6111-S AMS SMIL S4967.1
SSB 6111 - S AMD
By Senator L. Smith
SCOPE WITHIN - NOT ADOPTED 2/12/94 - ROLL CALL 10-33
On page 15, beginning on line 31, strike all of section 118 and insert the following:
"Sec. 118. RCW 42.17.130 and 1979 ex.s. c 265 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) No elective
official nor any employee of his or her office nor any person appointed
to or employed by any public office or agency may use or authorize the use of
any of the facilities of a public office or agency, directly or indirectly, for
the purpose of assisting a campaign for election of any person to any office or
for the promotion of or opposition to any ballot proposition. Knowing
acquiescence by a person with authority to direct, control, or influence the
actions of the government official or employee using public resources in
violation of this section constitutes a violation of this section.
Facilities of public office or agency include, but are not limited to, use of
stationery, postage, machines, and equipment, use of employees of the office or
agency during working hours, vehicles, office space, publications of the office
or agency, and clientele lists of persons served by the office or agency((:
PROVIDED, That)). The ((foregoing)) provisions of this
section shall not apply to the following activities:
(((1))) (a)
Action taken at an open public meeting by members of an elected legislative
body to express a collective decision, or to actually vote upon a motion,
proposal, resolution, order, or ordinance, or to support or oppose a ballot
proposition so long as (((a))) (i) any required notice of the
meeting includes the title and number of the ballot proposition, and (((b)))
(ii) members of the legislative body or members of the public are
afforded an approximately equal opportunity for the expression of an opposing
view;
(((2))) (b)
A statement by an elected official in support of or in opposition to any ballot
proposition at an open press conference or in response to a specific inquiry;
(((3))) (c)
Activities which are part of the normal and regular conduct of the office or
agency.
(2) No agency or official or employee of any agency may disburse funds in the form of dues or membership fees to an entity that uses any portion of such dues or membership fees for the support of or opposition to a ballot proposition. This subsection does not apply to funds deducted from a public employee's pay and forwarded to a bargaining representative pursuant to RCW 41.56.110."
SSB 6111 - S AMD
By Senator L. Smith
On page 1, line 2 of the title, after "42.18.230," insert "42.17.130,"
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