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ORDINANCE NO. 3508
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS,
WASHINGTON, AMENDING THE EDMONDS CITY CODE
BY THE REPEAL AND REENACTMENT OF CHAPTER 10.80
FORMERLY ENTITLED CITIZENS' COMMISSION ON
SALARIES OF ELECTED OFFICIALS IN ORDER TO
RENAME IT THE CITIZENS' COMMISSION ON THE
COMPENSATION OF ELECTED OFFICIALS, AND FIXING A
TIME WHEN THE SAME SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE.
WHEREAS, the City Council has created a commission to advise the Council
regarding appropriate compensation for elected officials, and
officials; and
WHEREAS, the name of the Commission addresses only the salaries of elected
WHEREAS, Article 30, Section 1 of the Washington State Constitution prohibits
the increase or reduction in compensation during their term of office for elected officials who set
their own salaries; and
WHEREAS, the Commission notes that its mission therefore properly includes
consideration of all forms of compensation paid to Councilmembers, and
WHEREAS, the Commission has requested a change in its title to reflect its
charge of review of the overall compensation rather than the salary of elected officials, 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 Chapter 10.80 Citizens' Commission on
Salaries of Elected Officials is hereby repealed and in its place enacted a new Chapter 10.80
Citizens' Commission on the Compensation of Elected Officials is enacted in its place to read as
follows:
Chapter 10.80
CITIZENS' COMMISSION ON
COMPENSATION OF ELECTED OFFICIALS
Sections:
10.80.010
Purpose.
10.80.020
Duties.
10.80.030
Eligibility.
10.80.040
Appointment.
10.80.050
Operation.
10.80.060
Compensation schedule recommendation.
10.80.070
Open meetings.
10.80.080
Referendum.
10.80.090
Reimbursement unaffected.
10.80.010 Purpose.
It is the policy of the city of Edmonds to base the compensation of
elected officials on realistic standards so that elected officials of
the city may be compensated according to the duties of their
offices, and so that citizens of the highest quality may be attracted
in public service. To effectuate this policy, the Edmonds' Citizens
Commission on the Compensation of Elected Officials
( "Compensation Commission ") is hereby created consisting of
seven members with duties and responsibilities as set forth below.
10.80.020 Duties.
The Compensation Commission shall study the relationship of
compensation for each respective position. Except as provided
otherwise below, the Compensation Commission shall be solely
responsible for its own organization, operation, and action and
shall enjoy the fullest cooperation of all elected officials,
departments and agencies of the city of Edmonds.
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10.80.030 Eligibility.
The Compensation Commission shall consist of seven members,
all of whom must be at least 21 years of age, registered to vote, and
maintain personal residence within the boundaries of the city of
Edmonds. No city of Edmonds official or public employee,
immediate family member of the official or employee shall be
eligible for membership on the Compensation Commission. As
used in this section, the phrase "immediate family" means parents,
spouse, siblings, children, or dependent relative of the official or
employee, whether or not they are living in the same household.
10.80.040 Appointment.
Two members of the Compensation Commission shall be
appointed by the City Council and one member shall be appointed
by the Mayor; the appointed three members shall select the other
four members. The members of the Compensation Commission
shall serve four -year terms originally commencing on October 1,
1999, except that the first seven members shall be appointed for
different terms as follows: (a) one member appointed by the City
Council for a period of four years; (b) one member appointed by
the City Council for a period of two years; (c) two of the members
selected by those three members to serve for periods of four years;
and (d) two of the members elected by those three members to
serve for periods of two years. No person may serve more than
two consecutive terms. Members of the Compensation
Commission may be removed by the Mayor, with the approval of
the Council, only for cause of incapacity, incompetence, neglect of
duty, malfeasance in office, or for a disqualifying change of
eligibility. The unexcused absence of any member of the
Commission from two consecutive meetings of the Commission
shall constitute relinquishment of that person's membership on the
Commission. Such relinquishment creates a vacancy in that
person's position on the Commission. Upon a vacancy in any
position on the Commission, a successor shall be selected and
appointed to fill the unexpired term. The selection and
appointment shall be concluded within 30 days of the date that
position becomes vacant and shall be conducted in the same
manner as originally provided for that person" appointment.
