August 28, 2015
Port of Seattle CEO Ted Fick shared the results today of an internal investigation he requested on August 7th related to the public disclosure of offensive e-mails written by port employees and sent via the port’s e-mail system. This review process has been consistent with the practices and criteria used in previous Port internal investigations.
The investigation concluded: the e-mails violated the Port’s e-mail policy (Code of Conduct CC-7), no evidence of racial bias was involved, and the disrespectful language was in conflict with the Port’s Values Statement. As a result of this situation, two employees have left the organization and changes have been announced in the Port’s management structure.
