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Board of Ethics

Regular meetings of the Board of Ethics are held quarterly. The board is authorized by King County Code to implement forms, administrative processes, and operational procedures necessary to comply with the provisions of the Code of Ethics. The Board of Ethics determined that procedures governing the conduct of meetings of the board are necessary and in the public interest.

For future dates and times of upcoming Board of Ethics meetings, contact the Ethics Program at Program.Ethics@kingcounty.gov or 206-263-7821.

Procedures and rules for Board of Ethics meetings are available for review and download.

For information on appeal hearings, read the Rules of Procedure for Appeal Hearings.

Meeting notices

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Board of Ethics Appeal Hearing (Case No. 2023-00579) for March 7, 2025 is being postponed. A new date has not yet been set.

Ethics appeal hearing (case no. 2023-00579) - prehearing conference

October 7, 2025
2 - 3 p.m.

Zoom link: https://kingcounty.zoom.us/j/84409203168
Passcode: 125741

Proposed agenda

  1. Final proposed Exhibit and Witness Lists. Any exhibits not objected to shall be deemed admitted. Any objections shall be noted in writing and stating the basis therefore no later than 4:30 p.m. October 3, 2025.
  2. Status of the Bill of Particulars regarding the specific alleged Ethics Code violations the County intends to prove and evidence in support thereof.
  3. In Counsel's examinations of the witnesses, be mindful that, if all goes exactly as planned, we will have eleven and a half hours to present all of the testimony in this case.
    • Schedule for each day: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. with 15 minutes break; 2:30 - 4:30 p.m.
  4. Because the hearing will be conducted via Zoom, counsel should coordinate with Mr. Barrington in advance regarding use of exhibits with the witnesses.

Board members

Name Council District Nominated By Term Expires
Michael Blake 1 Council July 31, 2026
VACANT   Executive  
Bruce Davis 8 Executive July 31, 2027
Amy Calderwood 4 Council July 31, 2026
Marsha Matsumoto, Chair 4 Board of Ethics July 31, 2026
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