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MINUTES
FEDERAL WAY CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING
Council Chambers - City Hall
January 5, 2010 — 5:30 pm
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1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER
Mayor povey called the meeting to order at 5:34 pm.
Councilmember's present: Mayor Jack Dovey, Councilmembers Jim Ferrell, Linda
Kochmar, Jeanne Burbidge, Mike Park, Roger Freeman and Dini Duclos.
Staff present: City Manager Brian Wilson, City Attomey Pat Richardson and City Clerk
Carol McNeilly.
2. CHANGE OF GOVERNMENT: Council Authority and Duties/Mayor Authority and
Duties — Chief Administrative Officer
City Attorney Richardson stated tonight's meeting would focus on the authority of the Mayor.
She noted the Cities of Bellingham, Renton, Kent and Everett all had Mayor/Council forms of
government as well as populations similar to Federal Way and would be used as comparison
cities for the presentation. She reviewed ordinances from these cities, some of which outlined the
specific duties for their mayor. Statutory authority that differs from Council's current procedures
are;
• the ability to appoint and remove o�cers and employees,
• to vote when needed to break a tie vote,
• to object to ordinances passed by Council,
• to call special meetings and to counter sign checks.
The Council discussed the Mayor's ability to make committee appointments and budget
amendments. Ms. Richardson stated the Council can put policies in place regarding the authority
of the Mayor by amending the purchasing policies and adopting resolutions. Ms. Richardson also
reviewed the salaries for the Mayors and Chief Administrative Officers (CAO) for the comparison
cities, along with the code qualifications and duties for their CAO.
On February 2, 2010 Council will discuss campaign financing and on March 2, 2010 the Council
will discuss the roles and responsibilities of the Mayor. The Council directed staff to be prepared
to discuss the campaign finances on January 1 gtn
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Motion: Mayor povey moved to amend the agenda to add discussion with legal counsel
regarding Litigation or Potential Litigation to Executive Session pursuant to RCW
42.30.110(1)(i); Second by Councilmember Kochmar. The motion passed unanimously.
3. EXECUTIVE SESSION
The Council adjourned to Executive Session at 6:35 pm to discuss Collective Bargaining
pursuant to RCW 42.30.140 (4)(b), Property Acquisition pursuant to RCW 42.30.110(1)(b)
and Litigation/Potential Litigation pursuant to RCW 42.30.110(1)(i) for approximately 20
minutes.
The Council adjourned from Executive Session at 6:55 pm.
4. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor povey adjoumed the meeting at 6:55 pm.
Attest:
Carol McNeilly, M, City e k
Approved by Council: January 19, 2010
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