Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAbout2489ORDINANCE NO. 2489 AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles, Washington, establishing the Utility Advisory Committee and defining its membership, duties and organization, and adding a new chapter 2.68 to the Port Angeles Municipal Code. WHEREAS, utility operations play a major role in the administration of the Port Angeles municipal government, and utility policies can have great impact on the general public; and WHEREAS, utility issues involve complex environmental, financial, and regulatory factors which deserve careful study; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to establish a committee with Council and citizen participation and input to give these issues careful attention and scrutiny and make recommendations to the full Council concerning appropriate courses of action on those matters relating to City utility policy and operation; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ANGELES DOES HEREBY ORDAIN as follows: Section 1. A new chapter 2.68 is hereby created and added to Title 2 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code as follows: Chapter 2.68 UTILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE Sections: 2.68.010 Purpose 2.68.020 Committee Created 2.68.030 Membership 2.68.040 Organization 2.68.050 Duties 2.68.010 Purpose. The declared purpose of this Chapter is to provide a mechanism for the City Council of Port Angeles to obtain the benefits of recommendations, advice and opinions on those matters affecting City utility policy and -1- operations from a committee which may devote the necessary study to careful consideration of such matters and which will increase citizen participation and input to local government. 2.68.020 Committee Created. There is hereby created a Utility Advisory Committee which shall consist of five members. 2.68.030 Membership. A. Procedures 1. Three Council members of the Utility Advisory Committee shall be appointed by the Mayor from the seven members of the City Council. 2. Two citizen members of the Committee shall be selected and appointed in accordance with the City Council's Rules of Procedure. One of these two members shall represent the industrial customers of the City's utilities and the second member shall represent all other customers of the City's utilities. 3. Citizen members may be removed from office for reasons deemed appropriate by the appointing authority, including, but not limited to, malfeasance in office or neglect of duties. B. Criteria Criteria used in selecting citizen members shall include, but not be limited to, the following: 1. Members shall be residents of the City. 2. Members shall have displayed an interest in the work of the Committee. 3. Members shall be selected in accordance with the Equal Opportunity guidelines. 4. Members shall be appointed without regard to political affiliation. 5. Members shall not be City employees. -2- C. Terms Terms for citizen members shall be as follows: 1. A full term of office shall be two years. 2. The term of office shall start on January 1st of the year in which the appointment is made, provided that appointments to an unexpired term shall start as designated in the appointment. 3. Members of the Committee may be appointed to succeed themselves; provided that no person shall be allowed to serve more than two consecutive two (2) year terms. 4. Appointments to fill an unexpired term shall be only for the remainder of that term, after which a re- appointment may be made. 5. Members shall serve without pay. 2.68.040 Organization A. The Committee shall elect its own chairman and vice - chairman from among its members and create and fill such other offices as it deems necessary for efficient operation. It shall adopt rules for the transaction of business and keep written record of its meetings, resolutions, transactions, findings and determinations, which record shall be a public record. B. The Committee shall hold meetings as deemed necessary by the City Council to carry out its duties. There shall be a fixed time and place of meetings which shall be made known to the public, and all regular sessions of the Committee shall be open to the public. Three members shall constitute a quorum for the conduct of official business. 2.68.050 Duties. The Committee shall be responsible to the City Council for its duties and actions. The duties of the Commission shall include, but not be limited to, the follow- -3- ing: A. To give advisory recommendations to the City Council on matters relating to City utility policy and operation and all other matters as the City Council may deem appropriate. B. To adopt bylaws, rules and regulations consistent with the laws of the State of Washington for conducting the meetings of the Utility Advisory Committee. C. To maintain and preserve the confidentiality of information discussed in executive session pursuant to Ch. 42.30 RCW and the City Council's Rules of Procedure. Section 2 - Severability If any provision of this ordinance, or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the ordinance, or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances, is not affected, and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable. Section 3 - Effective Date This ordinance shall take effect as provided by law. PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Angeles at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 17th day of May , 1988. ATTEST: Michelle Maike, City Clerk APPR D AS TO FORM: 4.4 Craig Knutson, City Attorney PUBLISHED: May 22, 1988 -4- M A Y O R