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offering its Taxpayers or businesses additional means (other than through the <br /> Portal) for acquiring Business Licenses or paying any local taxes, including <br /> but not limited to payment of Gross Receipts Taxes. <br /> iv. Operating Policies and Rules for Use of Portal. In order to protect sensitive <br /> Taxpayer data, and ensure therelationship between the Portal and <br /> Participating Cities remains fully functional and secure, the Executive Board <br /> shall adopt a Portal Operations Policy. It is understood and agreed that the <br /> access and use of the Portal by any Principal or Subscriber is conditioned on <br /> that party consenting in writing to comply with the Portal Operations Policy. <br /> Such consent shall be signified by signature of the chief executive officer of <br /> each Participating City, or his/her designee, and shall not require further <br /> legislative action of the Participating City. The Portal Operations Policy will <br /> be regularly reviewed and updated by the Executive Board as necessary or <br /> appropriate. <br /> e. Additional Activities of the PORTAL AGENCY. At the discretion of the <br /> Executive Board, the PORTAL AGENCY may, in addition to the services described in Section <br /> 5.a above: <br /> i. Participate in forums for Participating Cities to discuss tax policy issues <br /> (including but not limited to the Association of Washington Cities Tax Policy <br /> Advisory Group or its successor in interest); <br /> ii. Provide education to Taxpayers and Businesses regarding the Portal and the <br /> PORTAL AGENCY, and work to increase transparency about Participating <br /> City tax policies and activities; <br /> iii. Provide a forum for businesses and others to provide feedback and <br /> suggestions on the use and functionality of the Portal and the taxes and <br /> licenses administered through the Portal; and <br /> iv. Provide a forum for discussion, coordination and execution of coordinated <br /> enforcement activities, provided that the PORTAL AGENCY itself is not <br /> authorized to take any tax collection or license fee enforcement actions on <br /> behalf of a Participating City. The PORTAL AGENCY shall not use or <br /> authorize the use of the Portal or such forum for the purpose of assisting a <br /> campaign for election of any person to any office or for the promotion of or <br /> . opposition to any ballot proposition. <br /> v. The PORTAL AGENCY shall coordinate with the Washington State <br /> Department of Revenue with regard to the Portal's operations and <br /> functionality to minimize the need for Taxpayers and Licensees to enter data <br /> on the Portal and any separate state tax payment and licensing systems. <br /> v. 11.5.13 14 9 <br />