HomeMy WebLinkAbout2480ORDINANCE NO. 2480
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles,
Washington, establishing a policy for payment
of necessary expenses for meals and
refreshments at certain meetings of City
government, and adding a new Chapter 2.04 to
the Port Angeles Municipal Code.
WHEREAS, there is an increasing necessity to conduct
important City business at City meetings that have to be
scheduled at normal meal times or for an extended duration,
particularly during late evening hours; and
WHEREAS, when City meetings are scheduled at such times
and other demands on City officials' and employees' time
precludes their ability to have meals or take breaks on their own
time, it is necessary and appropriate that City officials and
employees, who are required to attend such meetings as part of
their official duties, have meals and /or refreshments provided in
order to make the most efficient use of their time; and
WHEREAS, when City meetings extend over a number of
hours, particularly during late evening, it is necessary and
appropriate to provide refreshments during such meetings in order
for participants' mental and physical faculties to function
optimally and to facilitate meaningful participation in, and
contribution to, the process of open government; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to establish a policy for
paying for such expenses;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT
ANGELES DOES HEREBY ORDAIN as follows:
Section 1. There is hereby established a new Chapter,
3.26 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code, to read as follows:
Chapter 2.04
CITY MEETING EXPENSES
Sections:
2.04.010 Purpose.
2.04.020 Policy Established.
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2.04.010 Purpose. The purpose of this Chapter is to
establish a policy for the payment of necessary expenses for
meals and refreshments at certain meetings of City government.
Payment of such expenses is necessary and appropriate due to the
increasing necessity to conduct important City business at City
meetings that have to be scheduled at normal meal times or for and
extended duration, particularly during late evening hours.
2.04.020 Policy Established. It shall be City policy
to pay expenses for meals or refreshments, which shall in no
event include alcoholic beverages, as may be specifically
approved from time to time by the City Council or City Manager,
in the following circumstances:
A. When City meetings have to be scheduled by the City
Council at normal meal times so that City officials and employees
will be precluded from having meals on their own time, meals may
be provided for such officials and employees as approved by the
City Council for payment by the City Manager or his designee,
provided that the cost of such meals shall not exceed the amount
specified in the Personnel Policies and Procedures; and
B. When City meetings will extend over a number of hours
and refreshments will assist participants' mental and physical
faculties to function optimally and thereby facilitate meaningful
participation in, and contribution to, the process of open
government, refreshments may be provided for such participants
and paid for by the City Manager or his designee, provided that
the cost of such refreshments shall not exceed $25 per meeting.
Section 2 - Severability. If any provisions of this
Ordinance, or its application to any person or circumstance, is
held invalid, the remainder of the Ordinance, or application of
the provisions of the Ordinance to other persons or circum-
stances, is not affected.
Section 3 - Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take
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effect five days after its publication.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Angeles at a
regular meeting of said Council held on the A./0 day of
February, 1988.
ATTEST:
Michelle Bradley , City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Craig D. ntitWon, City Attorney
PUBLISHED:
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