HomeMy WebLinkAbout1184RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION of the City Council of the
City of Kent, Washington, related to Council
meetings and executive sessions.
WHEREAS, the Kent City Council holds regular and special
meetings and executive sessions ~ithin such rreetings ~ursuant to
the reguire~ents of the Open Public Meetings Act; an~
WHE~EAS, the Kent City Council is also authorized to ~eet
and discuss certain iterrs outside of public meetings including the
planning or adoption of strategies or ~ositions to be taken by the
Council during the course of any collective bargaining,
professional negotiations,' grievance or rreciation proceedings, or
the review of pro~osals made in such negotiations or proceedings
while in ~regress; and
WHEREAS, at such meetings or gatherings the Council rray
give direction on policy to the Mayor and City staff; and
WHEREAS, after such meeting or gathering individual
councilrnernbers may determine that additional or different
directions affecting such policy rratters should again be
considered; anc
WHEREAS, the purpose of such executive sessions or
gatherings is to discuss matters requiring confidentiality; NOW,
THEREFORE,
'I'HE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CI'l'Y OF KENT, WASHINGTON DOES
HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Any change or alteration to the Kent City
Council's directions regarding any matters originally considered
during executive sessions shall te brcught before the Council for
its reconsideration pursuant to legal requirements prior to any
change or alteration to such directions.
Section 2. All matters discussed within such executive
sessions shall be kept confidential by those present except to the
extent that the law requires a portion of the matters to be
brought to an open public rreeting for final acticn or until the
matter is settled or implemented or until the matter is officially
made public.
Passed at a regular
City of Kent, washington this
day of
C,on~urrec in ty the
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AT'I'EST:
MARIE JENSRNf'CITY CLERK
rreeting of the Ci~y Council of the _if_ day of f)c-Y.__ 1988.
Mayor cf the City of Kent, this {.
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MN KELLEHER, MAYOR
I hereby certify that this is a true anc correct copy of
Resolution No. )(($c/ , passed by the City Council of the City of
Kent, washington, t~e L cay cf ·sics/ , 1988.
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MARIE JENSEN, CITY CLERK