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Ordinance 4004ORDINANCE NO.4004 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, AMENDING THE EDMONDS CITY CODE PROVISIONS RELATING TO COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETINGS. WHEREAS, the city council would like to formalize its practice of having work sessions with the full council rather than three different committees each comprised of two councilmembers; and WHEREAS, the city council finds that work sessions provide greater transparency by allowing the entire meeting to be broadcast on television and streamed online; and WHEREAS, work sessions afford an opportunity for the entire council to discuss most items before they are forwarded to the consent calendar for final action; and WHEREAS, in the course of making these amendments, the city council sees fit to make other housekeeping amendments to the code sections being amended below; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 1.04.010 of the Edmonds City Code, entitled "Regular public meeting time and days," is hereby amended to read as follows (new text is shown in underline; deleted text is shown in ): Regular meetings of the city council shall be held on each Tuesday of every month throughout the year in the Council Chambers, Public Safety Complex, at 7:00 p.m. The second and fourth Tuesdays of every month are hereby designated as work meetings, The city council does not meet on the fifth Tuesday of a month unless a special meeting is called. Council meetings shall adjourn at 10:00 p.m. on the day initiated unless such adjournment is extended by an affirmative vote of a majority of the council as a whole plus one. doptiO14 Of €� Section 2. Section 1.02.031 of the Edmonds City Code, entitled "Council president," is hereby amended to read as follows (new text is shown in underline; deleted text is shown in The council president shall be elected for a one-year term* by the city council at the first council meeting of each year and shall serve until his or her successor is elected at the first council meeting of the next year. A. At the same time, the city council shall elect a council president pro tempore who shall serve in the absence of the council president. In the event that both the council president and president pro tempore are unavailable, the council president shall appoint a member of the council to fulfill his/her duties while both are unavailable. B. In addition to any other duties assigned by the city council, the council president shall have the following responsibilities: 1. Assign members of the city council as members and liaisons to boards. conunissions, and committees. , and otherwise supervise the committee system; 2. Formulate and prepare the agenda for city council meetings; and 3. Supervise and direct the activities of any staff whose }primary responsibility_is to support the city councils ems. C. In addition to the salary as a member of the city council, the council president shall be entitled to receive ._ . io 4w additional compensation sal not to exceed $200.00 per month. i Section 3. Severability. If any section, subsection, clause, sentence, or phrase of this ordinance should be held invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. Section 4. Effective Date. This ordinance is subject to referendum and shall take effect thirty (30) days after final passage of this ordinance. APPROVED: ATTEST/AUTHENTICATED: CLERK, SCOTT P SEY APPROVED AS TO FORM: OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY: BY JEFF TARADAY FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: PUBLISHED: EFFECTIVE DATE: ORDINANCE NO. July 24, 2015 July 28, 2015 August 2, 2015 August 7, 2015 4004 SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO.4004 of the City of Edmonds, Washington On the 28th day of July, 2015, the City Council of the City of Edmonds, passed Ordinance No. 4004. 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 PROVISIONS RELATING TO COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETINGS. The full text of this Ordinance will be mailed upon request. DATED this 29th day of July, 2015. CI RK, S OTT Y 5 Everett Daily Herald Affidavit of Publication State of Washington } County of Snohomish } ss Kathleen Landis being first duly sworn, upon oath deposes and says: that he/she is the legal representative of the Everett Daily Herald a daily newspaper. The said newspaper is a legal newspaper by order of the superior court in the county in which it is published and is now and has been for more than six months prior to the date of the first publication of the Notice hereinafter referred to, published in the English language continually as a daily newspaper in Snohomish County, Washington and is and always has been printed in whole or part in the Everett Daily Herald and is of general circulation in said County, and is a legal newspaper, in accordance with the Chapter 99 of the Laws of 1921, as amended by Chapter 213, Laws of 1941, and approved as a legal newspaper by order of the Superior Court of Snohomish County, State of Washington, by order dated June 16, 1941, and that the annexed is a true copy of EDH648629 ORDINANCE 4002-4004 as it was published in the regular and entire issue of said paper and not as a supplement form thereof for a period of 1 issue(s), such publication commencing on 08/02/2015 and ending on 08/02/2015 and that said newspaper was regularly distributed to its subscribers during all of said period. The amount of the fee for such publication is $46.44. and yysworn bef a me on t is f Notary Public in and for the State of Washington. City of Edmonds - LEGAL ADS 114101416 SCOTT PASSEY DEBRA ANN GRIGG Notary Public State of Washington My Commission Expires October 31, 2017 RECEIVED AUG 07 HJ EDMONDS CITY CLERK SUMMARY OF ORDINANCES of the City of Edmonds, Washington On the 28th day o1 Julyy, 2015, She city Council of the City of Edmonds, passed the falEowlrig Ordinances. Summarlea of the ccMerLt of said ordinances consisting of ill las are provided as follows: ORDINANCE NO.4002 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO, 3998 AS A RESULT OF UNANTICIPATED TRANSFERS AND EXPENDITURES OF VARIOUS FUNDS, AND FIXING A TIME WHEN THE SAME SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE ORDINANCE NO.4003 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, AMENDING THE CITY OF EDMONDS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN; ADOPTING THE 2015 UPDATE TO THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND FIXING A TIME WHEN THE SAME SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE ORDINANCE NO.4004 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, AMENDING THE EDMONDS CITY CODE PROVISIONS RELATING TO COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETINGS The full text of these Ordinances will be mailed upon request. DATED this 29th day of Ju , 2015. C Y CLERK, SCOTT PASSEY ublished: August 2, 2015. EDH64862I— Ct