011-16 - Ordinance - Establishing Biennial Budget for 2017-2018ORDINANCE NO.011-16
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON ESTABLISHING
A BIENNIAL BUDGET BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2017, FOR THE 2017 — 2018
BUDGET BIENNIUM
WHEREAS, Chapter 35.34 provides that cities and towns legislative body may by
ordinance elect to have a two-year fiscal biennium budget in lieu of the annual budget which is
otherwise provided for, and the City of Port Orchard desires to implement a biennial budget in
order to consolidate the amount of effort invested in budget development and approval
process, with the added benefit of allowing council an "off budget year" to focus on long-range
financial matters, conduct studies, and work on improving management performance; and
WHEREAS, the City acknowledges a mid -biennial review and modification of the biennial
budget shall occur no sooner than eight months after the start of the fiscal biennium, nor later
than the conclusion of the first year of the biennium; and
WHEREAS, RCW 35.34.040 provides that such ordinance must be adopted not later than
June 30, 2016 in order to be effective January 1, 2017; now, therefore,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. There is herby established a two-year biennium budget, for the City of Port
Orchard beginning January 1, 2017. The 2017 — 2018 Biennial Budget and all subsequent
budgets shall be prepared, considered, and adopted under the provisions of this Ordinance and
RCW 35.34 which is hereby adopted by reference.
SECTION 2. Pursuant to RCW 35.34.130, the City Council shall provide a mid -biennial review
and modification of the biennial budget that shall occur no sooner than eight months after the
start of the fiscal biennium, nor later than the conclusion of the first year of the biennium. The
City Treasurer shall prepare proposed budget modifications and shall provide for publication
and notice of hearings consistent with publication of notices for adoption of other City
ordinances. Such proposed modifications shall be public record and available to the public. A
public hearing shall be advertised at least once and shall be held at City Council meeting no
later than the first Monday in December and may be continued from time to time. At such
hearing or thereafter, the Council may consider a proposed ordinance to carry out such
modifications, and such ordinance shall be subject to the other provisions of RCW 35.34. any
section, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance should be held to be invalid or
unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall
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not affect the validity of constitutionality of any other section, sentence, clause or phrase of
this ordinance.
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect five (5) days after posting and
publication as required by law. A summary of this Ordinance may be published in lieu of the
entire ordinance, as authorized by State Law.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Orchard, APPROVED by the Mayor and
attested by the City Clerk in authentication of such passage this 10t" day of May 2016.
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PUBLISHED: May 20t", 2016
EFFECTIVE DATE: May 25t", 2016
COUNCIL SPONSOR: Councilmember John Clauson
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 May 10th, 2016.
ORDINANCE NO. 0011-16
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD, WASHINGTON
ESTABLISHING A BIENNIAL BUDGET BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2017, FOR THE
2017 — 2018 BUDGET BIENNIUM
Copies of Ordinance No. 011-16 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. 009-16 will be provided at a nominal charge.
City of Port Orchard
Brandy Rinearson
City Clerk
Published: Friday, May 20th, 2016