Listing of all King County Board of Ethics advisory opinions
Advisory Opinions Subject Index:
1001 to 1163
Note: Section 3.04.030 of the King County Code of Ethics was significantly renumbered in October 2001. Advisory opinions issued prior to that date do not reflect these changes, and reference previously numbered sections of the code. For reference to new numbering system, please see related footnotes at the bottom of the affected pages of the Code of Ethics.
Attendance at Events and Seminars
| Opinion No. |
Subject |
Agency |
Date Issued |
| 1009 |
Social Functions hosted by Consultants |
Outside Business |
April 1991 |
| 1033 |
Boeing Seminar |
BALD |
Nov. 1991 |
| 1036 |
Educational Seminars and Events |
Public Works |
March 1992 |
| 1037 |
Consultant-Sponsored Open Houses |
Public Works |
March 1992 |
| 1049 |
Meetings and Dinners |
Stadium |
March 1992 |
| 1064 |
Training Program Development Seminar |
OHRM |
Feb. 1993 |
| 1066 |
Boeing Seminar |
DDES |
March 1993 |
Board and Commission Membership
| Opinion No. |
Subject |
Agency |
Date Issued |
| 1008 |
Membership on Non-Profit Boards |
Council |
April 1991 |
| 1010 |
Board Membership |
Work Training |
April 1991 |
| 1023 |
Membership on Non-Profit Boards |
Executive |
April 1991 |
| 1058 |
Non-Profit Board Conflict |
Youth Services |
Jan. 1993 |
| 1070 |
Citizen Advisory Committee Membership |
Parks |
April 1993 |
| 1081 |
Conflict Decision-Making Model |
Board of Ethics |
Nov. 1993 |
| 1084 |
Conflict with Official Duties |
Medical Examiner |
March 1994 |
| 1086 |
Conflict with Official Duties |
Human Services |
March 1994 |
| 1087 |
Employee on Outside Board |
Planning |
March 1994 |
| 1101 |
Organization Conflict for Boardmember |
WPCD |
Aug 1994 |
| 1104 |
Conflict for Members of Represented Industries |
WPCD |
Oct 1994 |
| 1114 |
Employment for Agencies Which Contract with County |
Mental Health |
Nov. 1994 |
| 1115 |
Boardmember Post-Employment Limitations |
Mental Health |
Feb. 1995 |
| 1122 |
Conflict - Non-Profit Service |
Medical Examiner |
July 1995 |
| 1140 |
Assistant Attorney General Appointment |
Council |
Feb. 1996 |
| 1143 |
Employee Membership on Board |
WPCD |
Sept. 1996 |
| 1150 |
Professional Interactions While Serving on Board |
DDES |
Feb. 1997 |
| 1158 |
Board Involvement in Campaign Activities |
DCHS |
June 1998 |
| 1159 |
Conflict for Members When Applying for Agency Contracts |
DNR |
June 1998 |
Consulting / Contracting Issues
| Opinion No. |
Subject |
Agency |
Date Issued |
| 1015 |
Consultants as Teaching Staff |
BALD |
June 1991 |
| 1017 |
Employee as a Consultant |
BALD |
July 1991 |
| 1024 |
Spouse as Consultant to a Board |
Board of Appeals |
July 1991 |
| 1035 |
Spouse as a Consultant |
Planning |
Nov. 1991 |
| 1056 |
Contractor Referral Lists |
SWM |
Jan. 1993 |
| 1061 |
Consultants on Advisory Committees |
SWM |
Feb. 1993 |
| 1065 |
Facilitator Contracting with Clients |
DDES |
Feb. 1993 |
| 1067 |
Employee as a Subcontractor |
Public Health |
March 1993 |
| 1068 |
Previous Contractual Relationships |
Assessments |
April 1993 |
| 1074 |
Employee Contracting with County |
Public Safety |
Aug 1993 |
| 1079 |
Temporary Employee as Consultant |
Human Services |
Nov. 1993 |
| 1080 |
Former Employee as Subcontractor |
Harborview |
Oct 1993 |
| 1085 |
Department Employees Subcontracting to County |
Transit |
March 1994 |
| 1091 |
Conflict - Employee Subcontracting |
Public Health |
June 1994 |
| 1092 |
Conflict - Employee Contracting |
Public Health |
June 1994 |
| 1093 |
Contracting with Different Division |
Public Health |
June 1994 |
| 1100 |
Employee Contracting with Spouse |
State Auditor |
Aug 1994 |
| 1116 |
Subcontractor as Employee |
Public Health |
Feb. 1995 |
| 1120 |
Employee Contracting with Non-Profit |
DDES |
June 1995 |
| 1152 |
Employee Contracting with Own Department |
Transportation |
April 1997 |
| 1157 |
Bias and Conflict for Consultants |
Procurement |
Feb. 1998 |
Family Issues
| Opinion No. |
Subject |
Agency |
Date Issued |
| 1007 |
Family on Boards and Commissions |
Museum of Flight |
