ORD 12-730ORDINANCE NO. 12-730
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Federal Way, Washington, relating to
Filing Citizen Initiative Petitions; amendingFWRC1.30.060. (Amending
Ordinance No. 92-150)
WHEREAS, pursuant to RCW 35A.11.100 the Federal Way City Council gave the citizens
initiative and referendum powers in Ordinance Number 92-150; and
WHEREAS, State law does not provide for a time period in which to gather signatures on
citizen initiative petitions; and
and
WHEREAS, a citizen has requested that the ninety day period to gather signatures be revised;
WHEREAS, the Federal Way City Council has considered the matter and determined that it
is in the best interest of the citizens to modify the Federal Way Revised Code by deleting the time
periocl to gather signatures for citizen initiative petitions.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FEDERAL WAY,
WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. FWRC 1.30.060 is hereby amended to read as follows:
1.30.060 �r�=°=��� iling initiative petition.
Initiative petitions containing the required signatures of the registered voters of
the city as provided in RCW 35A.11.100, now or as hereinafter amended, must be filed
with the city clerk
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Section 2. Severability. 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 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. Ratiiication. Any act consistent with #he 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 20th day of November, 2012.
CITY O FEDERAL WAY
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MAYOR, IP PRIEST
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK, CAR L MCNE LLY, CMC
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Gd'v1'(il,
CITY ATTORNEY, PATRICIA A. RICHARDSON
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK:
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL:
PUBLISHED:
EFFECTIVE DATE:
ORDINANCE NO.:
10-30-2012
11-20-2012
11-30-2012
12-3 0-2012
12-730
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