ORD 08-575
ORDINANCE NO. 03-~7~
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF FEDERAL WAY, WASHINGTON,
REGARDING THE ADVANCE TRAVEL EXPENSE
FUND AND AMENDING CHAPTER 7 FINANCE,
ARTICLE II, FUNDS. (Amending Ordinance No. 90-
25)
WHEREAS, the City of Federal Way established a advanced travel fund in 1990
pursuant to state law, and set the amount for the fund at $5000.00; and
WHEREAS, due to the effects of inflation and changes in accounting practices,
the director of finance needs more flexibility in administering the fund; and
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FEDERAL
WAY, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS
SECTION 1. Chapter 7, Article II, Section 7-35, of the Federal Way City Code
shall be amended to read as follows:
7-35 Advance travel expenses revolving fund.
tat Pursuant to RCW 42.24.120 et seq. and in order to provide reasonable allowances
in advance of expenditure for expenses to be incurred by elected or appointed officials
and employees of the city for necessary official travel, there is established a revolving
fund, to be known as the advance travel expense revolving fund, such fund to be used
solely for the purpose of making advance payments of such travel expenses. Such
advances shall be made under the provisions ofRCW 42.24.120 et seq., this section, and
under the rules and regulations prescribed by the state auditor. W The custodian of the
advance travel expense revolving fund shall be the city finance director or designee. who
shall also establish rules and procedures for administering this fund.and the fund shall be
established by transfer from the general fund in the sum of $5,000, which shall be
deposited in a special checking account in a local bank in the name of the city and
entitled "Advance Travel Expense Account City Finance Director, (name of person
holding office) Custodian." Adyances for travel expenses shall be made by the issuance
of checks drawn on such account payable to the applicant. A check register 'Hill be
maintained in 'tvhich all transactions of the fund will be recorded.
(Ord. No. 90-25, S 6, 2-13-90)
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SECTION 2. Severabilitv. Should any section, subsection, paragraph,
sentence, clause, or phrase of this chapter, or its application to any person or situation, be
declared unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, such decision shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portions of this chapter or its application to any other person or
situation. The City Council of the City of Federal Way hereby declares that it would have
adopted this chapter and each section, subsection, sentence, clauses, phrase, or portion
thereof, irrespective of the fact that anyone or more sections, subsections, sentences,
clauses, phrases, or portions be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 3. Corrections. The City Clerk and the codifiers of this ordinance are
authorized to make necessary corrections to this ordinance including, but no limited to,
the correction of scrivener/clerical errors, references, ordinance numbering,
section/subsection numbers and any references thereto.
SECTION 4. Ratification. Any act consistent with the authority and prior to the
effective date of this ordinance is hereby ratified and affirmed.
SECTION 5. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force
five (5) days from and after its passage and publication, as provided by law.
I PASSED by the City Council of the City of Federal Way this 62fJcl
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day of
CITY OF FEDERAL WAY
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ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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CITY ATTORNEY, PATRICIA A. RICHARDSON
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK:
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL:
PUBLISHED:
EFFECTIVE DATE:
ORDINANCE NO.:
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