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RESOLUTION NO. 2 5 0 6
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN,
WASHINGTON, RATIFYING THE SUBURBAN CITIES ASSOCIATION
APPOINTMENTS TO REGIONAL COMMITTEES, THE APPOINTMENT METHOD
THEREFOR AND THE SUBURBAN CITIES ASSOCIATION BYLAWS.
WHEREAS, the City of Auburn (the "City") is a member of
the Suburban Cities Association ("SCA"), and has fully paid
dues owing thereto for the year 1994; and
WHEREAS, the SCA is a separate nonprofit corporation
formed under the laws of the state of Washington, and is
governed by its Articles of IncorpOration and bylaws; and
WHEREAS, all the cities and towns within King county
excluding Seattle and the newly incorporated city known as
"Newport Hills" are currently members of SCA; and
WHEREAS, one of the primary goals of the SCA, as set
forth in the bylaws of the SCA, is to assist suburban cities
by coordinating their activities in King County, including
making appointments to intergovernmental committees on behalf
of the SCA members; and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan King County Charter calls for
the creation of three "regional committees", on which shall
sit representatives of the suburban cities, the City of
Seattle and the King County council; and
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WHEREAS, these three regional committees are an integral
part of the new regional government formed by the merger of
King County and the Municipality of Metropolitan Seattle; and
WHEREAS, representatives of the suburban cities,
designated by the SCA, worked for over one year to negotiate
the form of the new regional government that was ultimately
submitted to, and approved by, the voters of King County; and
WHEREAS, Section 270.20 of the Metropolitan King County
Charter states that the membership on these three regional
committees from suburban cities "shall be appointed in a
manner agreed to by and among those cities and towns
representing a majority of the population of such cities and
towns; and
WHEREAS, the SCA Board, in a manner described by, and
consistent with the bylaws of the SCA, has heretofore
appointed the suburban cities representatives to sit on the
regional policy committees; and
WHEREAS, the City is committed to the success of a truly
regional government following the merger of King County and
METRO; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the City that the
regional committees meet to address the policy issues before
Metropolitan King County as envisioned by the voters of King
County, that a truly regional government begin to operate
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within King County, that the SCA appointees to the regional
committees be accepted without question, and that further
delay in conducting the business of the regional committee be
avoided.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF AUBURN, WASHINGTON, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENTS TO REGIONAL
COMMITTEES. The City of Auburn hereby ratifies and affirms
the appointments to the regional committees as set forth in
Exhibit "A" attached hereto and incorporated herein by this
reference.
Section 2. RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT METHOD. The City
of Auburn hereby ratifies and affirms the manner by which
these appointments were previously made, specifically, by
nomination of the SCA Board President and confirmation of the
SCA Board, as prescribed in ARTICLE VII, Section 4 of the SCA
Bylaws, all as confirmed by the correspondence from SCA set
forth as Exhibit "B" attached hereto and incorporated herein
by this reference. By this Resolution, the City means and
intends to agree to the manner of appointment of the Suburban
City Representatives to the regional committees. The City
further agrees that the representatives can be later changed
by the SCA Board in a manner consistent with the Bylaws, as
they may be amended. The City does not by this ratification
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suggest that any SCA appointments need
individual City Resolution.
Section 3. RATIFICATION OF SCA BYLAWS.
be ratified by
The City hereby
ratifies and affirms the SCA Bylaws, previously approved by a
vote of the general membership of the SCA, a copy of which
Bylaws are attached to this Resolution as Exhibit "C" and
incorporated herein by this reference.
Section 4. The Mayor is hereby authorized to implement
such administrative procedures as may be necessary to carry
out the directives of this legislation.
DATED and SIGNED this 4th day of April, 1994.
ATTEST:
Robin Wohlh~eter,
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Michael J. Reynolds,
Acting City Attorney
CITY OF AUBURN
MAYOR
Resolution No. 2506
March 30,1994
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SCA Appointments to the Metropolitan King County
Regional Committees
ReGional Transit ~0mmittee
Margot Blacker (Bellevue)
Nona Ganz (Kirkland)
Mary Gates (Federal Way)
Rowan Hinds (Issaquah)
Arun Jhaveri (Burien).
