Ord 90-018
0072.130.007
JEH/crd
01/15/90
ORDINANCE NO.
90-18
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FEDERAL WAY,
WASHINGTON, CREATING THE OFFICE OF CITY
CLERK, PROVIDING FOR THE APPOINTMENT
THEREOF, PRESCRIBING THE DUTIES OF THE
OFFICE, AND ESTABLISHING AN OATH AND BOND
AS REQUIREMENTS FOR THOSE HOLDING THE
OFFICE.
WHEREAS, 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.13.090 authorizes the City Council to
create such departments,
offices and employments as it deems
advisable and requires the creation of the office of City Clerk,
now, therefore,
THE
CITY
COUNCIL
OF
THE
CITY
OF
FEDERAL
WAY,
WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
section 1.
Office of the City Clerk Established -
Appointment.
Pursuant
to
RCW
35A.13.090,
there
is
hereby
established
for the City of Federal Way,
the office of City
Clerk.
Such office shall be appointive and all appointments to
such office shall be made by the City Manager.
In lieu of the
appointment of an individual to hold the office of City Clerk,
the office may be filled by contract.
section 2.
Duties of City Clerk.
The city Clerk
shall have all of the powers and shall perform each and all of
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the duties specified by Title 35A RCW for city clerks, together
with any other duties or authority which may be conferred upon
such office by the
laws
of
the state
of Washington or the
ordinances of the City,
as they now exist or may hereafter be
amended, and such other duties as may be assigned from time to
time by the City Manager.
section 3 .
Oa th Reau ired.
Prior to entering upon
the performance of the duties of the office, the City Clerk shall
be required to take an oath for the faithful performance of the
official duties.
section 4.
Bond Reauired.
Prior to entering upon
the performance of the duties of the office, the City Clerk shall
be required to furnish an official bond, to be renewed annually,
conditioned upon the honest
and
faithful
performance
of
the
official duties,
as required by RCW 35A.13.160 and 35A.12. 080.
The bond may be either an individual bond or a blanket fidelity
bond coyering all City officers required to furnish a bond as a
condition of holding office.
The amount of such bond shall be at
a minimum
fifty thousand dollars
($50,000),
wi th the
actual
amount for any given year to be set by the City Manager.
premiums on such bonds shall be paid by the City.
The
section 5.
Severabilitv.
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
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phrase of this ordinance.
section
6.
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
January, 1990.
CITY OF FEDERAL WAY
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MAYOR, DEBRA ERTEL
ATTEST/AUTHENTICATED:
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CITY CLERK, DELÓR A. MEAD
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY:
BY Çjl ~. .~
<-,
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: January 16,
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: January 30,
PUBLISHED: February 4,1990
EFFECTIVE DATE: Date of incorporation
ORDINANCE NO. 90-18
1990
1990
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