Seattle City Council Backs Off Changes to Conflict of Interest Rules

Seattle Councilmember Moore bails on bill to rewrite ethics rules

Councilmember Cathy Moore’s plan to eliminate the requirement that Councilmembers recuse themselves in the face of conflicts of interest is off the table for now. Moore announced Friday morning that she withdrew her bill to rewrite the city’s ethics code so that a Councilmember would have to publicly disclose a financial conflict of interest only when discussing or voting on legislation, rather than disclose and recuse themselves from the entire…

Seattle City Council backs off changes to conflict of interest rules

Seattle City Council leadership is dropping a push to relax its ethics rules around conflicts of interest. Councilmember Cathy Moore announced Friday morning she is withdrawing her proposed legisla…

Op-Ed: Seattle Council’s Ethics Overhaul Would Be Neither Ethical nor Democratic - The Urbanist

Seattle Councilmember Cathy Moore announced Friday that she is withdrawing her proposal to weaken the City’s ethics rules. This comes after the legislation was approaching a full council vote after passing the Governance, Accountability, and Economic Development Committee in a 2-0 vote (with three abstentions) on May 22.  “My conversations with colleagues have made it clear that we require more time to ensure we get this right. I began this proc…

Amid Waning Council Support, Cathy Moore Withdraws Bill to Lower Ethics Standards

By Erica C. Barnett City Councilmember Cathy Moore announced Friday that she is withdrawing a bill that would have lowered…