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Agenda Subject: Date:
Ordinance No. 6163 Februa 13, 2008
Department: Attachments: Budget Impact:
Finance' Ordinance No. 6163
Administrative Recommendation:.
Cit Council to introduce and ado t Ordinance No. 6163.
Background Summary:
Ordinance No. 6163 amends section 2.03.030 of the Auburn City Code authorizing the Mayor to exempt
the City from paying permit fees. The City on occasions undertakes development of projects or engages
in activities for which a City fee or charge would typically apply. On those occasions, unless waived, the
City would be obligated to pay the fees, which would likely be reimbursing itself for its own expenses.
Such a payment would result in no net gain for the City while incurring staff costs to track such a
payment. The Ordinance would authorize the Mayor to exempt the City from such permit fees where the
fee would be paid out of the same budgetary fund that would receive such payment.
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Councilmember: Backus Staff: Coleman
Meetin Date: Februar 19, 2008 Item Number: VIII.A.5
.AtT~U~ ~ MaR~ `r'H~N YoU InnAG~NED
ORDINANCE N0.6 1 6 3
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF AUBURN, WASHINGTON, AMENDING
SECTION 2.03.030 OF THE AUBURN CITY CODE
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXEMPT THE
CITY FROM PAYING FEES TO ITSELF
WHEREAS, applicants for City of Auburn permits pay a permit fee to the
City to reimburse the City for its costs in processing those permit applications;
and
WHEREAS, there are occasions when the City undertakes development
projects or engages in activities for which a City fee or charge would typically
apply; and
WHEREAS, on those occasions, unless waived, the City would be
obligated to pay such fees; and
WHEREAS, were the City to pay the fees associated with such permits, it
would likely be reimbursing itself for its own expenses; and
WHEREAS, such a payment would result in no net gain for the City while
incurring staff costs to track such a payment; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that it is a more efficient use of City
resources to authorize the Mayor to exempt the City from such permit fees where
the fee would be paid out of the same budgetary fund that would receive such
payment.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN,
DO ORDAIN as follows:
Ordinance No. 6163
January 24, 2008
Page 1 of 4
Section. 1. That Section 2.03.030 of the Auburn City Code is amended
to read as follows:
2.03.030 Powers and duties generally.
A. The mayor shall be the chief executive and administrative officer of the
city, in charge of all departments and employees, with authority to designate assistants
and department heads. The mayor may appoint and remove an executive assistant to
the mayor, if so provided by ordinance or charter. The mayor may remove members of
advisory boards and commissions in accordance with Chapter 2.30 ACC. He or she
shall see that all laws and ordinances are faithfully enforced and that law and order is
maintained in the city, and shall have general supervision of the administration of city
government and all city interests.
B. The mayor shall also be authorized to negotiate the terms of and/or
award contracts falling within the scope of the mayor's authority pursuant to ACC
3.10.020, as it currently exists or as it may be amended hereafter. Contracts that fall
within the scope of the mayor's authority pursuant to ACC 3.10.020 may, but are not
required to be, taken to the city council for approval as a part of the city council consent
agenda or may, but are not required to be, taken to the city council for information. All
official bonds and bonds of contractors with the city shall be submitted to the mayor or
such person as he or she may designate for approval or disapproval. He or she shall see
that all contracts and agreements made with the city or for its use and benefit are
faithfully kept and performed, and to this end he or she may cause any legal
proceedings to be instituted and prosecuted in the name of the city, subject to approval
by majority vote of the council.
C. The mayor shall preside over all meetings of the city council, when
present, but shall have a vote only in the case of a tie in the votes of the council
members. He or she shall report to the council concerning the affairs of the city and its
financial and other needs, and shall make recommendations for council consideration
and action.
D. The mayor H°~",~shall prepare and submit to the council a proposed
budget, as required by Chapter 35A.33 RCW.
E. The mayor shall have the power to veto ordinances passed by the council
and submitted to him or her as provided in RCW 35A.12.130, but such veto may be
overridden by the vote of a majority of all council members plus one more vote.
F. The mayor shall be the official and ceremonial head of the city and shall
represent the city on ceremonial occasions, except that when illness or other duties
prevent the mayor's attendance at an official function and no mayor pro tempore has
been appointed by the council, a member of the council or some other suitable person
may be designated by the mayor to represent the city on such occasion.
G. The mayor is also empowered, in extraordinary and compelling
circumstances, to reduce or waive some or all of any city fee or charges when the mayor
finds in his or her sole discretion that such reduction or waiver is necessary to provide
support for the poor or infirm, in amounts of up to $10,000 per incident or occasion;
provided, that this authorization shall not apply to fees or charges for which state law
prohibits reduction or waiver.
Ordinance No. 6163
January 24, 2008
Page 2 of 4
H. The mayor is also authorized to exempt the City from paying the charges
or fees otherwise applicable to City projects, developments or applications where the
charge or fee would be paid out of the same budgetary fund that would receive such
payment, were it paid. (Ord. 6051 § 1, 2006; Ord. 5914 § 1, 2005; Ord. 5803 § 1, 2003;
Ord. 5583 § 1, 2001; Ord. 2943 § 1, 1976.)
Section 2. That the Mayor is authorized to implement such
administrative procedures as may be necessary to carry out the directives of this
legislation.
Section 3. If any section, subsection, clause, phrase, or sentence, of
this Ordinance, is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such
invalidity or unconstitutionality of the remaining portions of this ordinance, as it is
being hereby expressly declared that this ordinance and each section,
subsections, clause, phrase, or sentence, hereof would -have been prepared,
proposed, adopted, and approved and ratified irrespective of the fact that any
one or more section, subsection, clause, phase, or sentence, be declared invalid
or unconstitutional.
Section 4. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force five days
from and after its passage, approval and publication as provided by law.
INTRODUCED:
PASSED:
APPROVED:
CITY OF AUBURN
PETER B. LEWIS
MAYO R
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Ordinance No. 6163
January 24, 2008
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ATTEST:
Danielle E. Daskam, City Clerk
APPRQ-VED f~-Tp FORM:
Daniei B. Heid, City
Ordinance No. 6163
January 24, 2008
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