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Home My WebLink About4336 ORDINANCE NO. 4336 AN ORDINANCE of the City Council of the City of Kent, Washington, amending sections 2.54.020, 2.59.020, 3.02.080 and 3.03.010 of the Kent City Code relating to eliminate references to the operations committee. RECITALS A. Decades ago, the Kent City Council created various three- member committees, including the Economic and Community Development Committee, the Operations Committee, the Parks Committee, the Public] Safety Committee, and the Public Works Committee. I i B. Over time, references to some of the council committees have been added to the Kent City Code for the purposes of appointing i councilmembers to serve on various boards, committees and commissions. C. On September 17, 2019, the Kent City Council eliminated the, various three-member council committees, and in their place, created a' i committee called the Committee of the Whole which is made up of the full; membership of the Kent City Council. D. This ordinance eliminates the references to the Operations, i I' Committee that currently appear in Kent City Code sections 2.54.020 relating to the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee, 2.59.020 relating to the! Regional Fire Authority, 3.02.080 relating to the City Investment Policy, Ordinance Eliminating References to Council Committees from Kent City Code and 3.03.010 relating to the Payment of Claims, demands and Vouchers. It also eliminates a reference to the Public Safety committee in KCC 2.59.020 relating to the Regional Fire Authority. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT, WASHINGTON, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: ORDINANCE SECTION 1. - Amendment - KCC 2.54.020. Section 2.54.020 of the Kent City Code entitled 'Membership," is hereby amended as follows: Sec. 2.54.020 Membership. The lodging tax advisory committee shall consist of nine members as follows: A. Four members appointed by the city council who are representatives of businesses required to collect tax under Chapter 67.28 RCW; B. Four members appointed by the city council who are persons involved in activities authorized to be funded by revenue received under Chapter 67.28 RCW; and C. The council president shall appoint a member of ' the council to serve as a member of and to chair the lodging 9 9 tax advisory committee. SECTION 2. - Amendment - KCC 2.59.020. Section 2.59.020 of the Kent City Code entitled "Governing board appointment," is hereby amended as follows: I i Sec. 2.59.020 Governing board appointment. The council president shall appoint three (3) members of the Kent city council to serve as the city of Kent's representatives on the governing i Ordinance Eliminating References to Council Committees from Kent City Code board. SECTION 3. - Amendment - KCC 3.02.080. Section 3.02.080 of the Kent City Code entitled "Performance standards, reporting requirements, and advisory investment committee," is hereby amended as± follows: ! Sec. 3.02.080 Performance standards, reporting requirements, and advisory investment committee. A. Performance standards. The city's investment portfolio will be designed to obtain a market average rate of return during budgetary and economic cycles, taking into account the city's investment risk constraints and cash flow needs. Appropriate benchmarks shall be established against which portfolio performance shall be compared on a regular basis. The I benchmarks shall be reflective of the actual securities being purchased and a comparison to the LGIP earnings rate should be completed on a regular basis. B. Advisory investment committee. An investment committee will be established consisting of the mayor (or designee), finance director, the public works director, and a member of the council epeFatiens een9n9ittee, who shall be appointed by the mayor to serve a two-year term, which term shall run concurrently with the term of the council president, except I to the extent interim appointments become necessary. The committee will meet quarterly and will be established to serve in a general review and advisory capacity, taking into account the city's investment objectives, available funds and current market conditions. The committee will review periodic reports which may include, but are not limited to: market value of j Ordinance Eliminating References to Council Committees from Kent City Code the portfolio, percentages by type and institution, average life of the portfolio, expected cash flows, and average rate of return. SECTION 4. - Amendment - KCC 3.03.010. Section 3.03.010 of the Kent City Code entitled 'City auditing officer," is hereby amended as follows: Sec. 3.03.010 City auditing officer. The epeFatiens cengn9ittee, eF its autheFlzed council president, or his or her designee, shall serve as the city auditing officer and shall act as auditor for! I the city for all claims, demands and vouchers presented to the city council for approval. Such claims, demands, and vouchers shall be prepared fort audit and payment on a form providing for the authentication and ; certification by the auditing officer that the materials have been furnished,' the services rendered or the labor performed as described, and the claim,I demand, or voucher is a just, true, and unpaid obligation against the city. SECTIONS. - Severability. If any one or more section, subsection, or sentence of this ordinance is 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 6. - 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. j SECTION 7. - Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect and! be in force 30 days from and after its passage, as provided by law. i Ordinance Eliminating References to Council Committees from Kent City Code i October 15, 2019 DANA RALPH, MAYO Date Approved ATTE T: c � October 15, 2019 KIMBERLEY A IKOMOTO, CI CLERK Date Adopted October 18, 2019 Date Published APPROVED AS FOR THUR " " FITZ ATRIC CITY ATTORNEY Ordinance Eliminating References to Council Committees from Kent City Code STATE OF WASHINGTON, COUNTY OF KING } AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION PUBLIC NOTICE Polly Shepherd, being first duly sworn on oath that she is the Publisher of the Kent - Covington Reporter a weekly newspaper, which newspaper is a legal newspaper of general circulation and is now and has been for more than six months prior to the date of publication hereinafter referred to, published in the English language continuously as a weekly newspaper in King County, Washington. The Kent - Covington Reporter has been approved as a Legal Newspaper by order of the Superior Court of the State of Washington for King County. The notice in the exact form annexed was published in regular issues of the Kent - Covington Reporter(and not in supplement form) which was regularly distributed to its subscribers during the below stated period. The annexed notice (877425), a: Public Notice was published on October 18", 2019. The full amount of the fee charged for said foregoing publication is the sum of$75.47. &,L E.G • EXP • �ti �� •'M. •• � o Polly Sheph ;-A�t isher, Kent - Covington Reporter - C):g NOTARY w ® _{ PUBLIC :Z Subscribed and sworn to me this 18' day of October, 2019. '- No fWAS\-\ Gale Gwin,Notary Public for e State of Washington, Residing in Covington,WA Classified Proof w CITY OF KENT NOTICE OF ORDINANCE PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL The following is the sum- mary of an ordinance passed by the Kent City Council on October 15, 2019. ORDINANCE NO.4336- AN ORDINANCE of the City Council of the City of Kent, Washington, amending sections 2.54.020, 2.59.020 3.02,080 and 3.03.016 of the Kent City Code relating to eliminate ref- erences to the opera- tions committee. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force 30 days from and after its Passage,as provided by law. A copy of the complete text of this ordinance will be mailed upon request of the City Clerk. Kimberley A. Komoto, City Clerk 253-856-5725 CitYClerk@KentWA.gov Published in the Kent- Covington Reporter Oc- tober 18,2019.#877425