2000 18/6 Public Development Authority survey report 2000 18/7 Retreat 1999-2000 18/8 Washington State legislative session 2000 18/9 APEX/SAM 2000-2001 18/10 Appointment letters 2000-2001 19/1 Appointment letters 2001 19/2 Appointment letters 2001 19/3 Appointment letters 2001 19/4 Piero Bugoni 2001 19/5 Candidate Committee brochure 1999-2001 19/6 Chronological file 2001 19/7 Chronological file 2001 19/8 Chronological file 2001 19/9 Chronological file 2001 19/10 Chronological file 2001 20/1 Chronological file 2001 20/2 Chronological file 2001 20/3 Chronological file - administration 2001 20/4 Chronological file - administration 2001 20/5 Chronological file - administration 2001 20/6 City Attorney 2001 20/7 City surveys 1996-1997 20/8 City surveys 1999-2001 20/9 Contractor research 2001 20/10 Correspondence - miscellaneous 2001 20/11 Correspondence - personnel 2001 20/12 Council appointments to Commission 2000-2001 20/13 Data collection form 2001 20/14 Elections Code rules 2001 20/15 Elections counsel 2001 20/16 Elevated Transportation Company discussion 2001 21/1 Entity contribution ban 1999-2000 21/2 Entity contribution ban 2000-2001 21/3 Friends of the Monorail 2001 21/4 General guide statements 2001 21/5 Indexing limits 2001-2002 21/6 Legal counsel survey 2000-2001 21/7 Legislature 2001 21/8 Mayor issues 1999-2001 21/9 Outside counsel 2001 21/10 Public Integrity article 1996-2000 21/11 Puget Sound Ethics Network 2001 21/12 Retreat 1997-2001 21/13 Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission organization chart 2001 21/14 Survey 2000 21/15 Survey 2001 22/1 Survey 2001-2002 22/2 Union concerns 1999-2001 22/3 Voters' pamphlet research 1999-2001 22/4 Website assessment 2001 22/5 Accounting memoranda 2002 22/6 Appointment letters 2002 22/7 Authorized signatory responsibilities 2002 22/8 Chronological file 2002 22/9 Chronological file 2002 22/10 Chronological file 2002 22/11 Chronological file 2002 22/12 Chronological file 2002 22/13 City Auditors - audit of consultant contracts 2001-2002 22/14 Collection reports and information 2002 22/15 Contribution adjustments - cash contribution limit 2002 23/1 Correspondence - miscellaneous 2002 23/2 Correspondence - personnel 2002 23/3 Council on Governmental Ethics Laws - 2002 conference site selection 1999 23/4 Council on Governmental Ethics Laws - 2002 conference site selection 1999-2001 23/5 Disclosures 2002 23/6 Economic Opportunity Institute 2002 23/7 Election Code revision 2002 23/8 Election Code rules revision 2000-2002 23/9 Elevated Transit Company advertisement 2002 23/10 Executive Director search 2002 23/11 Housing levy 2002 23/12 June 3 Council briefing 2002 23/13 Legal action - Ruby Dell Harris 2001-2002 23/14 Legislative session 2001-2002 23/15 National Civic League web survey 2002 23/16 New Mayor 2001-2002 23/17 Payroll/personnel information 2002 23/18 Quarterly reports 1999-2000 24/1 Quarterly reports 2000-2001 24/2 Quarterly reports 2001-2002 24/3 Tracking performance 1999-2002 24/4 Zoo employees exemption 2002 24/5 Board and Commission appointment letters 2003 24/6 Board and Commission appointment letters 2003 24/7 Chronological file 2003 24/8 Chronological file 2003 24/9 Chronological file 2003 24/10 Chronological file 2003 24/11 Chronological file 2003 25/1 Chronological file 2003 25/2 Collection reports and information 2003 25/3 Correspondence - miscellaneous 2003 25/4 Correspondence - personnel 2003 25/5 Dispositions 2003 25/6 Election handouts 2002-2003 25/7 New appointments letters and returned forms 2003 25/8 New legislation 2003 25/9 Non-filing Boards and Commissions 2003 25/10 Video Voters Guide agreement responses 2003 25/11 Voters' pamphlet, Video Voters Guide and election code rules for review 2003 25/12 Voters' pamphlet administrative rules 2003-2004 25/13 Voters' pamphlet contract 2002-2004 25/14 Voters' pamphlet information and procedures 2002-2004