Wally Rants (Tukwila)
Clair Drosdick (Alternate, Normandy Park)
Jon Johnson (Alternate, Kent)
Regional Water Ouality Committe~
Lucy DeYoung (Woodinville)
Elliot Newman (Mercer Island)
Tim Schlitzer (Renton)
Shirley Thompson (SeaTac)
Bob Davis (Alternate, Bothell)
Georgia Zumdieck (Alternate, Bellevue)
ReGional Policy Comm~tte-
Betty Aman (Algona)
Pat Burns (Auburn)
Chris Heaton (Bellevue)
Rosemarie Ives (Redmond)
Fred Jarrett (Mercer Island)
Bob Stead (Federal Way)
Earl Clymer (Alternate, Renton)
Alan Kiest (Alternate, Lake Forest Park)
Resolution No. 2506
Exhibit "A"
MEMORANDUM
TO:
Ail Mayors, Suburban Cities Association
Lynda Ring, Executive Director
SCA Board Approval of Regional Committee Appointments
DATE:
March 25, 1994
Attached to this memorandum is a true and correct, copy of
the approved minutes of the November 17, 1993 SCA Board Meeting
at which SCA Board President Judy Woods moved approval of the
slate of appointees to represent the suburban cities on the three
Metropolitan King County Regional Committees. This appointment
and approval was made in the manner described by the SCA Bylaws,
Article VII, Section 4'. The Bylaws were approved at a meeting of
the general membership of the SCA held September 11, 1991. The
Bylaws, in the form attached hereto, are on file with the
Secretary of State, as required by state law.
Resolution No. 2506
Exhibit "B"
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Suburban Cities ~*~sociation
Board of Director~
Minutes, Novem~r 17, 1993
Bob Roegner
Fred 1arre~
Er~ell¢ Ead~
Surly Woods
Terry Lui~ns
Chris Iteaton
Bob Stead
Members Ah.sent:
Denrfi.~ $choli
Ro~emaries Ives
Elliot Newman
1. The meeting was called to ordea' by President Judy Woods at 5:15 pm. The &inures of the
previous meeting were approved as wri~en.
2. The Sub-Committee to re'view appointment to the: Metropolitan King. Cotmly Council Regio~l
C. ommilie~ pre~ented its report, Alternat~ will be co~ fifll members of our caucus. The
only diffm'enee i~ that the alternate will no~ vote unle~ ~ to ovp!aee anothe, r n'mmber by the
caucus chair. C, ender, city size, and city loc~ou were considered in the appoi~urat proce~.
Di~aission foLIow~. The possible appointmemr, wer~ then looked at in the larger context of
appoinmaents to the PSRC, RTA, and tlxe GMPC. It will be necessary for some members to
ser',~ 'in mveral Imsition so flint there is flow of informatio:z
A Mnfion was made and seconded tn co~ fl'~ ~ppointmen~ made by Pr~kL~nt Woods.
The Motion passed tmanim~.
3. League'of Women Voters leRer was discussed. The Board decided ~o draft a l/:tter expressing
our -_~!e_ r~tanding of the League's concern: the ~; the changing role of the ~i; me
SCA's dr..sire to be resimmive; and a change in Board policy w!~.h will author~.¢ ~ Board to
approve to po~t the agend~ ro that interested citi?en.~ can d,lse~s$ thc issues wiO their elected
officials before the mee~g dam.
4. The Legislative Prioritie~ were approve. They wm t~ presented to ~egislatora at car
December 8, 1993 tneeti~.
Next Board Meeting
5:00 pm, December 8, 1993
Meydenbaner Cenmr
Sanuary 19, 1993
Location to be am~ounc~
Resolution No.
Exhibit "B"
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2506
~o~rban CitL
Suburban Cities Association
of King County, Washington
4SSociatiOO
Dr. Lynda Ring
Executive Director
ALGONA
AUBURN
Memorandum
To: Mayor Chuck Booth, City of Auburn
From: Dr. Lynda Ring, Executive Director
BEAI 5X ARTS
BELLEVUE
Re: Suburban Cities Association By-Laws
BLACK I)IAMOND
BOTHELL
Date: April 5, 1994
BURIEN
(;ARNATION
CLYI)E HILL
DES MOINES
D[ IVALL
ENUMCLAW
Attached to this memorandum is a true and correct copy of the Suburban
Cities Association By-Laws which were approved by the Association at a
general membership meeting on September 11, 1991. The By-Laws, in the
form attached, are on file with the Secretary of State, as required by
Washington state law.
