MOTION 2018-09: 
A MOTION OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSION 
re-appointing Dr. J. Patrick Dobel to serve a three-year
term as a member on the Commission Board of Ethics 
effective immediately and ending June 3, 2021. 
ADOPTED 
JUNE 12, 2018 
INTRODUCTION 
The Port of Seattle has established a strong and comprehensive ethics program for employees 
and port commissioners to foster high ethical standards, strengthen public trust and confidence 
in the Port of Seattle, and promote good governance. To further these goals, the Port of Seattle 
Commission adopted Resolution No. 3681, a revised Code of Ethics for Port Commissioners, on 
May 14, 2013. 
TEXT OF THE MOTION 
In accordance with the Port of Seattle Code of Ethics for Port Commissioners, the Port of
Seattle Commission hereby re-appoints Dr. J. Patrick Dobel to serve a three-year term as a 
member on the Commission Board of Ethics effective immediately and ending June 3, 2021. 
STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF THE MOTION 
The Code of Ethics for Port Commissioners provides for the appointment by majority vote of an 
ethics board composed of three members "to ensure proper and consistent implementation"of 
the code. The board serves as the formal mechanism to consider all complaints against port 
commissioners and acts as an advisory body to provide guidance on ethical matters to the port 
commission or individual commissioners upon request. 
Dr. Dobel is a nationally known expert and author in the fields of public management, public 
ethics, organizational design, and integrity issues. He has advised a number of municipal 
governments on these issues and has been a member of the City of Seattle Ethics and Elections 
Commission (1998  2004) and chair of the King County Board of Ethics (1987  1995). Dr. Dobel
has served as a member of the Port Commission's Board of Ethics since June 4, 2013. 


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