Reg 2017-12-04 Item 5B - Public Safety Plan - Report from Public Safety Bond Financial Oversight Committee

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C. Duties of Committee Members It is the responsibility of all Committee members to: • Arrange adequate time to carry out responsibility as a Committee member; • Come to meetings prepared: Read all reports, proposals and documents distributed prior to meetings; • Listen to other Committee members and communicate with respect and courtesy; and • Participate in group discussion and decision making. I. Ethics Training Committee members are bound by Tukwila Municipal Code Chapter 2.95, Code of Ethics for Employees and Appointed Officials. Every Committee member must complete Ethics Training and sign an Ethics Training Certification Form within six months of appointment and must complete the training within 90 days of reappointment. II. Conflict of Interest Every Committee member must sign a Conflict of Interest Disclosure Form within 90 days of appointment and must sign a new Disclosure Form within 90 days of reappointment. Article IV. Elections The Committee shall elect a Chair and a Vice Chair each year. Generally, officers shall be elected and take office annually at the first Committee meeting in the calendar year. The election will take place as the first item of new business and the elected officers will assume their duties at the close of elections. The election of the Chair will be conducted by the Committee staff person who will ask for nominations from Committee members. No one Committee member shall nominate more than one person for an office. Nominations do not require a second. Staff will repeat each nomination, ask for further nominations, and declare the nominations closed. A motion to close nominations is not necessary. Committee members will be asked to vote by a raise of hands. As soon as one of the nominees receives a majority vote of the seated members staff will declare that member elected as the Chair. No votes will be taken on any remaining nominees. A tie vote will result in a failed nomination. If none of the nominees receive a majority vote, staff will call for nominations again and repeat the process until a single candidate receives a majority vote. Upon election, the Chair will conduct the election for Vice -Chair following the same process. Should the Chair be vacated prior to the completion of the Term, the Vice -Chair will assume the duties and responsibilities of the Chair for the remainder of the Term. The Chair will then conduct elections for a new Vice -Chair. Should the Vice -Chair be vacated prior to the completion of the Term, the Chair will conduct elections for a new Vice -Chair to serve out the remainder of the Term. Page 2 of 4 224