HomeMy WebLinkAbout3554 ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles, Washington amending Chapter
2.78 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code relating to the Code of Ethical
Conduct by adding a new section 2.78.065 Multiple Complaints and Claims.
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WHEREAS, the City of Port Angeles adopted Ordinance No. 3466 establishing a Code
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of Ethics, as set forth in Port Angeles Municipal Code Chapter 2.78;
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WHEREAS, the Code of Ethics does not define a process to adjudicate multiple f
complaints and claims filed against one public official that arises from a single act or course of
conduct;
WHEREAS, the City Council intends that all complaints and claims under Chapter 2.78
PAMC that arise from a single act or course of conduct be adjudicated in one proceeding
before one Board of Ethics;
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Port Angeles, Washington, do
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ordain as follows:
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f Section 1. Ordinance 3466 and Chapter 2.78 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code
are hereby amended by amending Section 2.78.030 and adding a new Section 2.78.065 PAMC
to read as follows:
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2.78.005 - Purpose.
f 2.78.010 - Statement of policy.
I 2.78.015 - Construction.
2.78.030 - Definitions.
2.78.040 - Application.
2.78.050 - Standards of conduct.
2.78.060 - Filing a complaint.
2.78.065 - Multiple complaints and claims.
2.78.070 - Board of Ethics.
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2.78.080 - Penalties for noncompliance.
2.78.090 - Where to seek review.
2.78.100 - Severability.
2.78.030—Definitions.
M. "Single actor course of conduct" means an actor conduct of a public official that (1) is a
single act or occurrence; or (2) consists of a pattern of acts or behavior that together constitute
a violation of this Chapter.
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2.78.065—Multiple complaints and claims.
In the event multiple complaints or claims based on behavior arising from a single act or course €
of conduct are filed against the same public official, all such complaints and claims shall be
joined and shall be reviewed collectively by one Board of Ethics. That Board shall hear and
determine all complaints and claims made against that public official that are based on behavior
arising from a single act or course of conduct. Once that Board has concluded its proceedings.
no other complaints or claims may be made against the same public official alleging a violation
from the same act or course of conduct.
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Section 2 - Retroactivity. This ordinance shall not apply retroactively.
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s Section 3 - Corrections. The City Clerk and the codifiers of this ordinance are
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authorized to make necessary corrections to this ordinance including, but not limited to, the
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correction of the scrivener's errors/clerical errors, references, ordinance numbering,
section/subsection numbers and any references thereto.
Section 4 — Severability. If any provisions of this Ordinance, or its application to any
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person or circumstances, are held invalid, the remainder of this Ordinance, or application of the
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provisions of the Ordinance to other persons or circumstances is not affected.
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Section 5 — Effective Date. This Ordinance exercises authority granted exclusively to
the City Council and is not subject to referendum. It shall be in force and take effect 5 (five)
days after publication according to law.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Angeles at a regular meeting of said
Council held on the 17t1i day of May, 2016.
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f Patric Downie, Mayor
t ATTEST: APP/ROVED AS TO ORM:
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nnife eneklasen, City Clerk William E. Bloor, City Attorney
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Summary of Ordinance adopted by
the Port Angeles City Council on May 17, 2016
Ordinance No. 3554
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles, Washington amending Chapter 2.78 of the Port
Angeles Municipal Code relating to the Code of Ethical Conduct by adding a new section
2.78.065 Multiple Complaints and Claims.
The full texts of the Ordinances are available at City Hall in the City Clerk's office, on the City's
website at www.cityofpa.us, or will be mailed upon request. Office hours are Monday through
Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Jennifer Veneklasen
City Clerk
Published: May 22, 2016