HomeMy WebLinkAbout4104I of the City Council of the
City of Kent, Washington, amending section
2.01.020 of the Kent City Code to change the
regular Council workshop meeting time to 5:00
p.m, on all days in which Council meetings occur
at 7:00 p.m.
A. On July 7, 2009, the Council adopted ordinance No. 3923,
that amended section 2.01.020 of the Kent City Code to identify two
Council meetings where the Kent City Council would meet at an earlier
5:00 p.m. meeting time, and that established and affirmed a regular
Council workshop to occur at 5130 p.m. on all regular Council meeting
days except when a regular Council meeting occurred at 5:00 p.m.
B. The Council now wishes to amend the code to change the
time in which regular Council workshops are scheduled to occur to 5:00
p.m. on all regular Council meeting days except when a regular Council
meeting occurs at 5:00 p.m.
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT,
WASHINGTON, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
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SECTI® 1. -Amendment. Sec. 2. 01.020 of the Kent City Code is
amended to read as follows:
A. Meeting location. The regular and other meetings of the city council
shall be held in the council chambers at the City Hall unless otherwise
designated by majority of the city council at a regular or special meeting.
B. Regular meeting date and time. The regular meetings shall be held
on the first and third Tuesday of each month, except that during the
month of December of each year, there shall be only one (1) regular
council meeting to be held on the second Tuesday of said month. If a
regular meeting occurs on a legal holiday, the meeting shall be held on the
next business day at the same hour. Regular meetings shall convene at
7:00 p.m., except that the regular meeting scheduled for the first Tuesday
in August and the first Tuesday in November shall be held at 5:00 p.m.
C. Special meetings. Special meetings shall be held as provided by law
at such times as may be designated.
D. Council workshops. Council will hold workshops to discuss pending
local and regional issues at S 3A—y-rr5:00 p.m. on each regular council
meeting day, except when a regular or special council meeting occurs at or
before 5:30 p.m. Although typically no final action is expected to occur at
these workshops, they do constitute regular council meetings and are
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subject to all the rights and limitations available to council at any regular
meeting.
SECTI 2. -Savings. The existing portions of Section 2. 01.020
of the Kent City Code which are repealed and replaced by this ordinance,
shall remain in full force and effect until the effective date of this
ordinance.
SECTI -Corrections by City Clerk or Code Reviser. Upon
approval of the City Attorney, the City Clerk and the code reviser are
authorized to make necessary corrections to this ordinance, including the
correction of clerical errors; ordinance, section, or subsection numbering;
or references to other local, state or federal laws, codes, rules, or
regulations.
SECTION 4. -Severability. If any one or more section, subsection,
or sentence of this ordinance is held to be unconstitutional or invalid, that
decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion of this
ordinance and that remaining portion shall maintain its full force and
effect.
SECTION 5. -Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect and
be in force five (5) days from and after its passage and publication, as
provided by law.
ATTEST:
Z COOKE, MAYOR
RONALD FOORaE; CITY OLERK
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APPROVED AS TO FO
ARTHUR �PA`F""FITZPATRIC
ACTING CITY ATTORNEY
PASSED: day of , 2014.
APPROVED: day of , 2014.
PUBLISHED: ' day of e 4e , 2014.
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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