April 1991 |
| 1018 |
Appeals from Family and Friends |
Board of Appeals |
July 1991 |
| 1043 |
Designs and Platting Own Property |
Union Request |
April 1992 |
| 1044 |
Family Member Doing Business with King County |
Union Request |
April 1992 |
| 1111 |
Director with Licensing Subagency |
Licensing |
Nov. 1994 |
| 1125 |
Conflict - Assessing Own Property |
Assessments |
Aug 1995 |
| 1126 |
Rendering Service to Spouse's Firm |
Assessments |
Aug 1995 |
| 1133 |
Nepotism as a Conflict |
Board of Ethics |
Dec. 1995 |
| 1139 |
Nepotism-Boards and Commissions |
Board of Ethics |
Dec. 1995 |
| 1141 |
Family Member Work for Agency Consultant |
Adult Detention |
May 1996 |
| 1156 |
Potential Conflict in Familial Relationships |
Council |
Oct 1997 |
Financial Interests
| Opinion No. |
Subject |
Agency |
Date Issued |
| 1001 |
Receipt of Honoraria |
Arts Commission |
Feb. 1991 |
| 1004 |
Financial Investments |
Assessments |
April 1991 |
| 1021 |
Sale of Property |
Assessments |
June 1991 |
| 1022 |
Member Development of Markets |
OHRM |
June 1991 |
| 1032 |
Below Market Rate Loans |
Public Works |
Oct 1991 |
| 1042 |
Honoraria and Outside Compensation |
Union Request |
April 1992 |
| 1054 |
Benefit from Legal Representation |
Citizen Committee |
Sept. 1992 |
| 1098 |
Compensation for Outside Service |
Adult Detention |
July 1994 |
| 1103 |
Criteria for Financial Disclosure Statements |
Metro |
Oct 1994 |
| 1112 |
Compensation for Outside Employment |
Public Safety |
Feb. 1995 |
| 1155 |
Marketing Training Related to Official Duties |
Public Health |
Nov. 1997 |
Miscellaneous
| Opinion No. |
Subject |
Agency |
Date Issued |
| 1002 |
Legal Representation vs. Advisory Concerns |
Individual Request |
March 1991 |
| 1003 |
Oversight and Review of EIS Conflict |
BALD |
Jan. 1991 |
| 1019 |
Interns and Temporary Employees |
Solid Waste |
Nov. 1991 |
| 1039 |
Definition of Responsibility |
Board of Ethics |
March 1992 |
| 1041 |
Protecting Employees from Conflicts |
Solid Waste |
March 1992 |
| 1076 |
Consultant Disclosure Forms |
Board of Ethics |
Nov. 1993 |
| 1124 |
Service on Planning or Zoning Boards |
Assessments |
Aug 1995 |
| 1162 |
Duty to Notify Supervisor |
Board of Ethics |
Oct 2005 |
Outside/Secondary Employment Issues
| Opinion No. |
Subject |
Agency |
Date Issued |
| 1046 |
Offers of Employment |
Union Request |
April 1992 |
| 1055 |
Outside Employment in Real Estate |
Real Property |
Jan. 1993 |
| 1057 |
Outside Employment in Real Estate |
DDES |
Jan. 1993 |
| 1063 |
Outside Employment Conflict |
DDES |
Feb. 1993 |
| 1069 |
Outside Employment as an Instructor |
DDES |
April 1993 |
| 1072 |
Outside Employment - Civil Litigation |
Public Safety |
May 1993 |
| 1073 |
Outside Employment Conflict |
Public Safety |
May 1993 |
| 1095 |
Related Outside Employment |
Public Works |
April 1994 |
| 1096 |
Related Outside Employment |
Public Health |
June 1994 |
| 1110 |
Outside Employment in Real Estate - Criteria |
Property Services |
Nov. 1994 |
| 1121 |
Employee on RFP Panel May Not Contract |
Transit |
April 1995 |
| 1127 |
Conducting Seminars for Agency Clientele |
WPCD |
Sept. 1995 |
| 1128 |
Unrelated Outside Employment |
Transit |
Sept. 1995 |
| 1132 |
Employee Working with Former Agency |
Solid Waste |
Dec. 1995 |
| 1134 |
Part Time Employment in Same Agency |
Accessible Services |
Dec. 1995 |
| 1135 |
Employee Working for Former Division |
DDES |
Dec. 1995 |
| 1138 |
Outside Employment in Related Work |
Public Health |
May 1996 |
| 1149 |
Agency Referrals to Employee's Practice |
Public Health |
Dec. 1996 |
| 1151 |
Employee as County Contractor |
Safety & Claims |
Feb. 1997 |
| 1160 |
Related Outside Employment |
DOT |
Nov. 1998 |
The County Council amended the post-employment provisions under the Code of Ethics in July 2003. The opinions issued prior to that date may not still be applicable, because that they are based on prior code language. For more information, please visit the ethics Web site to read the full text of KCC 3.04, its summary, or the highlights of the post-employment provision.
