HomeMy WebLinkAboutFS 2014-04-22 Item 2A - Ordinance - Signing AuthorityCity of Tukwila
Jim Haggerton, Mayor
INFORMATIONAL MEMORANDUM
TO: Tukwila City Council
FROM: Shelley Kerslake, City Attorney
BY: Christy O'Flaherty, City Clerk
DATE: April 14, 2014
SUBJECT: Amendment to Tukwila Municipal Code 2.08 regarding signing authority
ISSUE
The Tukwila Municipal Code should be amended to include language authorizing the City
Administrator to sign documents in the absence of the Mayor.
DISCUSSION
RCW 35A.12.100 designates the duties and authority of the Mayor, which includes signing
official City documents. In the absence of the Mayor, the City Administrator should be
authorized to sign documents to ensure the continuity of City business. While the City has an
Administrative Policy authorizing the City Administrator to sign documents in the Mayor's
absence, a provision in the code is also advised.
RECOMMENDATION
The Council is being asked to consider this item on the Consent Agenda of the April 7, 2014
Regular Meeting.
ATTACHMENTS
-Draft Ordinance
-Tukwila Municipal Code 2.08
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 2016,
AS CODIFIED IN TUKWILA MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 2.08,
TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO SIGN CITY
DOCUMENTS IN THE MAYOR'S ABSENCE; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Mayor is the Chief Executive and Administrative Officer of the City
with the authority to designate assistants and department heads; and
WHEREAS, to ensure the continuity of City business, the City Administrator should be
authorized to sign official City documents in the Mayor's absence;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA,
WASHINGTON, HEREBY ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. TMC Chapter 2.08 Amended. Ordinance No. 2016, as codified in
Tukwila Municipal Code Chapter 2.08, "Mayor," is hereby amended to add a new
Section 2.08.040 as follows:
2.08.040 Authority. Pursuant to RCW 35A.12.100, the Mayor is the Chief
Executive and Administrative Officer of the City. As such, the Mayor is responsible for
signing official documents of the City. In the absence of the Mayor, the City
Administrator is authorized to sign official City documents on behalf of the Mayor to
ensure the continuity of City business.
Section 2. 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; references to
other local, state or federal laws, codes, rules, or regulations; or ordinance numbering
and section /subsection numbering.
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Section 3. Severability. If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or
phrase of this ordinance or its application to any person or situation should be held to be
invalid or unconstitutional for any reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, such
invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of the
remaining portions of this ordinance or its application to any other person or situation.
Section 4. Effective Date. This ordinance or a summary thereof shall be published
in the official newspaper of the City, and shall take effect and be in full force five 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 day of , 2014.
ATTEST /AUTHENTICATED:
Christy O'Flaherty, MMC, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM BY:
Shelley M. Kerslake, City Attorney
Jim Haggerton, Mayor
Filed with the City Clerk:
Passed by the City Council:
Published:
Effective Date:
Ordinance Number:
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TITLE 2 — ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL
CHAPTER 2.08
MAYOR
Sections:
2.08.010 Compensation
2.08.020 Salary
2.08.030 Benefits
2.08.010 Compensation
Pursuant to the provisions of RCW 35A.12.070, the
person holding the position of Mayor shall be compensated at
a yearly rate set forth by ordinance, payable in equal monthly
installments.
(Ord. 2016 §1, 2003)
2.08.020 Salary
Beginning January 1, 2003, the salary for the Tukwila
Mayor shall be set at $78,000 per year. Beginning January 1,
2004, that salary will be increased to $80,000 per year.
Beginning January 1, 2005, the salary will be adjusted annually
at the same rate of inflation as determined by the current
method prescribed for the non - represented employees.
(Ord. 2016 §2 2003)
2.08.030 Benefits
Subject to any applicable restrictions, the Mayor shall be
eligible to receive the same or an equivalent benefit package
as is given to department heads in the City of Tukwila and
established from time to time by resolution.
(Ord. 2016 §3, 2003)
CHAPTER 2.12
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS
Sections:
2.12.010 Office Created
2.12.020 Duties
2.12.030 Compensation
2.12.010 Office Created
There is created the office of Director of Public Works in and
for the City, which office shall be filled by appointment of the
Mayor subject to confirmation of the Council.
(Ord 707 (part), 1972; Ord. 562 §1, 1969)
2.12.020 Duties
Subject to the direction of the Mayor, the Director of Public
Works shall perform the following duties:
1. He shall have charge of construction, mainten-
ance, repair and cleaning of the streets, sidewalks, gutters,
sewers and drains, and such other related activities.
2. He shall exercise general supervision over the
municipal water and sewer systems.
(Ord. 1494 §1, 1988; Ord, 707 (part), 1972;
Ord. 562 §3, 1969)
2.12.030 Compensation
The Director of Public Works shall receive such salary and
in such amounts as the Council may, from time to time,
establish by ordinance and as fixed by the City's annual
budget.
(Ord. 707(part), 1972; Ord. 562 §3, 1969)
Produced by the City of Tukwila, City Clerk's Office
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