Ord 98-308
ORDINANCE NO.
98-108
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FEDERAL WAY, WASHINGTON, RELATING TO CIVIL SERVICE
AND PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT AND EXCLUDING FROM 'CIVIL
SERVICE THE RANK OF POLICE COMMANDER. (AMENDS
ORDINANCES NO. 95-244 AND NO. 96-258)
WHEREAS, the Federal Way city Council recognizes the need
for the Department of Public Safety to establish the rank of Police
Commander; and
WHEREAS, the Federal Way Civil Service Commission has
decided that Police Commanders should be excluded from civil
service; NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FEDERAL WAY, WASHINGTON,
DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1.
Amendment to civil Service Ordinance.
The
Federal Way City Code, Chapter 2, Article 3 shall be amended as
follows:
DIVISION 1.
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
Sec. 2-47.
Creation; appointment.
There is hereby created a police civil service commission,
consisting of five members who shall be appointed by the city
manager to exercise the powers and perform the duties established
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by this chapter and by state law as set forth in Chapter 41.12 RCW
in connection with the selection, appointment, promotion, demotion
and employment of police officers commissioned pursuant to RCW
43.101.200, unless exempt pursuant to RCW 41.06.070.
The rank of
police chief, director of police servicesL and assistant or deputy
to such chief or director, and commander shall be exempt from civil
service pursuant to RCW 42.12.050 in recognition of the management
authority delegated to such positions.
Noncommissioned full-time,
part-time or seasonal employees of the police department, such as
police support officers, community service officers, identification
technicians,
property/evidence room technicians,
record clerks,
dispatchers and administration assistants shall be excluded from
civil service pursuant to RCW 41.12.010 and RCW 41.12.220 and/or in
recognition
that
the
ci ty will
create
an
orderly
system
of
personnel
administration
to
cover
such
employees.
The
commissioners shall serve without compensation, provided however,
that they may be reimbursed for expenses incurred in service as a
commissioner.
Section
2.
Severability.
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.
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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 five (5) days from and after its passage,
approval, and publication, as provided by law.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Federal Way
this ¿'f!- day of g(U1(la.~{( , 1998.
FEDERAL WAY
CITY OF
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C~Y CLERK, N. CHRISTINE GREEN, CMC
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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CITY ATTORNEY, LOgDI K. LINDELL
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK:
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL:
PUBLISHED:
EFFECTIVE DATE:
ORDINANCE NO.
12-09-97
01-06-98
01-10-98
01-15-98
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