PORT OF SEATTLE 
MEMORANDUM 
COMMISSION AGENDA               Item No.       6b 
ACTION ITEM             Date of Meeting    April 23, 2013 

DATE:    April 18, 2013 
TO:      Tay Yoshitani, Chief Executive Officer 
FROM:   Mary Gin Kennedy, Director, Commission Services 
SUBJECT:  First Reading of Resolution No. 3681 establishing a revised Code of Ethics for
Port Commissioners and repealing all prior resolutions dealing with the same
subject. 
ACTION REQUESTED: 
Request First Reading of Resolution No. 3681: A Resolution of the Port Commission of the Port
of Seattle establishing a revised Code of Ethics for Port Commissioners and repealing all prior
resolutions dealing with the same subject, including Resolution No. 3583. 
SYNOPSIS: 
Most of the changes in the revised Code of Ethics (Code) for Port Commissioners pertain to the
Board of Ethics (Board). The Commission plans to re -establish the Board by selecting three
members in open public session soon after the adoption of this resolution.
The revised Code provides more detail than the Code of Ethics adopted in 2007 about how a
written complaint against a Commissioner will be submitted and handled by the Board. All
written complaints will be initially considered by the Board to determine if the complaint was
properly submitted and warrants investigation. If the Board determines there is a basis for
investigation and an investigation is conducted, the Board will make factual findings and
determine whether the Code was violated. The Board may make recommendations for corrective
actions. The Board may also dismiss a complaint before an investigation if it determines there is
no reasonable basis for the complaint, or, after an investigation, if it determines no violation of
the Code has occurred.
As provided in the 2007 Code of Ethics, the Board may report to the Commission in executive
session as provided by the Open Public Meetings Act (Chapter 42.30 RCW). The Commission
will also release any written recommendations prepared by the Board with any redactions
consistent with protecting the privacy of Port officials and employees consistent with the Public
Records Act (Chapter 42.56 RCW) and other public disclosure laws. 
Board members will receive per diem and reimbursement for any pre-approved and reasonable
expenses.

COMMISSION AGENDA 
Tay Yoshitani, Chief Executive Officer 
April 18, 2013 
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OTHER DOCUMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REQUEST: 
Resolution No. 3681. 
PREVIOUS COMMISSION ACTIONS OR BRIEFINGS: 
None.