038-17 - Ordinance - Amending Chapter 2.04 Council MeetingsORDINANCE NO. 038-17
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON,
AMENDING CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 2.04 ("COUNCIL
MEETINGS") OF THE PORT ORCHARD MUNICIPAL CODE;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND SETTING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, on July 21, 2017, the classification of the City of Port Orchard changed
to that of Non-Charter Code City; and
WHEREAS, the reclassification of the city necessitated certain revisions to the Port
Orchard Municipal Code ("POMC"); and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that it is in the best interests of the city
to amend certain provisions of Chapter 2.04 POMC to adopt the necessary revisions to that
section of the POMC that resulted from the reclassification; now, therefore,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The title to Port Orchard Municipal Code Chapter 2.04
("Council meetings") is hereby amended to read as follows:
Chapter 2.04
COUNCIL MEETINGS*
Sections:
2.04.010 Meeting time and place.
2.04.015 Notifications of hearings and agendas for council meetings.
2.04.020 Order of procedure.
2.04.030 Special meetings.
2.04.040 Quorum.
2.04.050 Mayor and city clerk.
2.04.060 Order of business.
2.04.070 Presentation of subjects.
2.04.080 Addressing council by nonmember.
2.04.090 Fine for failure to attend meetings.
2.04.100 Motions in writing.
2.04.110 Motions to reconsider.
2.04.120 Journal kept by clerk.
2.04.130 Questions of order.
2.04.140 Council member taking chair from presiding officer.
2.04.150 Motion to lay matter on the table.
2.04.160 Voting required by council member.
2.04.170 Public meetings.
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2.04.180 Motion for adjournment.
2.04.190 Amendment or suspension of council rules.
2.04.200 Reports to council by committee chairman.
2.04.210 City employees requested to attend.
2.04.220 Duty of presiding officer.
2.04.225 Repealed.
2.04.230 Rules of order.
2.04.240 Repealed.
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* Statutory authority, see Chapter 35A.12.RCW
SECTION 2. Port Orchard Municipal Code Section 2.04.010 ("Meeting time and
place") is hereby amended to read as follows:I
2.04.010 Meeting time and place.
:The city council shall hold a minimum of one (1) meeting per month. The city council shall
determine the annual schedule for these meetings for the next calendar year no later than the
last regular business meeting of the preceding calendar year. Meetings shall typically be held on
Tuesdays, in the council chambers of City Hall, commencing at the hour of 6:30 p.m. and
continuing to 9:30 p.m. To continue past the 9:30 p.m. adjournment time, a majority of the city
council must concur. The city council may change the time and/or place of any scheduled
meeting if public notice of such meeting has been given pursuant to the provisions of RCW
42.30.080 as now or hereafter amended. In the event any scheduled meeting falls on a holiday,
the city council shall meet on the next business day at the same hour.
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(Ord. 014-17 § 1; Ord. 009-16 § 1; Ord. 001-08 § 1; Ord. 006-06 § 1; Ord. 1931 § 1, 2004; Ord. 755
§ 1,1966).
SECTION 3. Port Orchard Municipal Code Section 2.04.030 ("Special meetings")
is hereby amended to read as follows:
2.04.030 Special meetings.
Special meetings may be called by the mayor or any three members of the city council by
written notice delivered to each member of the council at least twenty-four hours before
the time specified for the proposed meeting. All actions that have heretofore been taken
at special council meetings held pursuant to this section, but for which the number of
hours of notice given has been at variance with the requirements of RCW 42.30.080, are
hereby validated. All council meetings shall be open to the public except as permitted by
Chapter 42.30 RCW. No ordinance or resolution shall be passed, or contract let or entered
into, or bill for the payment of money allowed at any meeting not open to the public, nor
at any public meeting the date of which is not fixed by ordinance, resolution, or rule,
unless public notice of such meeting has been given by such notice to each local
newspaper of general circulation and to each local radio or.television station, as provided
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in RCW 42.30.080 as now or hereafter amended. (Ord. 013-13 § 2; Ord. 1930 § 1, 2004;
Ord. 755 § 3, 1966).
SECTION 4. Port Orchard Municipal Code Section 2.04.050 ("Mayor and city
clerk") is hereby amended to read as follows:
2.04.050 Mayor and city clerk.
All meetings of the city council shall be presided over by the mayor, or in the mayor's
absence by the mayor pro tern, or deputy mayor if one has been appointed, or by a
member of the council selected by a majority of the councilmembers at such meeting.
Appointment of a councilmember to preside over the meeting shall not in any way
abridge his or her right to vote on matters coming before the council at such meeting. In
the absence of the city clerk, a deputy clerk or other qualified person appointed by the
clerk, the mayor, or the council, may perform the duties of clerk at such meeting. (Ord.
012-05 § 1; Ord. 755 § 5, 1966).
SECTION 5. Port Orchard Municipal Code Section 2.04.120 ("Journal kept by
clerk") is hereby amended to read as follows:
2.04.120 Journal kept by clerk.
The clerk shall keep a correct journal of all proceedings, which shall be a public recordi and at the
desire of any member the ayes and nays shall be taken on any question and entered in the journal.
The journal shall reflect action taken only when at regular meetings. Work study sessions shall
reflect a brief summary. (Ord. 009-16 § 4; Ord. 755 § 12,1966).
SECTION 6. Severability. If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance should
be held to be unconstitutional or unlawful by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or
unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of any other section, sentence,
clause or phrase of this Ordinance.
SECTION 7. Publication. This Ordinance shall be published by an approved summary
consisting of the title.
SECTION 8. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect
five days after publication, as provided by law.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Orchard, APPROVED by the Mayor and
attested by the Clerk in authentication of such passage this 24th day of October 2017.
I fSEALj |Robert Putaansuu, Mayor
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ATTEST:SPONSOR:
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Bek Ashby, Councilmember(jBrandy Rinearson, CMC, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
SKtapern Cates, City Attorney
November 3, 2017
November 8, 2017
PUBLISHED:
EFFECTIVE DATE:
NOTICE OF CITY OF PORT ORCHARD
ORDINANCE
The following is a summary of an Ordinance approved by the Port Orchard City Council at their regular Council
meeting held October 24, 2017.
ORDINANCE NO. 038-17
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON,
AMENDING CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 2.04 ("COUNCIL
MEETINGS") OF THE PORT ORCHARD MUNICIPAL CODE; PROVIDING
FOR SEVERABILITY; AND SETTING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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Copies of Ordinance No. 038-17 are available for review at the office of the City Clerk of the City of Port Orchard.
Upon written request, a statement of the full text of the Ordinance will be mailed to any interested person without
charge. Thirty days after publication, copies of Ordinance No. 038-17 will be provided at a nominal charge.
City of Port Orchard
Brandy Rinearson
City Clerk
Published: Friday, November 3, 2017