Chapter 2.76
ELECTIVE OFFICIALS AND CANDIDATES — DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS
Sections:
2.76.010 Declaration of policy.
2.76.020 Local filing requirements for disclosure statements.
2.76.030 State statutes adopted by reference.
2.76.040 Penalties for violations.
2.76.010 Declaration of policy.
It is declared to be the public policy of the city:
(1) That political campaign and lobbying contributions and expenditures be fully disclosed to the public and that secrecy is to be avoided;
(2) That the people have the right to expect from their elected representatives at all levels of government the utmost of integrity, honesty and fairness in their dealings;
(3) That the people shall be assured that the private financial and other dealings of their public officials, and of candidates for those offices, present no conflict of interests between the public trust and private interests;
(4) That our representative form of government is founded on a belief that those entrusted with the offices of government have nothing to fear from full public disclosure of their financial and business holdings, activities and dealings, provided those officials deal honestly and fairly with the people;
(5) That public confidence in government at all levels is essential and must be promoted by all possible means;
(6) That public confidence in government at all levels can best be sustained by assuring the people of the impartiality and honesty of the officials in all public transactions and decisions;
(7) That the concept of attempting to increase financial participation of individual contributors in political campaigns is encouraged by the passage of the Revenue Act of 1971 by the Congress of the United States, and in consequence thereof, it is desirable to have implementing legislation at the state and local level;
(8) That the concepts of disclosure and limitation of election campaign financing are established by the passage of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 by the Congress of the United States, and in consequence thereof it is desirable to have implementing legislation at the state and local level;
(9) That small contributions by individual contributors are to be encouraged, and that not requiring the reporting of small contributions may tend to encourage such contributions;
(10) That the public’s right to know of the financing of political campaigns and the financial and business affairs and activities of elected officials and candidates far outweighs any right that these matters remain secret and private.
The provisions of this chapter shall be liberally construed to promote complete disclosure of all information respecting the financing of political campaigns and the financial and business affairs and activities of elected officials and candidates, so as to assure continuing public confidence in fairness of elections and governmental processes, and so as to assure that the public interest will be fully protected. (Ord. 676 § 1, 1975).
2.76.020 Local filing requirements for disclosure statements.
All elected officials and candidates for elective office of the city of Redmond shall file with or notify the City Clerk of electronic filings of their public disclosure statements, which they are required to file with the Public Disclosure Commission pursuant to the provisions of RCW Chapter 42.17. All elected officials shall also be required to file with or notify the City Clerk of electronic filings of all campaign expenditure disclosure statements that are now required to be filed with the Public Disclosure Commission pursuant to the provisions of RCW Chapter 42.17. Not less than one copy of the public disclosure statements shall be kept on file in the office of the City Clerk for use and examination by the public during regular business hours.
The times and dates upon which said information shall be filed shall be those applicable for the filing of the same or similar information before the Public Disclosure Commission except that the initial statement shall be filed within thirty days from the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter. (Ord. 2337 § 1 (part), 2007: Ord. 813 § 1, 1978: Ord. 676 § 2, 1975).
2.76.030 State statutes adopted by reference.
The following statutes of the state of Washington are adopted by reference pursuant to the authority contained in RCW 35A.12.140:
RCW 42.17.390 Civil remedies and sanctions, except subdivision (2) thereof.
RCW 42.17.400 Enforcement.
RCW 42.17.410 Limitation of actions.
RCW 42.17.420 Date of mailing deemed date of receipt.
RCW 42.17.430 Certification of reports.
RCW 42.17.440 Statements and reports public records.
RCW 42.17.450 Duty to preserve statements and reports.
RCW 42.17.910 Severability.
RCW 42.17.920 Construction.
Provided, that wherever the words “this chapter” or “this act” are used in the foregoing state statutes, the same shall be construed to mean this chapter.
Not less than one copy of the above statutes shall be kept on file in the office of the City Clerk for use and examination by the public. (Ord. 2337 § 1 (part), 2007: Ord. 676 § 3, 1975).
2.76.040 Penalties for violations.
Any person who fails to file a properly completed statement or report within one day after the time required by this chapter will be assessed a late penalty of $25.00 per day per report or statement for each day such delinquency continues, up to a total of $500.00 per year for all statements or reports. (Ord. 1898 § 1, 1996: Ord. 1874 § 1, 1996: Ord. 676 § 4, 1975).