Ord 96-280
ORDINANCE NO.
96-280
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF FEDERAL WAY, WASHINGTON AMENDING THE
PROVISIONS RELATING TO FEDERAL WAY PARKS AND
RECREATION COMMISSION. (AMENDING ORDINANCE
NO. 91-93 AND ORDINANCE NO. 93-186).
WHEREAS, the Federal Way City Council recognizes that
parks and recreation are vital to the community's quality of life,
important in attracting visitors and tourists, valuable as a source
of commerce and industry, and desired by businesses considering
location in the City; and
WHEREAS, by Ordinance No.
91-93 the Federal Way City
Council
has
provided
for the
establishment
of
the Parks
and
Recreation commission (the "commission") as amended by ordinance
No. 93-186; and
WHEREAS,
it
is
necessary
to
provide
for
annual
appointments to fill vacancies on the commission and to provide for
the removal of commission members who are not fulfilling their
responsibilities;
NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FEDERAL WAY, WASHINGTON,
DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
section 1.
Amendment.
section 11-27 of Article II.
Parks
and Recreation commission of the Federal Way City Code
("FWCC") shall be amended as follows:
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ARTICLE II. PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION.
Sec. 11-27. Membership.
(a) The parks and recreation commission shall consist of nine
(9) members appointed by the city council.
(b) The parks and recreation commission shall serve without
compensation.
(c)
Each member shall serve a term of three years'T ~
that sf the eri~inal ap~eintees te such cemmisaien. Three shall he
appoÜ'ited fer a term endin~ DeeemBcr 31,
1993,
three ahall Be
appointed fer a term eftdin~ DecemBer 31, 1991, and three shall Be
appointed for a term endift~ Deeemher 31, 1995.
Vacancies shall he
filled fer an} ~ne)~ired term in the same manner ae the ori~inal
ap~eifttmeftt.
The citv council shall annually appoint new members
to fill the expirinq terms on the parks and recreation commission.
If. for anv reason. a vacancv occurs durinq the term of a parks and
recreation commission member. the city council shall appoint a new
member to fill the unexpired term of that member.
The city council
may remove a parks and recreation commission member at any time if
the city council determines that member is not fulfillinq his or
her responsibilities to the satisfaction of citv council.
All
members of the parks and recreation commission shall serve until
their successors are dulY appointed bv city council.
(d) Persons appointed to serve on the commission shall reside
within the corporate limits of the city during the members' terms.
(e) To the extent practicable, appointments shall reflect the
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diversity of all recreational needs of the city.
(Ord. No. 91-93, § l(D), 4-16-91)
section
2.
Severabilitv.
The
provisions
of
this
ordinance are declared separate and severable.
The invalidity of
any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section, or portion
of this ordinance or the invalidity of the application thereof to
any person or circumstance, shall not affect the validity of the
remainder of the ordinance, or the validity of its application to
other persons or circumstances.
section 3.
Ratification.
Any act consistent with the
authority and prior to the effective date of this ordinance is
hereby ratified and affirmed.
section 4.
Effective Date.
This ordinance shall take
effect and be in force thirty (30) days from the time of its final
passage, as provided by law.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Federal Way
this
3
day of
December
, 1996.
CITY OF FEDERAL WAY ,
~¿~ ßi /?~r
YOR, MARLON S. PRIEST
FORM:
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FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK:
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL:
PUBLISHED:
EFFECTIVE DATE:
ORDINANCE NO.
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11-19-96
12-03-96
12-07-96
01-02-97
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