H-0595.1 _______________________________________________
HOUSE BILL 1170
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State of Washington 56th Legislature 1999 Regular Session
By Representatives Campbell, Bush, Scott, Benson, Gombosky, Mulliken, Mielke, Boldt, Schoesler, Esser and Lambert
Read first time 01/18/1999. Referred to Committee on Local Government.
AN ACT Relating to ethics standards for elected municipal officers; amending RCW 42.23.020; and adding a new section to chapter 42.23 RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 42.23 RCW to read as follows:
Elected municipal officers shall be held to the same ethical standards as provided for state officers under RCW 42.52.140 and 42.52.150.
Sec. 2. RCW 42.23.020 and 1961 c 268 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
For
the purpose of this ((act)) chapter and RCW 28A.58.310, 35.17.150,
35.17.160, 35.23.230, and 42.22.030:
(1)
"Municipality" ((shall)) includes all counties, cities,
towns, districts, and other municipal corporations and quasi municipal
corporations organized under the laws of the state of Washington;
(2)
"Municipal officer" and "officer" ((shall)) each
include all elected and appointed officers of a municipality, together with all
deputies and assistants of such an officer, and all persons exercising or
undertaking to exercise any of the powers or functions of a municipal officer;
(3) "Elected municipal officer" means a municipal officer who holds an elective office.
(4)
"Contract" ((shall)) includes any contract, sale, lease,
or purchase;
(((4))) (5) "Contracting party" ((shall))
includes any person, partnership, association, cooperative, corporation,
or other business entity which is a party to a contract with a municipality.
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