ORD 12-723ORDINANCE NO. 12-723
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Federal Way, Washington, relating to
the Responsibilities and Objectives of the Diversity Commission;
amending Federal Way Revised Code 2.65.040. (Amending Ordinance
Nos. 92-141 and 94-216}
WHEREAS, the City of Federal Way recognizes that cultural diversity is important to the
community's quality of life; and
WHEREAS, the Federal Way City Council established the Diversity Commission in 1992
pursuant to Ordinance No. 92-141; and
WHEREAS, the Diversity Commission requests the City Council refine the Commission's
responsibilities and objectives.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FEDERAL WAY,
WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section l. FWRC 2.65.040 is hereby amended to read as follows:
2.65.040 Responsibilities and objectives.
The diversity commission shall have the responsibility to pursue the following tasks in the
following order of priority:
(1) To provide a forum that will encourage input from our culturally diverse citizen group for
reviewing and establishing our city's vision.
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{�-} To provide outreach to the community in an effort to place the issue of diversity before our
citizens in a positive manner.
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(3�) To identify obstacles that impede access to city government for all of our community's
diverse members.
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(4�) To hold regular public �aee#+�s quarterly meetinqs and to keep a
written record of its proceedings which shall be a pubic record, all in accordance with
Washington State law.
Section 2. Severabilitv. Should any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, or
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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 any one 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 not 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 thirty (30) days
from and after its passage and publication, as provided by law.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Federal Way this 3� day of April, 2012.
CITY OF FEDERAL WAY
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ATTEST:
Y CLERK, CAR L MCN ILLY, CMC
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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CITY ATTORNEY, PATRICIA A. RICHARDSON
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK:
PASSED BY THE CITY COLTNCIL:
PUBLISHED:
EFFECTIVE DATE:
ORDINANCE NO.:
03-13-2012
04-03-2012
04-06-2012
OS-07-2012
12-723
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