Opening on county Ethics Commission

The Pierce County executive’s office is accepting applications to fill one position on the county Ethics Commission position, which is responsible for promoting and upholding ethical conduct in Pierce County government.

Applicants must be registered to vote in the Washington, live in Pierce County, and employed in or retired from the private or public sector. Commission members, who are appointed by the county executive, can't hold or campaign for an elected office or be an officer of any political party or political committee, be a lobbyist, assist a lobbyist, or employ a lobbyist.

Members of the Ethics Commission are volunteers who meet the second Wednesday of each month at 4:30 p.m. at the Tacoma Public Library Wheelock branch at 3722 N. 26th St. in Tacoma to, among other duties,determines the merit of any reported violations of the code of ethics for county employees.

Applications and information is available at pcexecutive@co.pierce.wa.us oand 253-798-7477. The deadline for applying is Feb. 2.