Res 94-185
RESOLUTION NO.
94-185
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF FEDERAL WAY, WASHINGTON, AMENDING SECTION 5
OF THE CITY COUNCIL RULES OF PROCEDURE TO
ESTABLISH A PROCEDURE FOR RESPONDING TO
COMPLAINTS AGAINST COUNCIL OR COMMISSION
MEMBERS VOICED IN A PUBLIC MEETING (AMENDS
RESOLUTION NO. 94-161 AND NO. 94-176).
WHEREAS, RCW 35A.2 authorizes a city Council to determine its
own rules and order of business; and
WHEREAS, the City Council Rules of Procedure were adopted
January 21,
1992,
and amended March 17,
1992,
May 19,
1992,
July 21,1992, December 15,1992, April 20,1993, January 18,1994;
and June 7, 1994; and
WHEREAS,
the City Council wishes to amend
its Rules
of
Procedure to establish a procedure for responding to complaints
against a Councilor commission member voiced in a public meeting;
NOW THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FEDERAL WAY HEREBY RESOLVES AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1.
Amendment.
The Council Rules of Procedures,
section 5, is amended as follows:
Section 5.
Council.
Comments, Concerns & Testimony to
5.1
Persons addressing the Council, who are not
specifically scheduled on the agenda, will be
requested to step up to the podium, give their name
and address for the record, and limit their remarks
to three (3) minutes. All remarks will be
addressed to the Council as a whole. Any person
making personal, impertinent, or slanderous
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COpy
5.2
5.3
remarks, or who becomes boisterous, threatening, or
personally abusive while addressing the Council,
may be requested to leave the meeting.
The Mayor has the authority to preserve order at
all meetings of the Council, to cause the removal
of any person from any meeting for disorderly
conduct and to enforce the Rules of the Council.
The Mayor may command assistance of any peace
officer of the City to enforce all lawful orders of
the Mayor to restore order at any meeting.
citizens with complaints, concerns or questions,
will be encouraged to refer the matter to the city
Manager, or ask that the matter be placed on a
future City Council meeting, or Council Committee
agenda with the appropriate background information.
Anv citizen who voices a concern or complaint at a
citv Council meetinq which involves a potential
violation of the citv's Code of Ethics shall be
advised bv the Councilor citv Manaqement staff of
the existence of the citv's Board of Ethics. and of
the procedures for requestinq Ethics Board opinions
and/or investiqations from the Ethics Board.
Section 2.
Severability.
If any section, sentence,
invalid
clause or phrase of this resolution should be held to be
or
unconstitutional
a
by
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 resolution.
the
Section 3.
Ratification.
Any act consistent with
authority
the
and
prior
to
the
effective
date
of
resolution is hereby ratified and affirmed.
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Section 4.
Effective Date.
This resolution shall
be effective immediately upon passage by the Federal Way City
Council.
RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FEDERAL
WAY,
WASHINGTON,
this ---2!!!L day of
Seotember
1994.
CITY OF FEDERAL WAY
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MAYOR, Y E. GATES
ATTEST:
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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, C Y ATTORNEY, LONDI K. LINDELL
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: September 13, 1994
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: September 21, 1994
RESOLUTION NO. 94-185
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