Post Employment Issues
| Opinion No. |
Subject |
Agency |
Date Issued |
| 1050 |
Post-County Employment Lobbying |
Executive |
May 1992 |
| 1062 |
One-Year Post Employment Restriction |
DDES |
Feb. 1993 |
| 1090 |
Interpretation of Post-Employment |
Public Works |
June 1994 |
| 1118 |
Project Manager Prohibited from Contracting |
Safety & Claims |
April 1995 |
| 1130 |
Reorganization and Post-Employment Restriction |
Solid Waste |
Sept. 1995 |
| 1136 |
Bidding as Subcontractor on RFP |
Solid Waste |
Dec. 1995 |
| 1137 |
Restrictions for Former Temporary Employees |
Individual Request |
Dec. 1995 |
| 1148 |
Post-Employment and Reduction in Force |
Board of Ethics |
Sept. 1996 |
| 1153 |
Restrictions for Submitting Plans for Others |
DDES |
March 1997 |
Receipt of Gifts and Awards
| Opinion No. |
Subject |
Agency |
Date Issued |
| 1006 |
Gifts from Friends |
Assessments |
April 1991 |
| 1011 |
Receipt of Plaques/Awards |
Stadium |
May 1991 |
| 1012 |
Receipt of Uniforms |
Stadium |
May 1991 |
| 1013 |
Gifts at Transportation Fairs |
Public Works |
May 1991 |
| 1014 |
Gifts at Charitable Giving Fairs |
Public Works |
May 1991 |
| 1016 |
Receipt of Unsolicited Gifts |
County Council |
July 1991 |
| 1020 |
Gifts from Non-Profit Organizations |
Solid Waste |
June 1991 |
| 1077 |
Participation in Group Plans |
CCS |
Oct 1993 |
| 1099 |
Group Discount Pager Plan |
CCS |
July 1994 |
| 1105 |
Banking Benefits Plan |
OFM |
Oct 1994 |
| 1113 |
Donation of Report Writing Room |
Public Safety |
Nov. 1994 |
| 1117 |
Vendor-Paid Travel |
Transit |
Feb. 1995 |
| 1131 |
Receipt of Paid Travel Expenses |
Finance |
Oct 1995 |
| 1144 |
Paid Travel - Professional Assoc. |
Adult Detention |
May 1996 |
| 1145 |
Acceptance of Things of Value for Official Duties |
Board of Ethics |
Sept. 1996 |
Solicitation of Donations and Contributions
| Opinion No. |
Subject |
Agency |
Date Issued |
| 1005 |
Solications for Non-Profit Agencies |
Assessments |
April 1991 |
| 1030 |
Donations and Cash Contributions |
Civil Rights |
Oct 1991 |
| 1031 |
Donations and Cash Contributions |
Civil Rights |
Oct 1991 |
| 1034 |
Solicitations of In-Kind Donations |
BALD |
Nov. 1991 |
| 1059 |
Fund-Raising for Non-Profit Agencies |
BALD |
Jan. 1993 |
| 1075 |
Solicitation of Donations |
Public Works |
Aug 1993 |
| 1083 |
Solicitation for Gun Buy-Back Program |
Public Safety |
April 1994 |
| 1108 |
Solicitation for Charitable Campaign Drive |
OFM |
Feb. 1995 |
| 1109 |
Solicitation for Legal Defense Fund |
Public Safety |
Nov. 1994 |
| 1119 |
Employee Solicitations for Special Occassions |
Board of Ethics |
June 1995 |
| 1154 |
Private Sector Solicitation |
Public Safety |
July 1997 |
Use of County Property
| Opinion No. |
Subject |
Agency |
Date Issued |
| 1045 |
Personal Use of County Vehicles |
Union Request |
April 1992 |
| 1071 |
Use of County Vehicles for Commuting |
County Council |
May 1993 |
| 1078 |
Use of Cellular Phones |
County Auditor |
Sept. 1993 |
| 1082 |
Use of County Property and Equipment |
Metro |
April 1994 |
| 1088 |
County Funds for Social Memberships |
Stadium |
April 1994 |
| 1089 |
County Funds for Professional Memberships |
Board of Ethics |
April 1994 |
| 1094 |
Union Use of Interoffice Mail |
Public Works |
April 1994 |
| 1106 |
Personal Use of E-Mail |
Board of Ethics |
Feb. 1995 |
| 1107 |
Use of Executive Suite at Kingdome |
Council |
Dec. 1994 |
| 1146 |
Guidelines for Use of County Property |
Board of Ethics |
Sept. 1996 |
| 1147 |
Union Use of E-Mail |
SWM |
Sept. 1996 |
| 1161 |
Job-Related Use of Cellular Phones |
ITS |
Jan. 1999 |
| 1163 |
Use of county computers, email and printers |
OIRM |
April 2008 |
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