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ORDINANCE NO. 5 8 9 0
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCil OF THE
CITY OF AUBURN, WASHINGTON, AMENDING
SECTION 2.30.020 OF THE AUBURN CITY CODE,
RELATING TO TERMS FOR BOARD AND
COMMISSION MEMBERS
WHEREAS, the current provisions of the Auburn City Code (ACC) provide
for certain advisory boards and commissions of the City; and
WHEREAS, these advisory boards and commissions have members that
represent the City in various ways; and
WHEREAS, problems that have occurred in other jurisdictiom¡ illustrate
the importance of background checks for the members of the boards and
commissions; and
WHEREAS, it is appropriate to provide a mechanism that assures that
such background checks will be done.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN,
WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOllOWS:
Section 1. AMENDMENT TO CITY CODE: That Section 2.33.020 of the
Auburn City Code is amended to read as follows:
2.30.020 Removal for other reasons.
Members of a board or commission may be removed by the mayor for
such cause as is deemed in the sole discretion of the mayor appropriate to
ensure orderly operation of the board or commission and/or to ensure its ability to
efficiently perform the duties and functions for which the board or commission
was established. A member of a board or commission mav also be removed bv
the mavor in the mavor's sole discretion. where the board or commission
member does not complv with a reasonable reauest for a backarouncl check of
the board or commission member. which backaround check shall not be
reauested more often than once durina the term of the board or commission
member unless there are articulable reasons to reauest the backaround check
more often. Provided that removal of members of the Civil Service Commission
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must also comply with RCW 41.08.030 and/or 41.12.030. (Ord. 5803 § 2 (part),
2003.)
Section 2. IMPLEMENTATION: The Mayor is hereby authorized to
implement such administrative procedures as may be necessary to carry out the
directives of this legislation.
Section 3. CONSTITUTIONALITY OR INVALIDITY: If any section,
subsection, clause, phrase, or sentence of this Ordinance, is for any rE~ason held
to be invalid or unconstitutional, such invalidity or unconstitutionality of the
remaining portions of this ordinance, as it is being hereby expressly dei;lared that
this ordinance and each section, subsection, clause, phrase, or sentence, hereof
would have been prepared, proposed, adopted, and approved and ratified
irrespective of the fact that anyone or more section, subsection, clause, phrase,
or sentence, be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
Section 4. EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordinance shall take effect and be in
force five (5) days from and after its passage, approval, and publication, as
provided by law.
INTRODUCED:
PASSED:
APPROVED:
DEC 2 0 2004
DEC 2 0 213134
DEC 2 0 :1004
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City Clerk
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