008-06 - Resolution - Repealing Resolution 1997 for the Festival of Chimes and Lights CommitteeRESOLUTION NO. 008-06
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD,
WASHINGTON, REGARDING THE FESTIVAL OF CHIMES AND
LIGHTS COMMffiEE AND REPEALING RESOLUTION 1997
WHEREAS, in November 2002, the Port Orchard City Council passed
Resolution No. 1997 that established the Festival of Chimes and Lights Committee to
support the event known as the Festival of Chimes and Lights, which is held the first
Saturday of each December; and
WHEREAS, since November 2002, the City has recognized and supported
the Festival of Chimes and Lights as an event that promotes tourism in Port Orchard; and
WHEREAS, since November 2002, the City has designated the Festival of
Chimes and Lights as an official City of Port Orchard festival; and
WHEREAS, the City Council now wishes to repeal Resolution No. 1997 in
order to amend the criteria for membership of the Festival of Chimes and Lights
Committee; now, therefore
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD DOES
HEREBY RESOLVE THE FOLLOWING:
SECTION 1. Resolution No. 1997 dated November 12, 2002 is hereby
repealed in its entirety.
SECTION 2. The City recognizes and supports the Festival of Chimes and
Lights as an event that promotes tourism in the City of Port Orchard.
SECTION 3. The City Council designates the Festival of Chimes and Lights
as an official City of Port Orchard festival.
SECTION 4. The Festival of Chimes and Lights Committee is hereby
created. It shall consist of the members of the Port Orchard City Council and any
interested member of the Port Orchard community. The Committee shall be responsible
for establishing its own procedures and all meetings shall comply with the Open Meetings
Act. The Committee shall annually prepare a budget for the Festival, which shall be
reviewed and approved by the City Council as part of the budgetary process. The
Committee shall be responsible for planning, organizing and implementing the Festival of
Chimes and Lights.
Resolution No. 008-06
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PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Orchard, SIGNED by the
Mayor and attested by the Clerk in authentication of such passage this 27th day of
February 2006.
A TrEST: KIM E. ABEL, MAYOR