Applications Due July 19 for Board of Ethics

The Tacoma City Council is looking to fill a position on the Board of Ethics. The Board of Ethics consists of five Tacoma residents recommended by the Government Performance and Finance Committee and appointed by the City Council. The membership term is three years, expiring Dec. 31, 2015.  

The role of the Board is to receive, investigate and make recommendations for disposition of complaints of violations of the Code of Ethics by the City Manager, the Director of Public Utilities, a member of the Public Utility Board, or a City elected official. The Board may also render advisory opinions in response to a request by one of the aforementioned officials, and render and publish formal opinions on any matter within the scope of the Board’s authority which it may deem appropriate. 

For additional information on the Board of Ethics please visitcityoftacoma.org/government/committees_boards_commissions/Board_of_Ethics or contact City Clerk Doris Sorum at (253) 591-5361.

Applications must be submitted to the City Clerk’s Office by Friday, July 19, 2013. To apply, please visitcityoftacoma.org/cbcapplication or contact April Larsen at (253) 591-5167, City Clerk’s Office, Room 220, Municipal Building, 747 Market St., Tacoma, WA 98402.