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HomeMy WebLinkAbout3051ORDINANCE NO. 3051 AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles, Washington, establishing or revising commencement dates for terms of various advisory boards and commissions, repealing the ordinances that established the Human Relations Commission and Publicity Board, amending Ordinances 2724, 2982, 2489, and 2972 and Chapters 2.26, 2.66, 2.68, and 2.70 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code, and repealing Ordinances 1652 and 1216 and Chapters 2.28 and 2.40 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ANGELES DOES HEREBY ORDAIN as follows: Section 1. Ordinance 2724 and Chapter 2.26 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code are hereby amended by amending PAMC 2.26.030 to read as follows: 2.26.030 Appointment - Terms. A. All Board members shall be appointed by the City Council. B. Initial appointments to the Board shall be made for the following terms: 1. Two (2) members of the Board shall be appointed for one (1) year terms. 2. Two (2) members of the Board shall be appointed for two (2) year terms. 3. Two (2) members of the Board shall be appointed for three (3) year terms. 4. Three (3) members of the Board shall be appointed for four (4) year terms. C. All appointments shall be deemed to have commenced on March 1' of the year of the appointment and to expire on the last day of February of the year in which the appointment will expire. ED. All subsequent appointments, except for vacancies, shall be for four (4) years terms, provided that members shall remain in office until their successors are appointed and confirmed; provided further that the high school member shall serve a one (1) year term. f*E. Vacancies occurring otherwise than through the expiration of terms shall be filled for the remainder of the term of the member being replaced. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as original appointments. ETF. Members may be removed at will at any time prior to the end of the term by the City Council. In addition, members who fail to attend three (3) consecutive regular meetings may be considered to have vacated their positions and may be replaced, as provided for herein. Any member who ceases to meet the criteria for his or her selection as provided in PAMC 2.26.020 shall be deemed to have forfeited his or her position. (Ord. 2915, 5/31/96; Ord. 2724 §1(part) 12/25/92)) Section 2. Ordinance 2982 as amended and Chapter 2.66 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code are hereby amended by amending PAMC 2.66.030 to read as follows: 2.66.030 - Membership. A. Composition. The Economic Development Steering Committee shall be composed of the following nine members: 1. Three City Council members. 2. Five members who are residents of the City or representatives of businesses within the City. 3. One member who is a representative of the Port of Port Angeles. 4. At least three of the nine members shall represent local businesses and community groups B. Terms. 1. The term of office of the five lay members shall be three years, provided that initially the appointments shall be staggered so that two members are appointed for three year terms, two members are appointed for two year terms, and one member is appointed for a one year term. 2. Members may be appointed by the City Council for successive terms. 3. Appointments to fill in unexpired terms shall be only for the remainder of that term, after which a reappointment may be made. (Ord. 3024 §2 (part), 9/17/99; Ord. 2982 (part), 3/13/98) 4. All appointments shall be deemed to have commenced on March 151 of the year of the appointment and to expire on the last day of February of the year in which the appointment will expire. Section 3. Ordinance 2489 as amended and Chapter 2.68 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code are hereby amended by amending PAMC 2.68.030 to read as follows: 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- 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. C. Terms. Terms for citizen members shall be as follows: 1. A full term of office shall be four years. 2. As of December 31, 1997, the term of office of the member representing industrial customers shall be extended to December 31, 1999, and the term of office of the member representing other customers of the City's utilities shall be extended to December 31, 2001, after which the two members shall be considered to have served two full terms. 3. The term of office shall start on fanuarr January March 1st of the year in which the appointment is made, provided that appointments to an unexpired term shall start as designated in the appointment. 4. Members of the Committee may be appointed to succeed themselves; provided that no person shall be allowed to serve more than two consecutive four (4) year terms. 5. Appointments to fill an unexpired term shall be only for the remainder of that term, after which a reappointment may be made. 6. Members shall serve without pay. (Ord. 2975, 11/28/97; Ord. 2489 §1, 5/27/88.) Section 4. Ordinance 2972 and Chapter 2.70 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code are hereby amended by amending PAMC 2.70.030 to read as follows: 2.70.030 Membership. A. Composition. The Lodging Tax Advisory Committee shall be composed of the following eleven members: 1 Two City Council members. 2. Three members who are representatives of businesses required to collect the lodging excise tax. 3 Three members who are persons involved in activities authorized to be funded by lodging excise tax revenue. 4. Two citizen -at -large members who neither represent businesses required to collect the lodging excise tax nor are persons involved in activities authorized to be funded by the lodging excise tax. 5. One member who is a representative of the Downtown Forward Executive Committee. B. Procedures and Criteria. The members of the Committee shall be appointed by the City Council consistent with the following criteria: 1. Members shall be residents of the City or representatives of businesses within the City. 2. Members shall have displayed an interest in the work of the Committee. 3. Members shall have declared in their applications which category of - 3 - membership they are applying for, so that members shall be eligible for only one of the categories set forth in PAMC 2.70.030A. C. Terms. 1. The term of office shall be one (1) year. commencing on March 1" on the year in which the appointment is made. 2. Members may be appointed by the City Council for successive terms. 3. Appointments to fill an unexpired term shall be only for the remainder of that term, after which a reappointment may be made. (Ord. 2972, 11/14/97) Section 5. Ordinances 1652 and 1216 and Chapters 2.28 and 2.40 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code are hereby repealed. Section 6 - Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect five days after the date of publication. Section 7 - 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 circumstances, is not affected. PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Angeles at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 16th day of may ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM: , 2000. Craig D. Kn PUBLISHED: , City Attorney May 21, 2000 By Summary 4 A: \2000- 07.ord.wpd Summary of Ordinance Adopted by the Port Angeles City Council on May 16. 2000 Ordinance No. 3051 This Ordinance of the City of Port Angeles establishes or revises commencement dates for terms of various advisory boards and commissions to March 1, repeals the ordinances that established the Human Relations Commission and Publicity Board, amends Ordinances 2724, 2982, 2489, and 2972 and Chapters 2.26, 2.66, 2.68, and 2.70 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code and repeals Ordinances 1652 and 1216 and Chapters 2.28 and 2.40 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code. The full text of the Ordinance is available at City Hall in the City Clerk's office or will be mailed upon request. Office hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. This Ordinance shall take effect five days after the date of publication of this summary. Becky J. Upton City Clerk Publish: May 21. 2000