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AGENDA BILL APPROVAL FORM
Agenda Subject: Date:
Resolution 4112 November 7,2006
Department: I Attachments: Budget Impact:
Human Resources
Administrative Recommendation:
City Council to adopt Resolution 4112.
Background Summary:
Resolution of the City Council of the City of Auburn, Washington. sponsoring the Valley Regional Fire
Authority's joining the Association of Washington Cities Employee Benefit Trust.
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Reviewed by Council & Committees: Reviewed by Departments & Divisions:
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o Airport cg] Finance o Cemetery o Mayor
o Hearing Examiner cg] Municipal Servo o Finance o Parks
o Human Services o Planning & CD o Fire o Planning
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o Planning Comm. o Other o Public Works o Human Resources
o Information Services
Action:
Committee Approval: DYes ONo
Council Approval: DYes ONo Call for Public Hearing _1-1_
Referred to Until _1-1_
Tabled Until _1_1-
Councilmember: Backus I Staff: Heineman
MeetinQ Date: November 20, 2006 litem Number: VIII.B.3
AUBURN * MORE THAN YOU IMAGINED
RESOLUTION NO.4 1 1 2
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF AUBURN, WASHINGTON, SPONSORING
THE VALLEY REGIONAL FIRE AUTHORITY'S
JOINING THE ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON
CITIES EMPLOYEE BENEFIT TRUST
WHEREAS, the City of Auburn, along with the cities of Algona and Pacific,
is a participating member of the Valley Regional Fire Authority, which is proposed
for creation if approved by the voters at the November 7,2006 General Election,
and which would be created pursuant to RCW 52.26; and
WHEREAS, the Valley Regional Fire Authority will provide fire protection
and emergency response services for the cities of Algona, Auburn and Pacific,
services that the City of Auburn previously provided with its own staff in the City
of Auburn Fire Department; and
WHEREAS, the employees of the Valley Regional Fire Authority would be
the same employees who now provide the fire protection and emergency
response services for the cities of Algona, Auburn and Pacific; and
WHEREAS, in order for the Valley Regional Fire Authority and the cities of
Algona. Auburn and Pacific to make sure that their firefighters and staff are
covered by health insurance, it would be beneficial for the Valley Regional Fire
Authority to be allowed to participate in the Association of Washington Cities
(AWC) Employee Benefit Trust benefits program as a quasi-municipal entity, and
the City of Auburn, on behalf of the cities of Algona and Pacific, requests that the
Valley Regional Fire Authority be allowed to participate in the Association of
Resolution 4112
November 1, 2006
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Washington Cities (AWC) Employee Benefit Trust benefits program as a quasi-
municipal entity; and
WHEREAS, the Association of Washington Cities (AWC) Employee
Benefit Trust requests that a city member of the Association of Washington Cities
(AWC) sponsor a non-city entity's request before the non-city entity can
participate in the Association of Washington Cities (AWC) Employee Benefit
Trust benefit programs.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN,
WASHINGTON, HEREBY RESOLVES as follows:
1. The City of Auburn, with this Resolution, sponsors the Valley
Regional Fire Authority, whose participating members are the cities of Algona,
Auburn and Pacific, for application to join the Association of Washington Cities
(AWC) Employee Benefit Trust as a non-city entity.
2. The City of Auburn requests that the Valley Regional Fire Authority
be allowed membership into the Association of Washington Cities (AWC)
Employee Benefit Trust.
3. The Mayor is hereby authorized to implement such administrative
procedures as may be necessary to carry out the directives of this legislation.
4. This resolution shall be in full force and effect upon passage and
signatures hereon.
Resolution 4112
November 1, 2006
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DATED and SIGNED this _ day of
CITY OF AUBURN
MAYOR
ATTEST:
Danielle E. Daskam,
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Resolution 4112
November 1, 2006
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