8g. Order 2022-06
1 Agenda Item: 8g_Order 2 Meeting Date: April 26, 2022 3 4 ORDER NO. 2022-06 5 6 AN ORDER OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSION 7 8 Appointing Members to the Port of Seattle Commission 9 Board of Ethics. 10 PROPOSED 11 APRIL 26, 2022 12 13 INTRODUCTION 14 15 The Port Commission, through Resolution No. 3681, reconstituted its Board of Ethics in 2013. 16 Two openings on the Commission's Board of Ethics resulted during the Covid-19 pandemic of 17 2020 and 2021, due to inactivity of the Board. 18 19 An extensive recruitment process to fill the vacant positions has taken place with the Port reaching 20 out to interested parties through its LinkedIn Network; the City of Seattle Ethics and Elections 21 Commission; and the Northwest Ethics Network, an independent group of ethics and compliance 22 professionals from over 30 different Pacific Northwest organizations, organized by Seattle 23 University's Center for Business Ethics. 24 25 TEXT OF THE ORDER 26 27 The Port Commission, in accordance with Resolution No. 3681, the Port of Seattle Code of Ethics 28 for Port Commissioners, hereby appoints William Barrett and Josh Friedmann to serve three-year 29 terms as a member on the Commission Board of Ethics effective May 1, 2022, and ending April 30 30, 2025. 31 32 STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF THE ORDER 33 34 The Port of Seattle has established a strong and comprehensive ethics program for employees and 35 Port Commissioners to foster high ethical standards, strengthen public trust and confidence in the 36 Port of Seattle, and promote good governance. To further these goals, the Port of Seattle 37 Commission adopted Resolution No. 3681, a revised Code of Ethics for Port Commissioners, on 38 May 14, 2013. 39 40 The Code of Ethics for Port Commissioners provides for the appointment of an Ethics Board 41 composed of three members by majority vote of the Commission "to ensure proper and consistent 42 implementation" of the Code. The Board serves as the formal mechanism to consider all 43 complaints against Port Commissioners and acts as an advisory body to provide guidance on 44 ethical matters to the Port Commission or individual Commissioners upon request. 45 Order 2022-06 Appointment to the Board of Ethics Page 1 of 2 46 Both Mr. Barrett and Mr. Friedmann possess strong understanding, skills, and experience in the 47 subject of government and professional administrative ethics and will serve the Commission well 48 in its adherence to and guidance of the Code of Ethics. 49 50 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 51 (1) Applicant resumes previously distributed under separate cover. Order 2022-06 Appointment to the Board of Ethics Page 2 of 2
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