FEDERAL WAY
HUNTS POINT
ISSAQUAH
KENT
KIRKIAND
LAKE FOREST PARK
MEDINA
MERCER ISlAND
MILTON
NORMANI)Y PARK
NORTH BEND
PACIFIC
REDMOND
RENTON
SEA TAC
SKYKOMISH
SNOQUAEMIE
TUKWILA
WOODINVILLE
YARROW POINT
9611 S.E. 36th Street · Mercer Island, WA 98040-3732
1-800-266-1418 · (206) 236-7676 · FAX (206) 236-3588 · SCAN 470-7676
Resolution No. 2506
Exhibit "C"
SUBURBAN CITIES ASSOCIATION
BYLAWS ·
The SUBURBAN CITIES ASSOCIATION OF KING COUNTY, as constituted by
its articles of incorporation and bylaws, exists for the benefit
of all member cities and towns. Accordingly, the Association
will endeavor to achieve its organizational goals, as outlined in
Section II of its bylaws, by undertaking the following actions.
The Association will:
* work to achieve its goals through consensus building
emphasize the sharing of research and information
between member cities and towns to improve the quality
of decision-making for its elected officials
ensure that the Association's decision-making authority
is vested with the organization as a whole
ensure that the Association's Board of Directors is
representative'of the different-sized cities and towns
which comprise Association membership
provide that the Association's Board of Directors be
comprised of'both mayors and councilmembers
provide that the Board of Director's composition
reflect a geographical balance for its member cities
and towns and, to the extent possible, limit the
representation from a single city or town to one
Director.
It is anticipated that all member cities and towns will receive
notification of Association meetings; however, only cities and
towns which have paid their Association dues will be allowed to
vote. Only officials from member cities and towns which have
paid their Association dues will be appointed to serve as
Suburban Cities Association representatives to quasi-governmental
and intergovernment committees.
ARTICLE I - NAME
The name of the organization shall be the SUBURBAN CITIES
ASSOCIATION OF KING COUNTY. The registered office of the
Association shall be the address of the individual who annually
is elected President of the Association or, if the Association
approves the staff proposal, the registered office of the
Association shall be the staff office.
i%RT~CLE ~ - PURPOSE
Section 1. The purpose of the SUBURBAN CITIES
ASSOCIATION OF KING COUNTY shall be: to discuss common
problems and concerns among member cities and towns and
related jurisdictions; to obtain greater understanding and
coordination of efforts among cities and towns; to increase
the knowledge of municipal, county, and state governmental
services and programs among cities and towns; to assist the
Association of Washington cities and its programs and
activities; and, with the concurrence of a majority of the
member cities and towns, act as spokesman for the Suburban
cities Association in regional affairs and policy
discussions with King County and/or other affected regional
agencies.
Section 2. The Suburban cities Association shall be
constituted as a non-profit corporation in accordance with
Chapter 24.03 RCW (Washington Non-Profit Corporation Act).
ARTICLE III - MEMBERSHIP
Section 1. - Members. Membership in the Suburban Cities
Association shall be open to all cities and towns in King
County having a population less than 150,000. Members shall
be those qualified cities and towns which have paid annual
dues and special assessments. Membership shall be in the
name of the city or town.
Section 2. - Other participants, officials from other
governments or agencies may be invited to attend meetings,
but these governmental agencies shall not be qualified for
membership and shall not have a vote.
ARTICLE IV - DUES
The annual dues of the Suburban cities Association shall be
determined by the Board of Directors with approval of the entire
membership. The dues will be based on the official population
figure for each city and town as provided by the State office of
Financial Management (OFM). For purposes of the dues, the
population figure will be updated annually.
~RTICLE V - MEETINGS
Section 1 - Reqular Meetinqs. The SUBURBAN CITIES
ASSOCIATION OF KING COUNTY shall meet monthly at a time and
location within King County as designated by the President
of the Association.
