HomeMy WebLinkAbout3037Ordinance No. 3037
["Beginning July 1, 1998"]
(Amending or Repealing Ordinances)
Amended by Ord. 3512 (Now Sec. 2.30)
ORDINANCE NO. 3 y 3 7
AN ORDINANCE of the City of
Kent, Washington, relating to the
Office of Housing and Human
Services.
WHEREAS, administration of the human service functions
of the City of Kent are currently being performed by the City's
Planning Department; and
WHEREAS, a study recently commissioned by the City of
Kent recommended establishing a separate office to administer
performance of functions related to housing and human services;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Kent wishes to
adopt the recommendations of the study by creating an office
relating to housing and human services program administration;
NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT, WASHINGTON DOES
HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Office of Housing and Human Services
Created. There is hereby created in the City of Kent the Office
of Housing and Human Services. The Office of Housing and Human
Services shall not be a separate department, but rather shall be
a division of the Planning Department, reporting directly to the
Planning Director.
Section 2. General Duties and Powers. The Office of
Housing and Human Services shall plan, organize, and administer
the activities and functions concerning human service issues,
including the development and assessment of human service needs,
determination of priorities for human services, evaluation and
recommendation of funding requests, and the monitoring of
performance of services provided by human service organizations
and agencies. The Office of Housing and Human Services shall
coordinate activities with other human service planning agencies
and organizations. Additionally, the Office of Housing and Human
Services shall coordinate human service activities between
Administration and the Kent Human Services Commission, and shall
implement policy recommendations established by the Kent Human
Services Commission and provide necessary support to the
Commission in the performance of its duties.
Section 3 Housing and Human Services Manager. The
Housing and Human Services Manager shall manage the Office of
Housing and Human Services under the direct supervision of the
Planning Director as delegated pursuant to RCW 35A. The Housing
and Human Services Manager shall be appointed by the Planning
Director.
Section 4 Housing and Human Services Staff. The
Housing and Human Services Manager shall, in accordance with
appropriate City policy, recruit and hire employees as may be
budgeted from time to time by the City Council to the Office of
Housing and Human Services. Staff employees shall report
directly to the Housing and Human Services Manager.
Section 5. Salary. The salary of the Housing and
Human Services Manager and staff employees shall be that as
established in the annual City budget.
Section 6 Transfer of Functions and Positions. By
the creation of the Office of Housing and Human Services pursuant
to this ordinance, all of the housing and human services
functions currently performed by the Housing and Human Services
section of the Planning Department shall be transferred to the
Office of Housing and Human Services. The senior planner
position in the Planning Department currently performing housing
and human services duties shall be eliminated and the functions
currently performed by this position shall be transferred to the
Housing and Human Services Manager position created herein.
Additionally, the planning and home repair staff positions
currently serving under the senior planner position being
eliminated herein shall be transferred to the Office of Housing
and Human Services and report directly to the Housing and Human
Services Manager.
Section 7. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take
effect and be in force thirty (30) days from the time of its
final approval and passage as provided by law.
DAN KELLEHER, MAYOR
ATTEST:
BRENDA JACOBER C TY CLERK
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TO FORM:
A. LVBOVICH,
PASSED the '7 day of
01.
APPROVED the day of
PUBLISHED the _L day of
I hereby certify that this
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, 1992.
, 1992.
is a true and correct copy
of Ordinance No. 03 , passed by the City Council of the
City of Kent, Washington, and approved by the Mayor of the City
of Kent as hereon indicated.
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(SEAL)
BRENDA JACO R, CITY CLERK
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