Ordinance 28390006.120.058
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03/22/91
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ORDINANCE NO. 2839
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON,
AMENDING EDMONDS CITY CODE CHAPTER 10.161
CEMETERY BOARD, AND ADDING A NEW SECTION TO THAT
CHAPTER PROVIDING FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF A
PERSON TO SERVE AS AN ALTERNATE ON THE CEMETERY
BOARD; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Edmonds is a noncharter code city
organized and existing under the provisions of Title 35A of the
Revised Code of Washington, and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Edmonds has
determined that it is in the best interest of the City to appoint
a person to serve as an alternate on the City Cemetery Board,
NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, DO
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Edmonds City Code (ECC) section 10.16.010
is hereby amended to read as follows:
10.16.010 CEMETERY BOARD - MEMBERS AND THEIR
TERMS
The Cemetery Board shall be composed of seven
community members, plus one additional person
to serve as an alternate, as provided under
section 10.16.070. Board members and the
alternate shall be appointed for four (4) year
terms terminating on December 31.
Section 2. ECC section 10.16.020 is hereby amended to
read as follows:
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10.16.020 VACANCY - REMOVAL
Vacancies occurring other than through the
expiration of terms may be filled for the
unexpired terms, and the person serving as the
Cemetery Board alternate shall be given
priority in filling a vacancy. Members may be
removed by the Mayor, with approval of the
City Council, after a public hearing before
the City Council for inefficiency, neglect of
duty or malfeasance in office. Members shall
also be removed for failure to maintain
attendance as required by provisions of the
Edmonds City Code. The person serving as the
Cemetery Board alternate shall be subject to
the same provisions for removal as for
members.
Section 3. ECC section 10.16.030 is hereby amended to
read as follows:
10.16.030 POWERS OF BOARD
The Cemetery Board shall have full power to
manage the operation of the municipal cemetery
and to that end shall have powers:
A. To establish rules and regulations to
carry out the provisions of this chapter.
B. To regulate the sale and location of
burial lots and/or to contract with
persons to provide such services.
C. To provide for the improvement and
maintenance of the cemetery. To that end
the Board shall submit proposed
maintenance and capital improvement
budgets to the City Council in conjunction
with the budget process for the City.
D. To determine the types of plantings,
monuments and markers that will be
permitted for the proper and most
attractive development of the cemetery.
E. To accept any gift of money or property on
behalf of the cemetery.
F. In carrying out duties and
responsibilities, the Board shall have
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such staff assistance as authorized by the
Mayor.
Provided that, the person serving as the
Cemetery Board alternate shall not possess any
of the preceding powers until such alternate
becomes a Cemetery Board member.
Section 4. A new section 10.16.070 is added to the
Edmonds City Code to be entitled "Cemetery Board Alternate" and to
read as follows:
10.16.070 CEMETERY BOARD ALTERNATE
In addition to the seven Board members, one
alternate person shall be appointed to the
Cemetery Board and shall serve subject to the
following provisions:
A. In the absence of a regularly appointed
Board member, the alternate shall exercise
the powers attributed to Board members in
section 10.16.030 and shall be subject to
the same requirements regarding attendance
and other attributes of the position.
B. When a vacancy upon the Cemetery Board
arises, the replacement member shall be
appointed to the open position, and in the
event that the alternate is appointed to
the Board as a Board member, a new person
shall be appointed to serve as the Board
alternate.
Section 5. If any section, sentence, clause or phrase
of this ordinance should be held to be invalid or unconstitutional
by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or
unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or
constitutionality of any other section, sentence, clause or phrase
of this ordinance.
Section 6. This ordinance, being an administrative
action, is not subject to referendum and shall take effect five
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(5) days after this ordinance or a summary thereof consisting of
the title is published.
APPROVED:
ATTEST/AUTHENTICATED:
IT CLERK, JACQUELINE G. PARRETT
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY:
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FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: June 20, 1991
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: June 25, 1991
PUBLISHED: June 30, 1991
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 5, 1991
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Affidavit of Publication
STATE OF WASHINGTON, J
COUNTY OF SNOHOIVISH,
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The undersigned, being first duly sworn on oath deposes and says
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that she is Principal Clerk of THE HERALD, a daily newspaper
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and printed
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content of ssv d rdlnpnDf ee
consisfinq of the If1ie, provlycs
and State of Washington; that said newspaper is a newspaper of
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general circulation in said County and State; that said newspaper
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has been approved as a legal newspaper by order of the Superior
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Court of Snohomish County and that the notice
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The fall text. of this Ordinance
WIll'bo nulled upon request.
PATED'this 26 dqv of June,
1991.
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JACQLELINE G. VARRET7
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puhllsheit Julie 4A, 1991.
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:
June 28, 1991
and that said newspaper was regularly distributed to its subscribers
during all of said period.
Principal Clerk
Subscribed and sworn to before me this....... 9th
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No y Public n an for the State of Washington,
r ing at Everett, Snohomish County.
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