Res 94-176
RESOLUTION NO. ~
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FEDERAL
WAY, WASHINGTON, AMENDING THE 1994 CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE
STRUCTURE, AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 21 OF THE CITY COUNCIL
RULES OF PROCEDURES AND AMENDS RESOLUTION 94-161.
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 and January 18, 1994;
and
WHEREAS,
the
City
Council
determined
their
annual
committee structure on January 18, 1994; NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FEDERAL WAY, WASHINGTON,
HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
section 1.
Amendment.
The Council Rules of Procedures,
Section 21, is amended as follows:
SECTION 21.
COUNCIL COMMITTEES
21.1
Council committees are policy review and discussion arms
of the Council. Committees may study issues and develop
recommendations for consideration by the Council.
Committees may not take binding action on behalf of the
City.
Council Committee structure shall be as determined by the
city Council in January of each year. The 1994
committees are as follows:
FINANCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
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21.2
21.3
21.4
21.5
21.6
21.7
21.8
21.9
21.10
LAND USE/TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
PUBLIC SAFETY AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE
PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
OVERSIGHT OOtilUTTEE
Committees shall establish regular meeting schedules as
determined by the City Council.
Each committee will have staff support assigned by the
city Manager. Staff will work with the committee chairs
to set agendas, provide support materials and prepare
reports.
summaries of each meeting will be prepared by staff and
distributed to the Mayor and councilmembers; these
summaries will be in lieu of verbal reports at Council
meetings,
The City Manager or Mayor may send issues directly to
committees for their review in lieu of being referred to
committee by the entire Council.
Committee appointments (chairs and members) shall be made
by the Mayor. The Mayor will take into account the
interests and requests of individual councilmembers in
making committee assignments.
Membership of each committee will consist of three (3)
Councilmembers.
The Mayor and De!!uty Hayer shall be an "ex officio"
member of each committee. The Deuutv Mavor mav serve as
"ex officio" or be appointed to a committee.
The Mayor will make committee assignments each January,
with members serving one (1) years terms.
Committee chairs may serve in that capacity for no more
than two (2) consecutive years.
Section 2. Effective date of this Resolution shall be
immediately upon passage.
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RESOLVED by.the city Council of Federal Way, Washington,
this 7th day of June, 1994.
CITY OF FEDERAL WAY
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CITY ATTORNEY, CAROLYN A. LAKE
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: June 1, 1994
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: June 7, 1994
RESOLUTION NO. 94-176
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