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Resolution No. 08-23 CITY OF TIGARD, OREGON TIGARD CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. 08- a 3 A RESOLUTION URGING LEGISLATIVE REVIEW OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF RECENTLY ADOPTED ETHICS LAWS WHEREAS,the Oregon Legislature recently adopted legislation based upon Senate Bill 10 and House Bill 2595 incorporating new ethics law provisions governing the conduct of public officials in the State of Oregon;and WHEREAS, the recently adopted legislation set forth new requirements for public officials who, in the past, were required to file an annual Statement of Economic Interest;and WHEREAS, the Tigard City Council is supportive of high ethical standards and the requirement to file an annual economic statement as required in recent years;and WHEREAS, apprehension and objections to certain provisions of the new requirements have been identified by City of Tigard public officials and include the following concerns 1. Responding to recent problems at the state level, the State Legislature adopted additional ethics laws focusing on volunteers and officials at the local level. 2. Requiring information on relatives not living in the public official's household is an invasion of privacy of family members not living with officials or volunteers. 3. Posting Statement of Economic Interest information on the Internet is a substantial invasion of privacy issue. 4. Emphasizing punitive consequences in the Statement of Economic Interest filing forms represents a presumption of guilt to hundreds of volunteers providing vital services to Oregon towns and cities. 5. Requiring economic interest statement forms to be filed on a quarterly basis represents a hardship given the significant demands on the time and attention of public officials who are usually volunteers at the local level. 6. Increasing obligations and disclosure requirements will discourage potential volunteers who would otherwise consider serving as a public official for the City. 7. Exempting volunteers who serve on similar governmental boards or agencies such as school district boards and special districts appears to be arbitrary. RESOLUTION NO. 08- a Page 1 NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the Tigard City Council that SECTION 1: The Governor and the Legislature expedite their efforts to review the legislation and work with organizations such as the League of Oregon Cities to make the changes needed to remove the unintended consequences of the legislation. SECTION 2: This resolution is effective immediately upon passage. PASSED: This — day of MCIA4 2008. -City of igard ATTEST: Council L-L�6te(�ix rc�� City Recorder-City of Tigard I:\ADM\Packet'08\080527\Resolution Ethics Review.doc RESOLUTION NO. 08 Page 2