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ORDINANCE NO. 90-16
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FEDERAL WAY,
WASHINGTON, CREATING THE OFFICE OF CITY
MANAGER, PROVIDING FOR THE APPOINTMENT
THEREOF, PRESCRIBING THE DUTIES OF THE
OFFICE, AND ESTABLISHING AN OATH AND BOND
AS REQUIREMENTS FOR THOSE HOLDING THE
OFFICE.
WIiEREAS, the City of Federal Way will incorporate as a
noncharter optional municipal code city organized under the
Council-Manager form of government specified in Chapter 35A.13
RCW, and
WHEREAS, RCW 35A.13.010 and .090 provide that the City
Council may create such departments, offices and employments as
it deems advisable and that the Council shall appoint a City
Manager who shall be the chief executive officer and head of the
administrative branch of the City government, and
WHEREAS, the Council desires to specify the powers and
duties of the City Manager and to set forth the requirements for
an oath and a bond, now, therefore,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FEDERAL WAY,
WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Office of Cit� Manager Established -
Appointment. Pursuant to RCW 35A.13.010 and .090, there is
hereby established for the City of Federal Way, the office of
City Manager. Such office shall be appointive and all
appointments to such office shall be made by the City Council.
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Section 2. Duties of City Manager. The City Manager
shall be the chief executive officer and head of the administra-
tive branch of the City government. The City Manager shall be
responsible to the Council for the proper administration of all
affairs of the City. The City Manager shall have all of the
powers and shall perform each and all of the duties specified by
Chapter 35A.13 RCW, together with any other duties or authority
which may be conferred upon such office by the City Council or by
the laws of the State of Washington or the ordinances of the
City, as they now exist or may hereafter be amended.
Section 3. Bond and Oath Required. Before entering
upon the duties of his or her office, the City Manager shall take
an an oath or affirmation for the faithful performance of his or
her duties and shall execute and file with the Clerk of the
Council a bond in favor of the City in the amount of fifty
thousand dollars ($50,000) or such other amount as may be set
from time to time by the City Council. The bond may be either an
individual bond covering the City Manager or a blanket fidelity
bond covering all City officers who are required to post a bond
as a condition of their office. The premium on such bond shall
be•paid by the City.
Section 4. Severability. If any section, sentence,
clause or phrase of this ordinance 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 ordinance.
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Section 5 . Effective Date This ordinance shall
take effect upon the official date of incorporation of the City,
which is more than five (5) days after the publication of the
attached summary, which is hereby approved.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Federal Way
this 30th day of Januarv, 1990.
CITY OF FEDERAL WAY
MAYOR, DEBRA ERTEL
ATTEST/AUTHENTICATED:
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CITY CLERK, DELORES A. MEAD
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY:
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FILE WITH THE CITY CLERK: January 16, 1990
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: January 30, 1990
PUBLISHED: February 4, 1990
EFFECTIVE DATE: Date of incorporation
ORDINANCE NO. 90-16
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