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AN ORDINANCE relating to disclosure of interests by consultants providing professional or technical services as independent contractors to the county; and amending Ordinance 12138, Section 4, and K.C.C. 3.04.120.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. Ordinance 12138, Section 4, and K.C.C. 3.04.120 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
((Contracts with private consultant firms or individuals)) Disclosure of interests by consultants. A.1. ((It shall be the duty of any private consultant firm and/or individual)) Each consultant entering into a contract((s with the county)) to ((perform studies)) provide professional or technical services to the county costing in excess of two thousand five hundred dollars ((to)) shall file both with the King County board of ethics and the executive a sworn written statement disclosing((:)) the following information:
((1. A)) a. any office or directorship in the ((firm)) consultant held by any county employee((, his or her spouse,)) or any member of his or her immediate family;
((2. A)) b. any financial interest in the consultant held or received by any county employee((, his or her spouse,)) or any member of his or her immediate family ((in the firm)) as follows:
((a. O)) (1) ownership of over five percent of the stock or other form of interest in the ((firm,)) consultant; and
((b. R)) (2) receipt of any ((amount of salary)) compensation, gift or thing of value from the ((firm or individual))consultant;
((3. All)) c. a list of all contracts between the ((private consulting firm and/or individual)) consultant and the county in the five years immediately preceding the presently contemplated contract including the amount of money paid by the county to the ((consulting firm and/or individual)) consultant pursuant to ((the)) each contract;
((4. A)) d. any position or positions on any county board or commission, whether salaried or unsalaried, held by any officer o...

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