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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT
TOWNSEND PETITIONING THE PUBLIC DISCLOSURE COMMISSION TO
MAKE THE PROVISIONS OF RCW 42.17 REQUIRING CANDIDATES FOR
ELECTIVE OFFICE TO DISCLOSE CAMPAIGN FINANCING TO THE
PUBLIC DISCLOSURE COMMISSION AND THE JEFFERSON COUNTY
AUDITOR APPLICABLE TO THE CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND
WHEREAS, RCW Chapter 42.17 provides for the disclosure of
election campaign financing information for any individual for an
office where the constituency for the office encompasses a whole
county and contains more than five thousand registered voters as of
the date of the most recent general election in the district, and
WHEREAS, the City of Port Townsend, Washington does not
qualify as a district containing more than five thousand registered
voters under RCW 42.17 and is therefore an exempt political
subdivision under the provisions of RCW 42.17.030 and
WHEREAS, the provisions of RCW 42.17.405(3) allow any exempt
political subdivision to petition the Public Disclosure Commission
to make the repOrting provisions of RCW 42.17 applicable to the
political subdivision, and
WHEREAS, the City'Council of the City of Port Townsend desires
the Public Disclosure Commission to review the campaign financing
of the candidates for elective office in the City of Port Townsend
and to have such reports available locally at the office of the
Jefferson County Auditor, Now Therefore,
Be it resolved that the City Council for the city of Port
Townsend does hereby petition the Public Disclosure Commission to
make the provisions of RCW 42.17 applicable to elected officials
and candidates for elective offices of the City of Port Townsend
and political committees formed to support or oppose candidates
and/or ballot propositions in the City of Port Townsend and submits
this petition as a request to the Public Disclosure Commission for
validation and an order to every known affected person in the City
to file the initially required -statement and reports within
fourteen days of the date of the order. Said order shall apply to
all candidates and potential committees and elections in the City
of Port Townsend and shall be revoked only if after four years
after the issuance of the order the Public Disclosure Commission is
presented a petition or other official action from the City Council
of the City of Port Townsend requesting such a revocation.
Adopted by the City Council of the Cit~rt~wnsend as signed
by the Mayor this ~/mday of /F/~ ~/ ~ ~.
David A. Grove, City Clerk
fyor,
John Clise
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Dennis McLerran, City Attorney