02/11/2014 Public Safety and Personnel CommitteeMINUTES
PUBLIC SAFETY AND PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
FEBRUARY 11, 2014
Elected Officials Present:
Councilmember Fraley-Monillas
Councilmember Peterson
The Meeting was called to order at 8:25 p.m.
City Staff Present:
Jeff Taraday, City Attorney (item A only)
Carrie Hite, Parks and Recreation Director
Mary Ann Hardie, HR Manager
Scott Passey, City Clerk (item A only)
A. Review and recommendation on ordinance enacting recreational marijuana licensin
re-gulations
Mr. Taraday outlined the proposed ordinance regulating marijuana licensing, explaining that it is a
boilerplate ordinance that many cities are considering and/or enacting. He emphasized that the zoning
code will primarily regulate recreational marijuana, not the licensing code. However, the city needs a
licensing code in order to process applications. He requested Council feedback on what level of
regulation it prefers in terms of the licensing provisions, noting that cities have some discretion on any
regulations they wish to add to the State regulations. Councilmembers Peterson and Fraley-Monillas
recommended that the ordinance be kept as simple and possible in order to avoid duplicating the
State's law or process. They expressed an interest in regulating marijuana in the same way the Liquor
Control Board regulates alcohol, with the State taking the lead. It was also suggested that the Police
Department vet the proposed ordinance.
Action: Prepare draft ordinance based on feedback for review at next Committee meeting.
B. Citizens' Commission on the Compensation of Elected Officials — applications for the
Council appointment to the Commission
The Committee discussed applications and will be forwarding a recommendation to the full Council.
Action: Forward a recommendation to the full Council to confirm Hathaway.
C. PC Support Technician Job Description
Action: Forward to the full Council on Consent.
D. ECC Chapter 2.10 related to Confirmation and Duties of City Officers
The Committee discussed Chapter 2.10 and would like to keep the Ordinance that was passed in
place, while continuing to evaluate if it needs any changes.
Action: None.
E. Discussion reaardino hiring a consultant to work with Council to improve council
relationships
Councilmember Fraley-Monillas brought some resources to review. Councilmember Peterson
discussed the possibility of contacting the Dan Evans School of Government and/or Jonathon Brock at
the UW to begin this process. Ms. Hite will work on setting up a meeting with the Personnel committee
and Jonathon Brock or another resource from the Evans School to help the City assess its needs and
draft a scope of work.
Action: None.
F. Discussion regarding setting a standard process/procedure for future Council
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Ms. Hite will be contacting the Dan Evans School of Government to meet with some individuals who
specialize in government policies and framework. A meeting will be arranged that Mr. Peterson, Ms.
Hite and Ms. Fraley-Monillas can attend to go over some basic issues such as cost and content.
Action: None.
G. Employment Contracts (this item was added to the agenda)
Both Councilmembers would like to explore Employment contracts for directors. Ms. Hite said she
would have Jeff Taraday send a copy of an Employment Contract to full Council for review.
Action: Send copy of an Employment Contract to full Council for review.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:25 p.m.