ORD 14-756ORDINANCE NO. 14 -756
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Federal Way, Washington, relating to
restricting the vote for citizen initiatives to General elections; amending
FWRC 1.30.160(2). (Amending Ordinance No. 92 -150)
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Federal Way gave citizens the initiative and
referendum powers pursuant to RCW 35A.11.100 in Ordinance No. 92 -150; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to RCW 35A.11.080 and Federal Way Revised Code 1.30.310
restricting citizen initiative and /or referendum powers requires a vote; and
WHEREAS, on June 4, 2013 the City Council of the City of Federal Way passed a resolution
directing the submission of a ballot proposition to the voters whether elections for citizen initiatives
should be limited to general elections;
WHEREAS, said ballot proposition was submitted to the voters on November 5, 2013; and
WHEREAS, King County elections certified that seventy -five percent (75 %) of the voters
agreed that the elections for citizen initiatives should be restricted to general elections; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Federal Way desires to capture the citizens'
desire with the following amendment to the Federal Way Revised Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FEDERAL WAY,
WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. FWRC 1.30.160 is hereby amended to read as follows:
1.30.160 Initiative petition — Council action.
If the petition accompanying the proposed ordinance is signed by the registered voters in the city as
required by state law and, if it contains a request that, unless passed by the city council, the ordinance
be submitted to a vote of the people, the council shall either:
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(1) Pass the proposed ordinance without alteration within 45 days after the city clerk's certificate
that the number of signatures on the petition are sufficient; or
(2) Within 45 days after- the eity elei ' Upon receipt of the certificate of sufficiency with the i-s
attached to the petition, eause to be ealled a speeial eleetio to be held not less than 30 Her more
than 120 days thee- eaft °rthe city clerk will notify the City Council; for submission of the proposed
ordinance without alteration, to a vote of the people unless a gener-al election -A411 ee w ithifl
"n days •'�ie en4 s,°�.... issi ,., "' t be made at the next that-general election.
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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. 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
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from and after its passage and publication, as provided by law.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Federal Way this 7th day of January, 2014.
CITY O��DERAL WAY
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ATTEST:
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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CITY ATTORNEY, PATRICIA A. RICHARDSON
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: 12 -27 -2013
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: 01 -07 -2014
PUBLISHED: 01 -10 -2014
EFFECTIVE DATE: 01 -15 -2014
ORDINANCE NO.: 14 -756
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