Ordinance 4098ORDINANCE NO.4098
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS,
WASHINGTON, AMENDING CHAPTER 1.05 OF THE
EDMONDS CITY CODE TO ALLOW FOR REMOTE
PARTICIPATION BY MEMBERS CITY BOARDS AND
COMMISSIONS
WHEREAS, Chapter 1.05 of the Edmonds City Code provides the basic requirements for
attendance and quorums for City boards and commissions, and
WHEREAS, additional specific provisions regarding quorums and other details are
provided for in the respective sections for each board and commission found in Title 10 ECC, and
WHEREAS, the Citizens Economic Development Commission voted at its November 15,
2017 to propose amendments to applicable city regulations to accommodate remote (telephone,
videoconference or other remote communications device) participation by members up to three
times per calendar year and to allow such telephonic participation to be counted both towards a
meeting quorum and vote counts in transacting business, and
WHEREAS, this matter was brought to the City Council's Public Safety and Personnel
Committee on January 23, 2018, at which time Committee members expressed their desire to allow
for remote participation by members of all city boards and commissions, requesting that the
proposal be revised to encompass all boards and commissions, and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Council find it to be in the public interest to enable all
city board and commission members to take advantage of technology to participate in board and
commission meetings in order to facilitate an informed and timely discussion and consideration of
their respective issues of importance to the City;
NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, DOES
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
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Section 1. Section 1.05.010 of the Edmonds City Code, entitled "Attendance required,"
is hereby amended to read as follows (new text is shown in underline; deleted text is shown in
s4tke thT-ettgh):
1.05.010 Attendance required -Remote Participation.
A. In addition to being subject to removal for other particularized grounds as set forth in
applicable provisions of the Edmonds City Code, members of all city boards, commissions and
committees (hereinafter "members") except as set forth herein, shall be removed from office, and
the position deemed vacant as set forth in ECC 1.05.020(C) if such member attends less than 70
percent of the regular meetings in any one calendar year, and/or is not in attendance at three or
more consecutive regular meetings. Members may participate in board and commission meetings
remotely (by telephone, videoconference, etc.) p to two times per calendar year, and such
participation shall be considered attendance for the purposes of this subsection, PROVIDED
THAT an.. s�participation must allow for all other members of the board or commission and
any public in attendance to hear the member on the remote device, and PROVIDED FURTHER
THAT any member participating remotely must commence participation at the beginningof f the
meeting and must declare an intention to participate until the end of the meeting. After resuming
a remote connection after any technical disruption of said connection, the Chair shall determine
whether a member may participate in any action on a matter that may have been discussed during
the disconnection, based on the duration of the disconnection, nature of the discussion, etc.
B. The chairperson of the particular board, commission or committee may excuse any member
from attendance at any particular meeting or meetings for reasons that are (1) work related, (2)
due to illness or death in the family, or (3) extended vacations in excess of two weeks in length;
provided, however, each such excused absence shall be so noted by the chairperson at the
meeting from which the member is being excused and such fact shall be recorded in the minutes
along with the reason given for the excused absence by the member. Excused absences shall not
be counted for purposes of removal from office, but only if so noted in the minutes as set forth
herein. In the absence of the chairperson, the member acting in the chairperson's behalf, such as
vice -chairperson or pro tem, shall make the determination of whether the absence is excused, and
announce the same for recording in the minutes of the meeting from which the member is
excused. [Ord. 2556, 1986; Ord. 2033 § 2, 1978; Ord. 2156 § 1, 1980].
Section 2. Section 1.05.050 of the Edmonds City Code, entitled "Quorum requirements,"
is hereby amended to read as follows (new text is shown in underline; deleted text is shown in
strike -through):
1.05.050 Quorum requirements.
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A. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Edmonds City Code, if the number of members of
any city board, commission or committee having seven positions and subject to this chapter,
should be reduced to six or less for any reason, including a member's removal for failure to
maintain attendance, three members shall constitute a quorum. [Ord. 2033 § 6, 1978].
B. Members participating in a board or commission meeting remotely, as provided for in ECC
1.05.010, shall be counted towards the number of members required to constitute a quorum by
the regulations pertaining to each board or commission, provided in Title 10 ECC.
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.
ATTEST/AUTHENTICATED:
15:
C LERK, SCOT SEY
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY:
BY
FF TARADAY
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: February 16, 2018
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: February 20, 2018
PUBLISHED: February 25, 2018
EFFECTIVE DATE: March 21, 2018
ORDINANCE NO. 4098
SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO.4098
of the City of Edmonds, Washington
On the 201h day of February, 2018, the City Council of the City of Edmonds, passed Ordinance
No. 4098. A summary of the content of said ordinance, consisting of the title, provides as follows:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS,
WASHINGTON, AMENDING CHAPTER 1.05 OF THE
EDMONDS CITY CODE TO ALLOW FOR REMOTE
PARTICIPATION BY MEMBERS CITY BOARDS AND
COMMISSIONS
The full text of this Ordinance will be mailed upon request.
DATED this 21 Sc day of February, 2018.
CI ' LERK, SCOTT SSEY
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ORDINANCE SUMMARY
of the City oS ErGn.ds. Wash) Ian
On the 20th day OI February, Y018, the Cilyouncil of the C11y of
Edmonds, passed the 1o1ldwlnq Ofdln0n=; She Summaries of the
cCnlont of said Ordinances consisling of tfllsa are prov1dod as
follows:
ORDINANCE N0.4096
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS,
WASHINGTON, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO.4094 AS A
RESULT OF UNANTICIPATED TRANSFERS AND
EXPENDITURES OF VARIOUS FUNDS, AND FIXING A
TIME WHEN THE SAME SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE
ORDINANCE NO.4097
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS,
WASHINGTON, EXTENDING THE PROHIBITION OF THE
INSTALLATION OF STYRENE-BUTADIENE RUBB R {ALSO
KNOWN A5 SBA OR "CRUMB RUBBER") ON P SLICLY-
OWNED ATHLETIC FIELDS WITHIN THE CITY OF
EDMONDS UNTIL AUGUST 15, 2018
ORDINANCE NO.4098
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS,
WASHINGTON, AMENDING CHAPTER 1.05 OF THE
EDMONDS CITY CODE TO ALLOW FOR REMOTE
PARTICIPATION BY MEMBERS CITY BOARDS AND
COMMISSIONS
The full text of these Ordinances will be mailed upon request.
DATED this 21 st day of February, 2018.
CITY CLERK, SCOTT PASSEY
Published: February 25, 2018. EDH797541