RES 20-781 - Amending Council Rules of Procedure (Council President) RESOLUTION NO. 20-781
A RESOLUTION of the City of Federal Way,Washington, Amending
the City Council Rules of Procedure.
WHEREAS,the Federal Way City Council adopted the Council Rules of Procedure in 1992;
and
WHEREAS,the Federal Way City Council has modified the Rules of Procedure many times
since 1992; and
WHEREAS, some portions of the Council Rules don't reflect current practices; and
WHEREAS,the Federal Way City Council discussed modifications to the Rules of Procedure
at a Special Council meeting held on February 4, 2020; and
WHEREAS, the Federal Way City Council directed the City Attorney to prepare an
amendment to the Rules of Procedure consistent with the discussion at the February 4,2020 Special
Council meeting to modify the rules to reflect current practice and to otherwise update them where
appropriate.
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FEDERAL WAY,
RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Council Rules shall be amended to change all references formally known as
Deputy Mayor to Council President.
Section 2. Rule 2.1(a) shall be amended as follows:
(a) Regular Meetings
Council's regular meetings will be held the first and third Tuesdays of each month in
Council Chambers, City Hall with the exceptions.outlined below.
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Regular meetings of Council will begin at 6:30 p.m., and will adjourn no later than
10:00 p.m.To continue past this time of adjournment,a majority of the Council must
concur.
If any Tuesday on which a meeting is scheduled falls on a legal holiday or election
Right, the meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. on the first business day following the
holiday, or on another day designated by a majority vote of the Council.
In the month of Auaust._one re alar meeting of Council will be held on the second
Tuesday of the motit1i in lieu of iii cetings on the first and third Tuesdays.
Unless a majority of Council votes otherwise,the second regular meeting of Council
in December(on the third Tuesday) will not be held.
Section,3. Rule 2.2 (c)(i) shall be amended as follows:
(c) Proclamations and Presentations
i. A Proclamation is defined as an official announcement made by either the City
Council or the Mayor.
City Council Proclamations are defined as those non-controversial events that
have a major citywide impact. City Council Proclamations will be publicly read
at a City Council meeting and presented to a representative of the event during
the Council meeting.
Mayor's Proclamations are defined as those non-controversial events which are
requested by and for a special interest group within the City. Mayor's
Proclamations are signed by the Mayor and forwarded to a representative of the
event.
Confi-m)ersy is deftiied as a disrule,especially a 1en_,t1iV ',111 t,ul?i c one,hettivicen
sides holding opposing Views.
The Mayor and Council President will determine together if a Proclamation
request is for a City Council Proclamation or a Mayor's Proclamation.
Council Members m4y request that a Council Proclat»atloii be added to a re. u1 u
meeting agenda by submitting a draft of the t'roposed text of the Proclamation to
the Council President or Mayor. pl-iol- tct1i e a1.__enda sett og meeting outlined in
Section 3 of these rules. Council Members �A•lio propose a Proclamation_must
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identify aLperson to receive the proclamation no later than noon on the Thursday
before the inecting where it is to be presented.
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Section 4.Those language changes illustrated as underline and strikethrough changes in the
attached exhibit are hereby adopted.
Section 5. Severability.If any section,sentence,clause or phrase of this resolution should be
held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or
unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of any other section, sentence,
clause, or phrase of this resolution.
Section 6. Corrections. The City Clerk and the codifiers of this resolution are authorized to
make necessary corrections to this resolution including, but not limited to, the correction of
scrivener/clerical errors, references, resolution numbering, section/subsection numbers and any
references thereto.
Section 7.Ratification.Any act consistent with the authority and prior to the effective date of
this resolution is hereby ratified and affirmed.
Section 8.Effective Date.This resolution shall be effective immediately upon passage by the
Federal Way City Council.
RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FEDERAL WAY,
WASHINGTON this 18th day of February, 2020.
[Signature Page to Follow]
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CITY OF FEDERAL WAY:
JIM FEIZIZELL, MAYOR
ATTEST:
PHANIE COURTN Y, MC, CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
J. RYAN CALL, CITY ATTORNEY
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: 02/12/2020
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: 02/18/2020
RESOLUTION NO.: 20-781
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