Ordinance 4195ORDINANCE NO.4195
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS,
WASHINGTON, DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND
AMENDING ORDINANCE 4189, EDMONDS CARES
FUND
WHEREAS, Household and Supplementary Relief Grants have been awarded to 143
individuals and/or households since July, for a total of $156,788; and
WHEREAS, new application volumes have begun to decrease, as evidenced by a lower
application volume during the most recent application round in August; and
WHEREAS, individuals and/or households who received grants in previous months may
continue to be experiencing financial stress and/or need for support with housing or household
expenses; and
WHEREAS, continuing need experienced by individuals and/or households is immediate
and pervasive, requiring access to funds without delay;
NOW THEREFORE; THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS,
WASHINGTON, ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subsection B of Section 4 of Ordinance 4189 is hereby amended to read as
follows (new text shown in underline):
B. Account `B" shall be the existing, City Council -approved "Housing and
Supplemental Relief Program" account into which a supplemental infusion of
$300,000 to that program from the CARES Act funding shall be allocated to
reimburse those City expenditures incurred through said Program, in compliance
with the CARES Act eligibility criteria. In addition, $50,000 from the Community
and Economic Relief Program, initially earmarked as a potential second round of
funding for the Chamber Foundation WISH Grant program, shall be reallocated to
this account. Grant awards shall be in amounts up to $1,000 for households of one
to two members, while grant awards may be in amounts of up to $1,500 for
households of three or more members. More than one grant per household over
the program _ period may be authorized, based on an analysis of on -going need and
consideration of other new applications. An additional Snohomish County -based
human services organization shall be engaged by the City to assist in
administration of the existing Program.
Section 2. 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 3. Declaration of Emergency. The City Council hereby declares that an
emergency exists necessitating that this Ordinance take effect immediately upon passage by a
majority vote plus one of the whole membership of the Council, and that the same is not subject
to a referendum (RCW 35A.12.130). The region is in the midst of a state of emergency due to
the COVID-19 virus, which has also become an economic emergency for many households,
particularly those who earned less than 60% of the Snohomish County median income in 2019.
Section 4. Publication. This Ordinance shall be published by an approved summary
consisting of the title.
Section 5. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect
immediately upon passage, as set forth herein, as long as it is approved by a majority plus one of
the entire membership of the Council, as required by RCW 35A.12.130. If it is only approved by
a majority of the Council, it will take effect five days after passage and publication.
APPROVED:
MOOR MIKE NELSON
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ATTEST/AUTHENTICATED:
CITY CLERK, SC0rrl5ASSEY
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY:
JEFF TARADAY
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK:
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL:
PUBLISHED:
EFFECTIVE DATE:
ORDINANCE NO.:
September 11, 2020
September 15, 2020
September 18, 2020
September 15, 2020
4195
SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO.4195
of the City of Edmonds, Washington
On the 15`h day of September, 2020, the City Council of the City of Edmonds, passed Ordinance
No. 4195. A summary of the content of said ordinance, consisting of the title, provides as follows:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS,
WASHINGTON, DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND
AMENDING ORDINANCE 4189, EDMONDS CARES
FUND
The full text of this Ordinance will be mailed upon request.
DATED this 151h day of September, 2020.
CITY CLERK, SCOTT PASSEY
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Everett Daily Herald
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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 EDH908855 ORD NO 4195 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 09/18/2020 and ending on
09/18/2020 and that said newspaper was
regularly distributed to its subscribers during all
of said period.
The amount of the fee or such pubii Lion is
$16.80.
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Washington.
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AN ORDINANCE C1F THE CITY OF EDMONDS,
WASHINGTON, DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND
AMEN DING ORDINA NCE. 4169, EDMONOS CARES FDN6
The full text at these Ord rmnces will be malled upan requeS1.
DATED Ihli I51h day %Sue lmmbez, 2020.
CITY CLERK, SCOTT PASSEY
Published: September 18, 2020, EDH908856
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