10.80.050 Operation.
The members of the Compensation Commission shall elect a chair
from among their number. The Commission shall prepare a
recommended schedule of compensation by an affirmative vote of
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not less than five members of the commission. Members of the
Commission shall receive no compensation for their services.
10.80.060 Salary schedule recommendation.
The Commission shall file its schedules of recommended
compensation for elected officials of the city with the city clerk no
later than the first Monday in May of each even - numbered year.
The signature of the chair of the commission shall be affixed to
each schedule submitted to the city clerk. The chair shall certify
that the schedule has been adopted in accordance with the
provisions of this chapter and with the rules, if any, of the
Commission. Such schedules shall become effective only upon
adoption by the City Council and in accordance with state law.
10.80.070 Open meetings.
All meetings, actions, hearings, and business of the Commission
shall be subject to the Open Public Meetings Act as set forth in
Chapter 42.30 RCW. prior to the filing of any compensation
schedule, the Commission shall hold no fewer than two public
hearings thereon within the two months immediately preceding the
filing of its recommendation.
10.80.080 Referendum.
Any ordinance enacting change in compensation shall be subject to
referendum petition by the citizens in accordance with city
ordinance. Any ordinance which enacts a Commission
recommendation shall be subject to Article XXX, Section 1 of the
Washington State Constitution regarding increases in elected
officials' compensation during their term of office.
10.80.090 Reimbursement unaffected.
The Mayor and Councilmembers shall receive reimbursement for
their action and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of
the duties of their office, or the Council by ordinance may provide
for a per diem allowance. Procedure for approval of claims for
expenses shall be as provided by ordinance, consistent with state
law.
Section 2. Effective Date. This ordinance, being an exercise of a power specifi-
cally delegated to the City legislative body, is not subject to referendum, and shall take effect
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five (5) days after passage and publication of an approved summary thereof consisting of the
title.
" ' MIDDY
MAY G HAAKENSON
ATTEST /AUTHENTICATED:
CITY CLERK, SANDRA S. CHASE
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY:
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W. SCOTT SNYDER
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: 07/16/2004
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: 07/20/2004
PUBLISHED: 07/25/2004
EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/30/2004
ORDINANCE NO. 3508
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SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 3508
of the City of Edmonds, Washington
On the 20th day of July, 2004, the City Council of the City of Edmonds, passed
Ordinance No. 3508. A summary of the content of said ordinance, consisting of the title,
provides as follows:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, AMENDING THE
EDMONDS CITY CODE BY THE REPEAL AND REENACTMENT OF CHAPTER 10.80
FORMERLY ENTITLED CITIZENS' COMMISSION ON SALARIES OF ELECTED
OFFICIALS IN ORDER TO RENAME IT THE CITIZENS' COMMISSION ON THE
COMPENSATION OF ELECTED OFFICIALS, AND FIXING A TIME WHEN THE SAME
SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE.
The full text of this Ordinance will be mailed upon request.
DATED this 21St day of July, 2004.
ITY CLERK, SANDRA S. CHASE
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STATE OF WASHINGTON,
COUNTY OF SNOHOMISH
SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 3508
of t e ity o mon s, as ington
On the 20th day of July, 2004, the City Council of the City
of Edmonds, passed Ordnance No. 3508. A summary of the
content of said ordinance, consisting of the title, provides as
follows:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHING-
TON, AMENDING THE EDMONDS CITY CODE BY THE
REPEAL AND REENACTMENT OF CHAPTER 10.80 FOR-
MERLY ENTITLED CITIZENS' COMMISSION ON SALAR-
IES OF ELECTED IGIALS A E
I ON THE COMPENSATION
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SHALL I Ht: SAME EFFECTIVE.
The full text of this Ordinance will be mailed upon request.
DATED this 21st day of July, 2004.
Published: July 25, 2004.
CITY CLERK, SANDRA S. CHASE
Affidavit of Publication
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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
City of Edmonds
Summary of Ordinance NO. 3508
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:
July 25, 2004
and that said newspaper was regularly distributed to its subscribers during all of said period.
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