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Title 3 - Personnel 3.12. 020 3. Any reasonable hosting, including travel expenses, entertainment, eals or refreshments furnished in connection with appearances, ceremonie and occ reasonably relating to official County business; 4. Any honorarium as defined herein; or 5. Relatively inexpensive items of personal property such as a box of andy o a bouquet of flowers which are given as a simple act of human kindn ss, thoughtfulness and appreciation. B. "Business" means any corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, fi , ente ise, franchise, association, organization, self-employed individual, consulta t, hold' g company, joint stock company, receivership, trust or any legal entity o anized or profit. C. "Business with which an individual is associated" means any business i which he person or a member of the person's immediate family: 1. Is a director, officer, partner, employee; or 2. Knowingly owns, directly or indirectly, an interest (a) that exceeds ne-ten of one percent of the outstanding stock of all categories if the business is i corpor ed, or (b) that exceeds 1 percent of the net worth of an unincorporated bu iness, o(c) that exceeds 1 percent of all debt obligations of the business, incorporat d or unincorporated; or 3. Attributes 5 percent or more of the net worth of the individual to o nership f a financial interest in the business. D. "Candidate" means any individual who seeks election to public office. Pursua to RCW 42.17.020, an individual shall be deemed to seek election when e first: 1. Receives contributions or makes expenditures or reserves space or acilities ith intent to promote his candidacy for office; or 2. Announces publicly or files for office. E. "Compensation" means payment in any form for real or personal prope y or se ices of any kind, unless the context requires a narrower meaning. F. "Complainant" means any person filing a complaint of a violation of th Code set forth in Section 3.12.080. G. "Confidential information" means information exempt from public ins ection a d copying pursuant to RCW 42.17.310, and information required under S ctions .12.030 and 3.12.080. H. "De minimus" means small, slight or trifling. 1. "Elected or appointed official" means any person elected at a general o special lection to any executive, legislative or judicial County office and any person ho is ap ointed to fill an elective County office. For purposes of this Code, Superior C urt Jud es are deemed State officials and are thus excluded from this definition. J. "Ethics Commission" or "Commission" means the Commission referre to in t Pierce County Charter, Section 9.50 and established in Section 3.12.070. K. "Executive" means the individual who serves as Chief Executive Offic r of Pie ce County pursuant to Pierce County Charter Section 3.20. L. "Governmental body" means any department, office, commission, cou cil, boa , administration or other establishment in the administrative, legislative r judici 1 branch of County government over which County government may lawfully e ercise i jurisdiction. 3.12 2 141