Agency Seeks Outside Legal Advice on Ethics Flap

Tay Yoshitani

Commissioners for the Port of Seattle voted on September 11, 2012 to hire an outside attorney to investigate whether Port CEO Tay Yoshitani's decision to join the board of Expeditors International in addition to his Port job constitutes a conflict of interest.

Since the decision was announced that he would join the board, there has been a significant amount of concern and opposition expressed about a conflict or appearance of a conflict of interest.

The outside attorney will report back to the Port Commission by October 23, 2012.

More Information:

• Port will hire outside lawyer to review CEO's board post, Seattle Times, September 11, 2012

• Ethics:  When being right may be wrong, September 10, 2012 blog post of mine

• When does a side job become a conflict with a government job?  August 26, 2012 blog post of mine

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