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Ethics Officer shall not conduct or participate in any hearing or decision in which the Ethics <br />Officer has a direct or substantial financial interest or that otherwise constitutes a conflict of <br />interest for the Ethics Officer. <br />B. There is created a Board of Ethics for the City of Tukwila. The purpose of this <br />Board of Ethics is to adjudicate ethics complaints against elected officials, once an initial <br />determination of sufficiency has been made by the Ethics Officer. <br />C. The Board of Ethics shall be composed of five members and shall be comprised <br />of one member from each of the City's five standing Commissions: Planning Commission, <br />Arts Commission, Park Commission, Equity and Social Justice Commission and Civil <br />Service Commission. Should the chair of any Commission be unable or unwilling to serve <br />on the Board of Ethics, the Commission shall select a member to serve on the Board. <br />D. The Chair of the Board shall be elected by the Board members and shall serve as <br />Chair for one year, at which time a new election shall occur. <br />E. A majority of the Board of Ethics shall constitute a quorum. The Board shall meet <br />as frequently as it deems necessary and in accordance with the provisions of the Tukwila <br />Municipal Code. The Board shall adopt procedures consistent with the provisions of the <br />Tukwila Municipal Code governing the conduct of its meetings. The Board shall be <br />supported by the City Attorney or assigned independent legal counsel. <br />Section 2. TIVIC Section 2.97.050 Amended. Ordinance No. 2447 §5, as codified at <br />TIVIC Section 2.97.050, "Complaint Process," is hereby amended to read as follows: <br />2.97.050 Complaint Process <br />A. A complaint that this Code of Ethics has been violated may be filed with any one <br />of the following officers, or his/her designee(s): <br />1. Mayor-, <br />2. City Attorney <br />3. Council President, or <br />4. City Clerk. <br />B. No person shall knowingly file a frivolous or false complaint or report of violation <br />of this Code of Ethics. <br />C. No complaints shall be accepted or considered which relate to actions that took <br />place more than five years prior to the date such complaint was filed. <br />D. Any individual receiving a complaint that this Code of Ethics has been violated <br />has an obligation to promptly forward the complaint, in writing, to the Ethics Officer for a <br />sufficiency determination. After reviewing the complaint, the Ethics Officer may take any <br />of the following actions: <br />W: Word Processing\Ordinances\Code of Ethics -Elected Officials amended -Option 2 12-7-18 <br />LH:bjs Page 2 of 5 <br />