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HomeMy WebLinkAbout6405ORDINANCE NO. 6 4 0 5 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN, WASHINGTON, AMENDING SECTION 2.03.100 OF THE AUBURN CITY CODE, RELATING TO DUTIES OF THE MAYOR WHEREAS, the provisions of Chapter 2.03 the Auburn City Code (ACC) include language that identifies the various statutory and administrative duties of the mayor; and WHEREAS, implicit among those duties, and implemented in past and long standing practice, though not expressly stated among those duties, is the preparation of meeting agendas, including scheduling and publishing notices for public hearings of for the City Council and the various boards, commissions and committees of the City, except where required to be scheduled by Resolution of the City Council; and WHEREAS, in order to clarify any questions about such authority, it is appropriate to expressly identify the agenda and meeting duties of the Mayor, amending Section 2.03.100 of the City Code. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN as follows: SECTION ONE. AMENDMENT TO CODE SECTION. That Section 2.03.100 of the Auburn City Code is amended to read as follows: 2.03.100 Meeting coordination duties. The mayor or the mayor's designee shall be responsible for the preparation of agendas for the meetings of the council and of the various boards, commissions and committees of the city, and for including in those agendas the items and issues appropriate forwarded by the various council committees, and for including in those agendas the items and issues proposed by the mayor and city administration, for consideration by the council and the various boards, . The mayor or the mayor's designee shall also be responsible for publishing notices for meetings and for public hearings for the meetings of the council and the various boards, commissions Ordinance No. 6405 March 8, 2012 Page 1 and committees of the city, and for setting the dates and times for said public hearings, except in those instances when setting dates and times for public hearings is required by statute to be done through council resolution. (Ord. 5761 § 1, 2003.) SECTION TWO. GENERAL SEVERABILITY. That if any provision of this Ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held to be invalid, the remainder of such code, ordinance or regulation or the application thereof to other person or circumstances shall not be affected. SECTION THREE. IMPLEMENTATION. That the Mayor is hereby authorized to implement such administrative procedures as may be necessary to carry out the directives of this legislation. SECTION FOUR. EFFECTIVE DATE. That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect five (5) days after publication of the Ordinance Summary. ATTEST: ‘fie Danielle E. Daskam, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: Daniel B. Heid, City Attorney PUBLISHED: Ordinance No. 6405 March 8, 2012 Page 2 INTRODUCED: ZIOZ H T PASSED: APP- •,` 'P' 6,2f APR 11 2012 PETER B. LEWIS, MAYOR