Ord 00-366
ORDINANCE NO. 00-366
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FEDERAL WAY, WASHINGTON, AMENDING THE
PROVISIONS RELATING TO PARKS AND RECREATION
COMMISSION MEMBERSHIP. (AMENDING ORDINANCE
NUMBERS 91-93, 93-186,96-280 and 98-312).
WHEREAS, the Federal Way City Council recognizes that parks and recreation are
vital to the community's quality oflife, 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 created a parks
and recreation commission (the "commission") as amended by Ordinance Numbers 93-186,96-280,
and 98-312; and
WHEREAS, the Federal Way City Council set term limits of no longer than three
consecutive years for the commission members and;
WHEREAS, no other City commission has term limits and;
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to repeal the term limits for parks and recreation
commissions to be consistent with other City commissions; NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FEDERAL WAY, WASHINGTON,
DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section I. Amendment. The Federal Way City Code ("FWCC") Section 11-27
shall be amended as follows:
Sec. 11-27. Membership.
(a) The parks and recreation commission shall consist of at least nine members and may
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consist of up to eleven members by appointing the altemate(s) as a member or members. The city
council shall determine upon the expiration of any member's term if a need exists to appoint more
than nine members to the commission.
(b) The parks and recreation commission shall serve without compensation.
(c) Each member shall serve a term of three years. Mcmber3 3haIl3~r.e nð mðle thm, tlHec
eðfl3eetlti.e tenl'l3 tlpðfl eðtlneil IIfJpðintn.ent, ..hetl'ICI scl"ling all ðI !Ill) pðrtiðfl ðfan) tenn, and this
pro, i3iðn 3hall be applied retrðaeti ,el). The city council shall annually appoint new members to
fill the expiring terms on the parks and recreation commission. If, for any reason, a vacancy occurs
during 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
fulfilling his or her responsibilities to the satisfaction of the city council. All members ofthe parks
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and recreation commission shall serve until their successors are duly appointed by the 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 diversity of all recreational needs
of the city.
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 p~blication, as provided by law.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Federal Way this
21st
day of
March
,2000,
CITY OF FEDERAL WAY
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MAYOR, M ARK
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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CIT AT;~~EY, LO;-:K. LINDELL
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: 03/07/00
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL:03/21/00
PUBLISHED: 03/25/00
EFFECTIVE DATE: 03/30/00
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• Item 5B
CITY OF FEDERAL WAY
CITY COUNCIL
PARKS, RECREATION, HUMAN SERVICES & PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
Date:
From:
February 7, 2000
Jennifi
Parks,
Via: David
Subject: Amendment to Ordinance/Parks and Recreation Commission
Background:
At its retreat January 7 and 8, the City Council directed staff to prepare an ordinance amendment for
Council approval eliminating term limits for members of the Parks and Recreation Commission. No
other city commission has term limits for its members.
The draft amendment shows a strike-out in subsection 11-27 Membership (c), the reference to
membership limited to serving no more than three consecutive terms. Thus, the membership for the
Parks and Recreation Commission is consistent with the other city commissions.
Committee Recommendation
Motion to approve the proposed amendment eliminating term limits for the Parks and Recreation
Commission and forward to full Council on March 7, 2000.