040-17 - Ordinance - Amending Chapter 2.60 Compensation for City Council Members!
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ORDINANCE NO. 040-17
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON,
AMENDING CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 2.60
("COMPENSATION FOR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS") 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
I WHEREAS, the reclassification of the city necessitated certain revisions to the Port
Orchard Municipal Code ("POMC"); and
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WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that it is in the best interests of the city
to amend certain provisions of Chapter 2.60 POMC to adopt the necessary revisions to that
section of the POMC that resulted from the reclassification; now, therefore,
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THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAINj
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Port Orchard Municipal Code Section 2.60.010 ("Per-
meeting rate") is hereby amended to read as follows:
2.60.010 Per-meeting rate.
City council members shall receive compensation in the amount of $1,000.00 per month.).I
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Port Orchard Municipal Code Section 2.60.030 ("Non-
attendance") is hereby amended to read as follows:
SECTION 2.
2.60.030 Nonattendance.
No single council member may be excused for more than four meetings per calendar year (not to
include illness and job conflict nonattendance). Acceptable excuses shall be:
(a) Vacation;
(b) Bereavement;
(c) Unusual or unforeseen circumstances such as serious illness in the family, accident, or
transportation carrier delay.
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(2) In the event a council member misses four or more consecutive meetings, the council
shall appoint a committee of three council members to meet with the subject council
member to discuss that member's ability to perform the duties of that office and then
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return a recommendation to the whole council as to the continued retention of that
member in the council.
SECTION 3. 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 4. Publication. This Ordinance shall be published by an approved summary
consisting of the title.
SECTION 5. 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.
Robert Putaansuu, Mayor
SPONSOR:ATTEST:
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Brandy Rinearson, CMC, City Clerk Bek Ashby, Councilmembler
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Sh^pafi Cates, City Attorney
November 3, 2017
November 8, 2017
PUBLISHED:
EFFECTIVE DATE:
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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.i
ORDINANCE NO. 040-17
j AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON,
AMENDING CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 2.60 ("COMPENSATION
FOR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS") OF THE PORT ORCHARD MUNICIPAL
CODE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND SETTING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.i
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Copies of Ordinance No. 040-17 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. 040-17 will be provided at a nominal charge.
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City of Port Orchard
Brandy Rinearson
City Clerk
Published: Friday, November 3, 2017