HomeMy WebLinkAbout4457ORDINANCE NO. 4457
AN ORDINANCE of the City Council of the
City of Kent, Washington, amending section
2.65.050 of the Kent City Code, related to the
Independent Salary Commission and entitled
"Responsibilities", to clarify that the Independent
Salary Commission may elect to provide for a
different salary for the council president, than that
salary which is sets for councilmembers.
RECITALS
A. On November 15, 2022, the Kent City Council considered and
passed Ordinance No. 4454, which established an Independent Salary
Commission to review and set the salaries of the elected officials of the City
of Kent, except for judges elected to the Kent Municipal Court.
B. KCC 2.65.010(B) provides that the Independent Salary
Commission may consider setting a salary for the Councilmember chosen to
serve as Council President that is different in amount than that set for other
Councilmembers, in consideration of the additional duties performed by the
Council President.
C. KCC 2.65.050(A), however, which sets out the responsibilities
of the Independent Salary Commission, uses language that is not as clear
as the purpose statement set forth in KCC 2.65.010(B) and could lead to
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confusion. For that reason, this housekeeping ordinance revises KCC
2.65.050(A) to more clearly reflect the purpose statement adopted in KCC
2.65.010—that the Independent Salary Commission is vested with the
authority to consider setting a salary for the Council President that is
different in amount than that salary set for other Councilmembers, in
consideration of the additional duties performed by the Council President.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT,
WASHINGTON, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
ORDINANCE
SECTION 1. - Amendment - KCC 2.65.050.. Section 2.65.050 of the
Kent City Code, entitled 'Responsibilities," is amended as follows:
Sec. 2.65.050. Responsibilities. The independent salary
commission shall have the following responsibilities:
A. To study the relationship of salaries to the duties of the city council
members, the council president. and the mayor and those of comparable
cities, as defined hereinabove, and to establish a salary for the mayor, -ate
e-Ling €o.-m 3alan--l=ef-a++c� council members, and the council president, as
described hereinabove, by either increasing or decreasing the existing
salaries for the city council, the council president, and the mayor by an
affirmative vote as provided for by Ch. 2.50 KCC;
B. To review salary schedules and file its amending salary schedules, if
any, not later than the third Tuesday in November of each year to coincide
with the City's annual budget cycle; provided, that this does not preclude
the independent salary commission from reviewing and amending salary
schedules more often than once per year if circumstances warrant;
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C. To submit each amended salary schedule to the city clerk, who will
publish the complete schedule two times, at least one week apart, in the
official newspaper of the city. The second publication date will be the official
filing date. The schedule will become effective 30 days after this date.
D. The commission will use its best efforts to file its initial schedule of
salaries for the positions of Mayor, City councilmembers, and municipal court
judges with the city clerk no later than April 1, 2023. After that date, the
commission will review and, if it so determines, amend and file its salary
schedules not later than the third Tuesday in November of each year to
coincide with the City's annual budget cycle. The commission's initial
schedule of salaries will have an effective date no sooner than January 1,
2023.
E. The signature of the chair of the independent salary commission shall
be affixed on each schedule submitted to the city clerk. The salary schedule
will be subject to referendum petition in the same manner as a City
ordinance, if a valid referendum petition is filed within thirty (30) days of
the salary schedule's official filing date.
F. The commission's established or amended salary schedule will
become effective in the amounts, at the times, and under the conditions
established in the schedule by the commission. Once filed, the City will
incorporate the schedule into the City budget without further action by the
City Council or the commission.
G. Salary increases established by the independent salary commission
shall be effective as to all city council members and the mayor regardless of
their terms of office. Salary decreases established by the commission shall
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become effective as to incumbents at the commencement of their next
subsequent terms of office.
H. Existing salaries for the mayor and members of council established by
City ordinance or City budget, or by prior action of the independent salary
commission, will remain in effect unless and until changed in accordance
with the provisions of this chapter.
I. The terms and conditions of the commission's adopted salary
schedule will remain in effect until amended under the terms and conditions
of a new salary schedule filed in accordance with this chapter.
SECTION 2. - 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 3. - 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, - Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect and be
in force thirty days from and after its passage, as provided by law.
January 17, 2023
DANA RALPH, MAYO r Date Approved
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ATTEST:
KI BERLEY U �M�f ll�OTO, CITY CLERK
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
January 17. 2023
Date Adopted
January 20, 2023
Date Published
CHRISTINA SCHUCK, DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY
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STATE OF WASHINGTON, COUNTY OF KING }
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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.
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Subscribed and sworn to me this 20`h day of January, 2023.
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CITY OF KENT
NOTICE OF
ORDINANCE PASSED
BY THE CITY COUNCIL
The following is a sum-
mary of an ordinance
passed by the Kent City
Council on January 17,
2023.
ORDINANCE NO. 4457
- AN ORDINANCE of the
City Council of the City
of Kent, Washington,
amending section
2.65.050 of the Kent City
Code, related to the In-
dependent Salary Com-
mission and entitled
'Responsibilities', to
clarify that the Indepen-
dent Salary Commission
may elect to provide for
a different salary for the
council president, than
that salary which is sets
for councilmembers.
This ordinance shall take
effect and be in force 30
days from and after its
passage. as provided by
Iaw.A copy of the com-
plete text of any ordi-
nance will be mailed
upon request of the City
Clerk.
Kimberley A. Komoto,
City Clerk
Kkomoto ftKentWA. gov
253-856-5725
#969940
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