Motion 2019-08 – Board of Ethics Appointment – Gerry Alexander Page 1 of 1

MOTION 2019-08:

A MOTION OF THE PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSION

re-appointing Gerry Alexander as a member of the

commission Board of Ethics for 2019-2022.

ADOPTED

MAY 28, 2019

TEXT OF THE MOTION

The Port Commission, in accordance with Resolution No. 3681, the Port of Seattle Code of

Ethics for Port Commissioners, hereby re-appoints Mr. Gerry Alexander to serve a three-year

term as a member on the Commission Board of Ethics effective June 4, 2019, and ending

June 3, 2022.

STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF THE MOTION

The Port of Seattle has established a strong and comprehensive ethics program for employees

and Port Commissioners to foster high ethical standards, strengthen public trust and confidence

in the Port of Seattle, and promote good governance. To further these goals, the Port of Seattle

Commission adopted Resolution No. 3681, a revised Code of Ethics for Port Commissioners, on

May 14, 2013.

The Code of Ethics for Port Commissioners provides for the appointment of an Ethics Board

composed of three members by majority vote of the Commission “to ensure proper and

consistent implementation”of the Code. The Board serves as the formal mechanism to consider

all complaints against Port Commissioners and acts as an advisory body to provide guidance on

ethical matters to the Port Commission or individual Commissioners upon request.

Mr. Alexander is a noted jurist, first elected to the Washington Supreme Court in 1994. He

served as Chief Justice from 2001 to 2010. He also has served as an alternate member of the

Judicial Conduct Commission, former chair of the Board for Judicial Administration, and as an

adjunct professor of law. Mr. Alexander is of Counsel at Bean, Gentry, Wheeler & Peternell in

Olympia, Washington, and has served as a member of the Port Commission’s Board of Ethics

since June 4, 2013.