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CITY OF TUK WILA
JEH clh WASHINGTON
2/26/85
Rev 3/20/85 jt ORDINANCE NO. l
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON,
AMENDING SECTION 2.04.150 OF THE TUKWILA MUNICIPAL
CODE TO ADD A NEW SUBSECTION 4 RELATING TO SPECIAL
PRESENTATIONS ON KEY AGENDA ITEMS, AMENDING
SECTION 2.04.160 OF THE TUKWILA MUNICIPAL CODE TO
ADD A NEW SUBSECTION (g) RELATING TO SIGNATURES OF
THE MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS ON JOINT COUNCIL
RESOLUTIONS AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to change the current
format of its agenda to include special presentations on key
agenda items as an optional part of its agenda and,
WHEREAS, the City Council further desires to clarify
the circumstances under which the entire City Council and /or the
Mayor may sign Council resolutions, now, therefore,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, DO
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Aqenda Format. Section 2.04.150 of the
Tukwila Municipal Code, enacted as part of Section 8 of Ordinance
No. 1311 of the City, passed by the City Council on January 16,
1984, is hereby amended to read as follows:
2.04.150 Agenda Format. The format of the City
Council agenda shall be as follows:
(1) Call to Order.
(2) Pledge of Allegiance.
(3) Roll call.
(4) Special Presentations on Key Agenda Items.
(5) Reports. Reports on special interest items
from Mayor, City Council, staff, City Attorney, and
intergovernmental representatives.
(6) Citizen's Comments. To give audience a
chance to comment on items not listed on the agenda.
(7) Consent Agenda.
(A) Contains all consent agenda items for
warded from the committee of the whole meeting and
routine items such as, but not limited to:
(i) Approval of minutes,
(ii) Approval of vouchers;
(B) The following rules shall apply to the
consent agenda:
(i) Any member of the City Council may,
by request, have an item removed from the consent
agenda. That item will be forwarded under new business
for further discussion.
(ii) The remaining items shall be
approved by motion;
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(8) Bid Awards. All competitive bid awards
require Council approval.
(9) Public hearings.
(A) For public hearings required by city,
state, or federal law or as council may direct, it
shall include, but not be limited to:
(i) LID,
(ii) Zoning,
(iii) Budget,
(iv) Revenue sharing
(v) Annexation;
(B) The following procedures shall apply to
public hearings:
(i) The presiding officer may exercise
a change in the procedures, but said decision may be
overruled by a majority vote of the City Council.
(ii) The proponent spokesman shall
speak first and be allowed fifteen minutes. Council
may ask questions.
(iii) The opponent spokesman shall be
allowed fifteen minutes for presentation and Council
may ask questions.
(iv) Each side shall then be allowed
five minutes for rebuttal.
(v) After the proponents and opponents
have used their speaking time, Council may ask further
questions of the speakers, who may respond.
(C) At public hearings where a general
audience is in attendance to present arguments for or
against a public issue:
(i) A person may speak for five
minutes. No one may speak for a second time until
everyone wishing to speak has had an opportunity to
speak.
(ii) After the speaker has used the
allotted time, Council may ask questions of the speaker
and the speaker may respond, but may not engage in
further debate.
(iii) The hearing will then be closed
to public participation and open for Councilmanic
discussion.
(10) Old Business. This section of the agenda
shall include items of a general nature, including
resolutions and ordinances previously discussed at a
Council meeting. The following procedures shall apply
during this section of the agenda:
(A) The sponsor or a designated spokesman of
each item will give a presentation.
(B) The Council may then question the
sponsor or designated spokesman of the presented item.
(C) A motion at this time will be in order:
(i) If a resolution or ordinance, the
City Attorney or Chairman may read the item by title
only, or if requested by any Council member, the docu-
ment may be read in its entirety. A motion by Council
shall rule.
(ii) The Council, by motion, will
dispense with the resolution or ordinance.
(iii) All other items will be dispensed
with by Council motion.
(11) New Business. This section of the agenda
shall include all items of a general nature, including
resolutions and ordinances previously discussed at a
committee of the whole meeting and put forward to the
regular meeting and items that have been removed from
the consent agenda. The procedures that apply during
this section shall be the same as those under old
business.
(12) Miscellaneous.
(13) Adjournment. Council meetings shall adjourn
no later than eleven p.m. If Council desires to extend
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the meeting, a motion shall be required of a majority
plus one vote of Council Members present. Items not
acted upon by the eleven p.m. deadline shall be
deferred to the next respective Council meeting as old
business, unless Council, by a majority vote of members
present, determines otherwise.
Section 2. Miscellaneous Agenda Procedures. Section
2.04.160 of the Tukwila Municipal Code, and Section 11 of Ordi-
nance No. 1311, passed by the City Council on January 16, 1984
are hereby amended to add a new subsection (g) to read as
follows:
(g) A joint resolution of the City Council and the
Mayor may be proposed when:
(1) The subject of the resolution is of broad
City concern, and the subject contains Council
Policy and Administrative Procedure, or
(2) The subject of the resolution is of a cere-
monial or honorary nature.
Joint resolutions will be subject to the voting
rules of Section 2.04.190 and will be signed by
the Mayor and the Council President. The Council
may provide for all Council Members signing the
joint resolution enacted under subparagraph g(2)
above.
Section 3. Effective Date. This ordinance shall be in
full force and effect five (5) days after passage and publication
as provided by law.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA,
WASHINGTON, at a regular meeting thereof this �8 day of
c G7 GrX., 1985.
APPROVED: In accordance with RCW35A.12.130,
Mayor Van Dusen has elected not to approve this
ordinance. It becomes effective 3/29/85
GARY L. VAN DUSEN, MAYOR
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY: ATTEST /AUTHENTICATED:
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MARINE ANDERSON, CITY CLERK
FILED WITH THE CITY 'RK: March 21, 1985
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: March 18, 1985
PUBLISHED RECORD CHRONICLE: March 31, 1985
EFFECTIVE DATE:
ORDINANCE NO. 1345
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