Section 2 - Special Meetings. Special meetings of the
Association may be held on the call of the President, or by
requests from three (3) member cities. Written notice of a
special meeting shall be provided to member cities at least
three (3) days prior to any such meeting. However, in an
extraordinary or emergency situation, the President shall
have the option of notifying cities of a special meeting by
telephone and/or facsimile transmission.
Section 3 - Rules of Order. Robert's Rules of Order shall
apply at any meeting of the Association where parliamentary
rules or procedures are involved.
ARTICLE VI - VOTING/QUORUM
Section 1 - Votinq. Only elected officials from member
cities or towns whose dues and assessments have been paid
may vote on issues. Any city or elected official
representing a qualified member city or town may request a
roll call of weighted votes.
In this instance, each qualified city or town will have a
weighted vote based upon its population, one vote per 1,000
population. Qualified member cities or towns with less than
1,000 population will each have one vote. All votes from a
member city or town must be cast on the same side of an
issue.
Section 2 - Quorum To constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business at a special or regular meeting of
the Association, it shall be necessary to have a vote cast
by elected representatives from at least forty (40) percent
of the Association's qualified member cities and towns.
ARTICLE VII - OFFICERS AND TERMS
Section 1 - Officers and Elections. The officers of the
Suburban Cities Association shall consist of the President,
Vice-President, and Secretary/Treasurer. Terms of office
shall be for one (1) year. The officers shall be elected at
the May meeting of the Association and will commence serving
their terms of office effective June 1. Only elected
officials~of qualified member cities and towns of the
Association shall be eligible to hold office, and there
shall be not more than one officer from any one city or
town.
Section 2 - Nominations for Office. Not less than one month
prior to the May meeting, the President shall appoint a
Nominating Committee of three (3) past presidents from
member cities or towns. The Nominating Committee shall
present and place in nomination at the May meeting, a slate
of candidates for office for the ensuing year. Additional
nominations may be made form the floor at the May meeting.
Section 3 - Vacancies. Vacancies in the positions of
officers of the Association may be filled by a vote of the
Board of Directors. A confirmation vote will be required at
the following Suburban cities Association meeting.
Section 4 - Duties of officers. The respective duties of
the officers of the Association shall be:
President - The President, along with the Board of
Directors, will ensure the implementation of policies
adopted by the Suburban cities Association; will
preside at regular and special meetings of the
Association and the Board of Directors; will determine
the location and agenda for each meeting; will create
special committees as necessary; will appoint
representatives to standing, quasi-governmental and
intergovernmental committees and special committees,
with approval of the Board of Directors; will approve
and sign resolutions passed by the Association; will
take such actions on behalf of the Association as may
be directed by a vote of the membership at regular or
special meetings.
In the event of a tie, the President may cast the
deciding vote. Upon completion of his or her term of
office, the President will automatically serve a second
year on the Board of Directors as Past President. In
the event of the President's resignation, the vice
President will fill the balance of the President's
term.
vice President - The Vice President will act in the
absence of the President, performing the duties of that
office, an~ will serve as the chair of the Legislative
Committee.
Secretary/Treasurer - The Secretary/Treasurer will
ensure that the minutes of regular and special meetings
are kept, and that notices of meetings are mailed in a
timely manner to members, and that reservations for
such meetings are received; will oversee arrangements
with the host city for such meetings; will oversee
annual billing for dues and any special assessments to
the members of the Association; will be responsible for
the deposit of monies into a checking account
established for the Suburban cities Association; will
oversee disbursements for Association expenditures; and
will make an annual report as to the status of the
treasury of the Association at the May meeting. The
financial duties of the Secretary/Treasurer shall be
subject to audit annually by the Executive Committee
whose audit shall be attached to the
Secretary/Treasurer's annual report to the Association.
Section 5 - Compensation. Officers of the Association shall
serve without compensation.
ARTICLE VIII - BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Section 1 - Membership. The Board of Directors shall be
comprised of the following thirteen representatives:
2.
3.
4.
Three officers: President, Vice President,
Secretary/Treasurer
Immediate Past President
Three Presidential appointees selected for one year
terms.
