HomeMy WebLinkAbout3747Ordinance No. 3747
(Amending or Repealing Ordinances)
CFN=122 - Police/Fire Departments
Passed - 5/3/2005
Emergency Management - Amend KCC 9.01.010
Amends Ord. 2622
ORDINANCE NO. J W f7
AN ORDINANCE of the City Council of the City
of Kent, Washington, amending section 9.01.010 of the
Kent City Code entitled "Emergency management
organization — Established," in order to remove the
limitation that the City's emergency management
organization perform duties only within the City of Kent.
RECITALS
A. RCW 38.52.070 provides that political subdivisions of the state may
organizations to perform emergency management functions. In response to that
statute, the City adopted existing Kent City Code sections 9.01.010 through 9.01.030
April 7, 1986. At the time those code provisions were adopted, the City opted to
emergency management functions only within the jurisdictional limits of the
B. However, since 1986, the state legislature has amended RCW 38.52.070
that cities and other Washington political subdivisions may join forces to
joint emergency management efforts. In addition, the City has also taken a
a role with respect emergency management and, therefore, it is appropriate to
KCC 9.01.010 to remove the jurisdictional limit with respect to its duties.
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT,
ASHINGTON, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Emergency Management -
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ORDINANCE
SECTION 1. — Amendment Section 9.01.010 of the Kent City Code is
amended as follows:
Sec. 9.01.010. Emergency management organization — Established.
Pursuant to RCW 38.52.005 et seq., there is hereby established in the City an
emergency management organization for the purpose of performing leea4-emergency
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SECTION 2. — Severabiho . If any one or more section, subsections, or
sentences of this ordinance are held to be unconstitutional or invalid, such decision
shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion of this ordinance and the same
shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 3. — ffective Date This ordinance shall take effect and be in force
thirty (30) days from and after its passage as provided by law.
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3RENDA JACOBER, ITY CLERK -
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APPROVED AS TO
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PASSED: 3 day of May, 2005.
APPROVED: 5 day of May, 2005.
PUBLISHED: _ 7 day of May, 2005.
I hereby certify that this is a true copy of Ordinance No.
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 JACOBEW CITY CLERK
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