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Ordinance 27150006.90000 WSS/klt 05/10/89 ORDINANCE NO. 2715 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, AMENDING TITLE 10 BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, TO ADD A NEW CHAPTER 10.60 EDMONDS SISTER CITY COMMISSION IN ORDER TO PROVIDE FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF A BOARD, TERMS OF OFFICE, REGULAR MEETING DATES, STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND FIXING A TIME WHEN THE SAME SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE. WHEREAS, the City Council has previously authorized by resolution an Ad Hoc committee of interested citizens to pursue establishment of a Sister City relationship, and WHEREAS, as a result of the efforts of said committee, the Sister City relationship has been established with the City of Hekinan, Japan, and WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to encourage the group of citizens to continue with their efforts, particularly with respect to the raising of private funds in order to permit the hosting of visiting dignitaries without conflicting with the requirements of state law and the state constitution, and WHEREAS, the Council wishes to more permanently provide for such a commission thereby confirming its relationship with Hekinan and for the appointment of committee members in accordance with the general framework of City boards and commissions; NOW, THEREFORE, WSS513760 -1- THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Title 10 BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS is hereby amended by the addition of a new Chapter 10.60 EDMONDS SISTER CITY COMMISSION to read as follows: 10.60 EDMONDS SISTER CITY COMMISSION 10.60.010 There is hereby created within the City of Edmonds, the EDMONDS SISTER CITY COMMISSION, which shall be composed of not less than 9 nor more than 12 interested individuals who will promote relationships with Sister Cities approved by the Edmonds City Council. Committee members shall be appointed by the Mayor with the confirmation of the City Council from a list of candidates proposed by interested citizens participating in the committee's activities as well as names submitted by interested citizens. Except for the initial commission, the term of office of each member shall be for three (3) years. At the date of initial appointment, the Mayor shall provide in his appointment for staggered terms in order that no less two (2) nor more than four (4) members shall be appointed in each year. The committee shall elect a chairman and provide through its own rules for such additional officers as it deems appropriate. The Committee shall also provide for various subcommittees chaired by members of the Committee and comprised of interested citizens throughout the community, governmental bodies and educational institutions who are interested in various aspects of the Committee's purposes. 10.60.020 MEETING. The Edmonds Sister City Committee shall meet on the fourth Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at such locations as it shall establish throughout the City of Edmonds. The subcommittees of the Committee are not City committees and shall not transact public business, and their meetings shall not be considered public meetings for the purposes of the Open Meeting and Record Act. Such subcommittees shall make recommendations only to the Sister City Committee. This statement of purpose is not intended to avoid any requirement of state law but rather to recognize that such subcommittees and their membership may shift from time to time, and are groups of interested citizens working together to promote the activities of the Committee, subject to its approval. WSS513760 -2- 10-60.❑30 FORMAL COMMITTEE STRUCTURE. Only those committee members appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the City Council shall be covered by the City's indemnification ordinance. One purpose of the Committee will be to promote its activities through broad citizen participation, provided, however, that subcommittee members and other citizens participating in the committee functions shall not be covered by the City's indemnification ordinance nor the City's liability insurance coverage. Official activities of the Sister City Committee shall comply with established City ordinance procedures and accounting procedures. 10.60.040 CONTRIBUTIONS OF PRIVATE FUNDS. The Administrative Services Director is hereby authorized and directed to work with the Commission to establish a fund or appropriate subfund or accounting category in order to segregate private monies contributed to the City for the purpose of assisting or promoting the Sister City Committee effort. The purpose of this segregation will be to keep and maintain the private character of these funds in order that they may be used to entertain and host visiting dignitaries and to do other things which the City would be otherwise prohibited from doing with public funds. In all other respects, the funding of the Committee shall be on such basis as the Council shall determine in accordance with its annual budget, provided, however, it is the intention of the City Council that staff support be provided through the office of the Mayor and that special projects of the Committee be funded through its applications to other interested bodies. For example, the promotion of tourism through Japanese tourists may trigger application for tourism funds, an art project may result in applications to the Edmonds Art Commission and other similar projects will be funded in accordance with their merit and the purposes for which other available funds are provided. The Committee is urged and expected to continue its fund raising efforts in order to provide a separate source of private funding for its projects. 10.60.050 EXPENDITURES AND OTHER FINANCIAL PROCEDURES. Expenditure of all funds shall be expended in accordance with generally accepted accounting procedures and those procedures established by the Administrative Services Director and the State Auditor, provided, however, that private funds donated for the purpose of hosting shall be segregated from public funds. The Committee shall maintain a proper audit trail for all expenditures and carefully differentiate between public and private funds to the end that no WSS513760 -3- public monies of the City are spent on promotional hosting of visiting dignitaries except in conjunction with public celebrations and events approved for public expenditure by the opinion of the State Auditor and Attorney General. Section 2. This ordinance, being an administrative action, is not subject to referendum and shall take effect five (5) days after this ordinance or a summary thereof consisting of the title is published. ATTEST/AUTHENTICATED: t=k CLERK, JACQUELINE G. PARRETT APPROVED AS TO FORM: OFFICE OF TU4' CITY ATTORNEY: BY —�L FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: May 10, 1989 PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: May 23, 1989 PUBLISHED: May 28, 1989 EFFECTIVE DATE: June 2, 1989 ORDINANCE NO. 2715 WSS51376O —4— STATE OF WASHINGTON, sa COUNTY OF SNOHO1y11ISH, Affidavit of Publication 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 SUMMARY OF general circulation in said County and State; that said newspaper ORDINANCE eCiivof2715 ofthe has been approved as a legal newspaper by order of the Superior Edmonds, Washington __ the 25rd day of May,_1980, Court of Snohomish County and that the notice ........................................ Edmonds, passed Ordinance No. 2 715 , A Summary of the content of sold ordinance, consisting of theANllE�RRI ANC , folOIowsTHE ...f}ri�IZ1aYICE...N�O- 271-5................................................... CITY OF EDMONOS WASHINGTON, AMENDINCy TITLE 10 BOARDS AND, COMMISSIONSTO ADD A ........... ......._............................ :.._...._....:.......::..:::..:.:».:........:.:..... ».....».. NEW CHASTER 10,G0 EDMONDS SISTER CITY COMMISSION IN ORDER TO REGULAR MEETING DATES , a printed copy of which is hereunto attached, was published in said STATEMENT OF PURPOSV' THE SAME S ALLnVVHFN BECOME newspaper proper and not in supplement form, in the regular and EFFECTIVE. THe sun text p this ordinance entire edition of said g y , y: will O moiled upon request. paper on the following days and times namely: DATED lhls 24th day of May, JACQ4989. CAC UElerNE G. PARRETT ?uhllsheei: May 28, 1989. May 28, 1989 and that said newspaper was regularly distributed to its subscribers during all of said period.. f. Principal Clerk Subscribed and sworn to before me this ......... 2fth........ dayof ......:........ i9......: May..._ ............. 89 V ; :... ... .......'-.... :......_....... Nary Public in and for the State of ashington, residing at Everett, Snohomish County. B-2-1