Resolution 11790006.90000
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7/28/08
RESOLUTION NO. 1179
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, ESTABLISHING CRITERIA FOR
USE OF THE "COMMUNITY SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT"
PORTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA.
WHEREAS, the City Council deems it to be in the public interest to provide an
opportunity at City Council meetings for community organizations to make public service
announcements, and,
WHEREAS, City Council meetings are a limited public forum in which an
opportunity for general public comment is provided later in the agenda, and
WHEREAS, the City currently permits use of government channel 21 and the
City's web site through links for certain limited community organizations, and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to make those same policies applicable to its
public comment period, now, therefore,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON,
HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. A fifteen -minute opportunity for public service announcements is
hereby established at a time to be designated by the Council President on the Council's regular
meeting dates. City Council meetings are a limited public forum and their primary purpose is to
conduct public business as set forth in the City Council's agenda. An opportunity for public
comment is provided at a later time in the agenda. The Community Service Announcement
period shall be administered under the same rules as have been established for access to the
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City's web site and the establishment of links thereon. A copy of that policy is attached hereto
as Exhibit A and incorporated by this reference as fully as if herein set forth.
Section 2. Community organizations, as defined in the attached Exhibit A, may
request an opportunity to make a public service announcement by contacting the City Council
President or Senior Executive Assistant to the City Council. Application to make a public
service announcement should be made by noon on Thursday of the week preceding the agenda
on which the announcement is sought to be made. The Senior Executive Assistant to the City
Council or Council President shall be provided with a brief written description of the
announcement to be made. The Council President or Senior Executive Assistant to the City
Council may request the information set forth on the attached regarding the organization's
mission or purpose, including an explanation of its relevance to the Edmonds community, a
contact person and the name, business address and telephone number of the organization. This
information need not be provided each time a community organization makes a request, but may
be required for first-time requesters. Information regarding qualifying community organizations
may be maintained on file by the Senior Executive Assistant to the City Council.
Section 3. In the event that more than one organization makes application, the
Council President may divide the fifteen -minute time between them, establish other time limits
or request additional time from the Council. In the event of conflict between two requests, the
Council President may assign time on a first-come/first-served basis.
Section 4. Nothing herein should be interpreted as expanding the limited public
forum or limiting the right of the City Council as necessary to cancel the public comment period
for any given meeting. The City Council's agenda time is limited and other City Council
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business may take priority. The time at which the public announcements are made may vary
from meeting to meeting depending on the urgency of other public business.
RESOLVED this 5th day of August, 2008.
APPROVE
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MAYIVR,G HAAKENSON
ATTEST/AUTHENTICATED:
ITY CLERK, SANDRA S. CHASE
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: 08/01/2008
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: 08/05/2008
RESOLUTION NO. 1179
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