I’m publishing this journal entry to support my next one regarding the Shoreline Master Program. As public officials in Renton we have been trained repeatedly on Appearance of Fairness, Open Public Meetings Act, Public Record Retention, the importance of getting public input, and general transparency in decision making.

This email below, which we received just last week from our city clerk, is very typical of the kinds of information we share regularly to ensure open, honest, and fair decision-making as we conduct the people’s business.

For anyone not familiar with Washington’s Appearance of Fairness doctrine, I recommend you read this and help hold your council and your other public officials accountable.

MRSC Publication No. 32 Revised
Bonnie Walton
Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2011 4:22 PM
To:
Denis Law; Jay B Covington; Don Persson; Greg Taylor; King Parker; Marcie Palmer; Randy Corman; Rich Zwicker; Terri Briere; Alexander Pietsch; Gregg A. Zimmerman; Iwen Wang; Kevin Milosevich; Larry Warren; Mark Peterson; Marty Wine; Nancy Carlson; Terry Higashiyama
Cc:
Zanetta Fontes
Attachments:
Appearance of Fairness MRS~1.pdf‎ (381 KB‎)[Open as Web Page]

Attached for your information is copy of MRSC’s recently updated publication, Appearance of Fairness.

If you would like a hard copy ordered, please let me know.

Bonnie Walton
City Clerk, x6502