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AN ORDINANCE transferring duties and responsibilities for processing and investigating lobbyist disclosure complaints from the county auditor to the county ombudsman, and amending Ordinance 13320, Section 5, and K.C.C. 1.07.050, Ordinance 13320, Section 14, as amended, and K.C.C. 1.07.140 and Ordinance 13320, Section 15, and K.C.C. 1.07.150.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. Ordinance 13320, Section 5, and K.C.C. 1.07.050 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
A. It is understood that businesses may employ a specific person or persons as lobbyists. In addition, other employees of a business, or contracted experts, may have occasion to meet on an irregular basis with councilmembers or the executive or appear before public sessions of the council or its committees to provide information or expert testimony. Such other employees or contracted experts shall not be required to register or report under this chapter ((provided)) only if:
1. ((t))They restrict their ((lobbying)) activities as defined in this section to no more than six days or parts thereof during any quarter((, and provided further that)). ((a))Appearing before public sessions of the council and committees of the council are not counted towards the six days; and
2. They are not registered as a lobbyist with the Washington State Public Disclosure Commission as a representative of the same client or organization for which they are an employee or contracted technical expert.
B. Any person exempt under this section may at his or her option register and report under this chapter.
SECTION 2. Ordinance 13320, Section 14, as amended, and K.C.C. 1.07.140 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
A. Except for allegations of untimely filing of statements and reports, which are processed by the department under section K.C.C. 1.07.130.L, complaints alleging a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter shall be filed with the county (...
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