Three representative(s) from a small city and town,
selected by caucus of the small cities and towns for a
one year term.
Four representatives from medium cities selected by
caucus from the medium-sized cities for one year terms.
Three representatives from large cities selected by
caucus from the large cities for one year term.
The officers including the Past President of SUBURBAN CITIES
ASSOCIATION OF KING COUNTY will be counted in the population
category for their city and before the caucus selects its
remaining representatives. The three Association's
presidential appointees shall not be counted in their
population category.
A small city or town shall be a city or town with a
population under 20,000 citizens. A medium city shall be a
city with a population of 20,000 to 49,999 citizens. A
large city shall ke a city with a population of 50,000 or
more citizens. Population figures for each city and town
will be derived annually from the State Office of Financial
Management (OFM) census data.
Section'2 - Caucus Appointments. Small, medium, and large
cities shall select their own representatives to the Board
of Directors. Such selections shall be completed by and
become effective, June 1. Each Board membership shall be
for a one-year term. Vacancies which occur during a Board
member's term of office shall be filled by the caucus from
which the Board member was originally selected. The three
officers and the immediate past president shall be included
in their respective population category. The President's
appointees are not included in the population categories.
Section 3 - Compensation. Members of the Board of Directors
of the Association shall serve without compensation.
ARTICLE IX - MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Section 1 - Responsibilities and Conduct of Business. The
Board of Directors, along with the President, will ensure
the implementation of policies adopted by the Suburban
Cities Association. The Board of Directors will confirm all
appointments recommended by the President. The three
Presidential appointees shall be confirmed by the balance of
the Board of Directors. To the extent possible, all matters
of business to be considered by the Association shall first
be brought to the Board of Directors for discussion and
recommendation to the Association. Board of Directors
meetings will be held on a monthly or as-needed basis.
Section 2 - Votinq. Each member of the Board of Directors
shall have one vote. The President shall vote only in case
of a tie. All final actions taken by the Board of Directors
which due to time constraints cannot be brought before the
Association for confirmation shall be by a majority vote of
the Board.
Section 3 - Quorum. In order for the Board of Directors to
take action on an issue, it shall be necessary to have a
quorum of the Board of Directors. A quorum of the Board of
Directors shall be a majority of the total Board membership.
ARTICLE X - EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
The Executive Committee shall consist of the current Suburban
City Association officers and will be empowered, in the event of
an emergency, to take action without the approval of the Board of
Directors or the full membership. An emergency action is defined
as an instance where, because of time constraints, the Board of
Directors cannot be convened. The Board of Directors and the
Association shall be notified as soon as possible of the
emergency action.
ARTICLE XI - APPROVAL AND AMENDMENT OF BYLAWS
The Bylaws of the SUBURBAN CITIES ASSOCIATION OF KING COUNTY may
be amended upon a majority vote of the member cities and towns
whose annual dues and special assessments have been paid to the
Association. Any proposed amendment shall be mailed to the
member cities and towns at least twenty (20) days prior to the
meeting at which the vote on such proposed amendment(s) is to be
taken . In the instance of a dispute, a member city or town, or
an elected official from a member city or town, may call for a
weighted vote as outlined in Article VI, Section 1 of the bylaws.
ARTICLE XII - DISSOLUTION
The SUBURBAN CITIES ASSOCIATION OF KING COUNTY may dissolve and
conclude its affairs in the following manner:
In a regular or special meeting, the Board of Directors shall
adopt a resolution in accordance with Chapter 24.03 RCW
(Washington Non-Profit Corporation Act) recommending that the
Association be dissolved and directing that the question of
dissolution be put to a vote of the entire voting membership.
Advance written notice of such a meeting shall be provided for
all member cities and towns. A resolution to dissolve the
Association shall be adopted upon receiving at least two-thirds
of the voting member cities and towns. Should dissolution occur,
the assets of the Association shall be distributed to member
cities and towns in a distribution formula identical to that in
which Association dues are assessed.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS llTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 1991.
SUBURBAN CITIES ASSOCIATION OF KING COUNTY
Fritz Ribary, Mayor of North Bend
President