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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, REPEALING RESOLUTIONNO.
1578; APPOINTING SOUND LAW CENTER, LLC, AS THE
CITY'S HEARING EXAMINER PURSUANT TO TUKWILA.
MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 2.76 TO PRESIDE OVER
HEARINGS RELATED TO LAND USE, CODE ENFORCEMENT,
POLICE FORFEITURES, AND OTHER MATTERS AS
SPECIFIED IN THE TUKWILA MUNICIPAL CODE.
Resolution 1971 was amended or repealed by the following resolutions.
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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, REPEALING RESOLUTION NO.
1578; APPOINTING SOUND LAW CENTER, LLC, AS THE
CITY'S HEARING EXAMINER PURSUANT TO TUKWILA
MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 2.76 TO PRESIDE OVER
HEARINGS RELATED TO LAND USE, CODE ENFORCEMENT,
POLICE FORFEITURES, AND OTHER MATTERS AS
SPECIFIED IN THE TUKWILA MUNICIPAL CODE.
WHEREAS, on May 5, 1997, the City Council passed Ordinance No. 1796,
establishing the office of Hearing Examiner; and
WHEREAS, the City of Tukwila uses the Hearing Examiner for presiding over
matters such as land use hearings under Tukwila Municipal Code (TMC) Titles 17, 18,
19 and 21, code enforcement appeals under TMC Chapter 8.45; police forfeiture
hearings under TMC Title 8; ethics complaints under TMC Chapter 2.95; commercial
parking tax appeals under TMC Chapter 3.48; and business license appeals under TMC
Chapter 5.04; and
WHEREAS, the City of Tukwila contracts for the services of Hearing Examiner; and
WHEREAS, the City of Tukwila has contracted with the City of Seattle's Hearing
Examiner since 2005, and the City of Seattle has notified Tukwila they are unable to
continue providing these services due to the City of Seattle's own workload; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to TMC Section 2.76.010, "...Hearing Examiner shall mean
any person appointed by the Mayor, and approved by the City Council, for the purpose
of presiding over appeals and other matters..."; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to TMC Section 2.76.020, "The Hearing Examiner shall have
the powers and duties assigned to that office by ordinance"; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Community Development selected Sound Law
Center, LLC, as a potential consultant to provide hearing examiner services, as the firm
has extensive experience in providing similar services to many other local cities, has
multiple staff members to assist, the fees charged are similar to what Tukwila paid
Seattle's Hearing Examiner, and it is desirable to have one contract as opposed to
multiple contracts with different hearing examiners; and
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WHEREAS, Sound Law Center, LLC, has entered into a contract with the City of
Tukwila to provide services as a Hearing Examiner for the City of Tukwila; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to designate Sound Law Center, LLC, as
Hearing Examiner for the City of Tukwila; and
WHEREAS, to allow for efficient and effective operations, the City Council desires
to authorize Sound Law Center, LLC, to administratively adopt rules of procedure to
follow when hearing matters on behalf of Tukwila in coordination with review by the City
Attorney and affected City departments; and such rules of procedure shall supersede
the City of Seattle Hearing Examiner's rules previously adopted by Tukwila City Council
Resolution No. 1578;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA,
WASHINGTON, HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Resolution 1578 Repealed. The City Council hereby repeals
Resolution No. 1578 in its entirety.
Section 2. Appointment of Hearing Examiner. The City Council of the City of
Tukwila, Washington, hereby appoints Sound Law Center, LLC, as the office of the
City's Hearing Examiner to preside over land use, code enforcement, police forfeitures,
and other matters as specified in the Tukwila Municipal Code. The Hearing Examiner is
authorized to administratively adopt rules of procedure in coordination with review by
City departments.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, at
a Regular Meeting thereof this ta46 day of A) y6wk�, 2019.
ATTEST/AUTHENTICATED:
hristy O'Flaherty, MMC, City Clerk
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Filed with the City Clerk: 11/13/(l
Passed by the City Council: if/( r
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