Res 95-197
RESOLUTION NO.
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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF FEDERAL WAY, WASHINGTON, ESTABLISHING A
SISTER CITY AFFILIATION POLICY FOR THE CITY
OF FEDERAL WAY, WASHINGTON.
WHEREAS, the citizens of Federal way have demonstrated a
desire to learn more about the people of other cultures, and to
enhance international communication and understanding; and
WHEREAS, the citizeQs of Federal Way wish to participate in
cultural, educational, sports, technical, governmental and
economic exchanges to increase their knowledge of the diversity
in the world and in their community; and
WHEREAS,
it is desirable to provide the citizens of Federal
Way with an opportunity to give service to and derive benefit
from a community project of international scope; and
WHEREAS,
it is desirable to encourage international trade
and tourism between Federal Way and its sister cities; and
WHEREAS,
selection of sister city affiliations should be
made in a thoughtful manner to assure productive and mutually
beneficial relationships;
WHEREAS,
any sister city relationship should be based upon
common interests and characteristics important to Þoth-Federal
Way and the sister city;
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FEDERAL WAY,
WASHINGTON, RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
section 1. Recitals. The above recitals are found to
be true and correct in all aspects.
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Section 2. criteria. The City of Federal Way seeks
international relationships which will enhance its citizens'
understanding of other cultures and, to that end, hereby
establishes the following criteria for sister city selection and
guidelines for conduct of the sister city program.
A. statement of Obiectives. The City will support and
encourage the establishment of sister city affiliations which
serve the following objectives:
1. To provide for increased awareness of, and sensitivity
to cultural diversity;
2. To increase citizens' opportunities for social,
cultural, and educational enrichment;
3. To enhance citizens' economic w~ll-being by developing
opportunities for trade and tourism; and
4.
To share expertise in solving municipal problems.
B. selection criteria. To address the above goals and
objectives, affiliations will be considered with cities which
possess some or all of the following characteristics:
1. strong community support for the sister city
relationship, including the existence of an organization able to
work closely with the city;
2. similarity to the City of Federal Way in terms of size,
geographic or demographic characteristics, historical develop-
ment, or proximity to a major urban center;
3. A strong educational system, or a demonstrated
commitment to serving the educational needs of its citizens;
4. Humanitarian concerns, shared by the people of Federal
Way, for the health and well-being of all individuals and
families;
5. An interest in sharing views and information on issues
of governance and citizen participation in government; or
6. An interest in developing business and economic ties in
Federal Way, including connections with the Ports of Seattle or
Tacoma.
7. A national political climate consistent with the
interest of the united states.
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C. Guidelines for Conduct. To assure that the Federal
Way sister cities program is conducted in a manner consistent
with the public interest and in accordance with the laws of the
state of Washington, and the laws and policies of the city of
Federal way, the following guidelines are hereby prescribed:
1. Through its sister cities program, the City of Federal
Way carries out the fundamental governmental purposes of
providing cultural and economic development services.
2. The City of Federal Way shall provide such staff
support as is necessary to establish and maintain communication
on behalf of the city government with its sister cities, to the
extent staff is available, and as limited by its budgetary
constraints.
3. The city of Federal Way will implement this policy with
the following guidelines:
(a) sister city relationships can be initiated by the
Federal way sister City Association, a Washington non-profit
corporation, in cooperation and concurrence with the city of
Federal Way. Each sister city relationship must be formally
recognized by the Federal Way city Council.
(b) Each sister city relationship must have a citizen
committee comprised of not less than ten (10) members, committed
to making the affiliation a success. The citizen committee must
operate under the auspices of the Federal Way sister City
Association.
(c) The members of the committee will represent a
cross section of cultural and commercial interests. There should
be a sister city committee counterpart of like body in each
affiliating city.
(d) Each sister city committee shall be responsible
for providing funding for a reasonable level of activities in
order to maintain an effective and viable program.
4. city funding of sister city activities will be limited
to public purposes, must be in compliance with all applicable
laws and may include the following activities:
(a) Appropriate activities to receive public
officials, or their delegates, when visiting Federal Way on
official sister city business;
(b) The exchange of information and materials which
support the objective of providing social, cultural and
educational service, or economic benefit to the public.
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(c) The exchange of technical resources, when such an
exchange serves the objectives ~utlined in this policy, and is
necessary to establish or maintain the sister city affiliation.
5.
Any funding for private purposes is prohibited.
6. Non-perishable official gifts made to the City, its
elected officials or staff members, received in the course of
sister city activities will be the sole property of the city of
Federal Way and may only be accepted in compliance with all
applicable laws, including the City's Code of Ethics. The City
will maintain an inventory of such gifts, and will display them
in appropriate public settings.
section 3. Severabilitv. If any section, sentence,
clause or phrase of this resolution should be held to be invalid
or unconstitutional by a 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.
section 4. Ratification. Any act consistent with the
authority and prior to the effective date of the resolution is
hereby ratified and affirmed.
section S. 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 ~ day of March , 1995.
CITY OF FEDERAL WAY
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MAYOR(, E. GATES
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ACTI G CITY CLERK, N. CHRISTINE GREEN
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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~TTORNEY, LONDI K. LINDELL
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK:
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL:
RESOLUTION NO. ''i-l'17
February 28, 1995
Karch 7, 1995
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Rev. 2-27-95
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