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ORDINANCE NO. 3005
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS,
WASHINGTON, REPEALING EDMONDS CITY CODE
SECTION 1.02.035 ADOPTING AND REENACTING A
PROCESS BY WHICH THE CITY COUNCIL SHALL FILL
VACANT CITY COUNCIL POSITIONS AND FIXING A TIME
WHEN THE SAME SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE.
WHEREAS, the City Council has previously established a process contained in
the Edmonds City Code at Section 1.02.035 providing for the filling of City Council vacancies,
and
WHEREAS, recent amendments to state law have both lengthened the period in
which the City Council may make its decision as well as adopting additional procedural
requirements, and
WHEREAS, the City Council therefore wishes to repeal the existing positions of
the ordinance while assuring the citizens that the process established by the City Council shall
be an open public process initiated by notification to interested parties and include the
submission of resumes and questionnaires and an interviewing process culminating in the
nominations and election of a selection of new representative by the Edmonds City Council,
NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, DO
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
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Section 1. The Edmonds City Code is hereby amended by the repeal of the
existing Section 1.02.035 and the enactment in its place of a new Section 1.02.035 Filling
Vacant City Council Positions to read as follows:
1.02.035 Filling Vacant City Council Positions. In the event
a vacancy or vacancies shall occur on the City
Council, such position(s) shall be filled until a
successor to such position(s) can be elected for the
remainder of the unexpired term(s) at the next
municipal election. Such election process shall
comply with the requirements of RCW 35A.12.050
and Chapter 42.12 RCW. In addition the City
Council shall establish a process commensurate with
the time available which includes, at a minimum,
public notification by posting and publication in the
City's legal newspaper, the establishment of an
application process with a clearly stated deadline for
the submission of letters of interest, the
development of questionnaires to assist the City
Council in its process, a public interview process
conducted by the City Council and nominations and
selection by the City Council during an open public
meeting. All portions of this process shall be open
to the public unless, the City Council in its
discretion elects to discuss the qualifications of a
candidate for public office in executive session as
provided for by RCW 42.30. 1 10(h).
Section 2. Effective Date. This ordinance, being an administrative action, is not
subject to referendum and shall take effect five (5) days after publication of an approved
summary thereof consisting of the title.
APPROVED:
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SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 3005
of the City of Edmonds, Washington
On the 17th day of January 199, the City Council of the City of Edmonds,
passed Ordinance No. 3005 A summary of the content of said ordinance, consisting
of the title, provides as follows:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, REPEALING
EDMONDS CITY CODE SECTION 1.02.035 ADOPTING AND REENACTING A PROCESS
BY WHICH THE CITY COUNCIL SHALL FILL VACANT CITY COUNCIL POSITIONS
AND FIXING A TIME WHEN THE SAME SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE.
The full text of this Ordinance will be mailed upon request.
DATED this 17th day of January , 199 5
C TY CLERK, OND�JMARCH
ATTEST /AUTHENTICATED:
Cl Y CLERK, ONDA L MARCH
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY:
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FILED WITH THE CIT ERK: 1/6/95
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: 1/17/95
PUBLISHED: 1/22/95
EFFECTIVE DATE: 1/27/95
ORDINANCE NO. 3005
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STATE OF WASHINGTON,
COUNTY OF SNOHOMISH,
ORDINANCE NO. 3005
_ of the City Of _
Edmonds; Washington
'On the 17th day of January;
1995, the City Council of the
Cit l of .Edmonds, passed
Ordinance- No. 3005. A
summary,of the content of said
ordinance, consisting of the'
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EFFECTIVE.
The' .full text ol• this
Ordinance diill be mailed upon
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TDATED this 17th day of
Januaryy 1995 -.
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City Clerk
Published: .January 22. 1995.
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Affidavit of Publication
RECEIVED
J AN 2 6 1995
EDMONDS CITY CLERK
The undersigned, being first duly sworn on oath deposes and says
that she is Principal Clerk of THE HERALD, a daily newspaper
printed and published in the City of Everett, County of Snohomish,
and State of Washington; that said newspaper is a newspaper of
general circulation in said County and State; that said newspaper
has been approved as a legal newspaper by order of the Superior
Court of Snohomish County and that the notice ......... ... ..................... ..... ..
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a printed copy of which is hereunto attached, was published in said
newspaper proper and not in supplement form, in the regular and
entire edition of said paper on the following days and times, namely:
January 22, 1995
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and that ewspaper was regularly distributed to its subscribers
durin ' 11 of id eriod.
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in and for the f Washington,
residing at Everett, Snohomi ty.
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