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Home My WebLink About3255• ORDINANCE NO. 1255 AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles, Washington, amending and clarifying representation of the Medic I Public Utility representative on the Utility Advisory Committee, and amending Ordinance 2489, as amended, and Chapter 2.68, and Ordinance 3215, as amended, and Section 13.73.370 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ANGELES does hereby ordain as follows: Section 1. Ordinance 2489, as amended, and Chapter 2.68 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code are hereby amended to read as follows: 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 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 fivcsix 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. TwoThree citizen members of the Committee shall be selected and appointed in accordance with the City Council's Rules of Procedure. One of thesee members -1- • • shall represent the industrial customers of the City's utilities; the second member shall represent the licensed care facilities in the City, and the sccondthird member shall represent all other customers of the City's utilities. For purposes of this chapter, "licensed care facilities" includes adult famil homes boardin . homes /assisted livin ! facilities and nursin homes. The re . resentative of the licensed care facilities shall vote onl on issues concernin . fees authorized by Part C of PAMC 13.73.370. 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 ; - , except the member representing the licensed care facilities need not be a City resident but must own or manage a licensed care facility in 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. 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 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. 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 - 2 - • • 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; ; except, in those instances when action is to be taken on the Medic I Public Utility, four 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 Committee shall include, but not be limited to, the following: 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. Ordinance 3215, as amended, and Section 13.73.370 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code are hereby amended to read as follows: 13.73.370 Review by Utility Advisory Committee. Before any rate or fee is added or modified, it shall be reviewed by the Utility Advisory Committee. In connection with such review the Committee shall solicit and consider public comment regarding the fee. The Committee shall use methods of notification reasonably designed to alert interested persons and companies about the proposed fee. In addition, for issues concerning the fees authorized by this Part C, an additional voting member shall be appointed to the Utility Advisory Committee. The pursuant to PAMC 2.68. The member shall vote only on issues concerning fees authorized by Part C of this Chapter. Section 3- Severability. If any provision of this Ordinance, or its application to any person or circumstances, is held invalid, the remainder of the Ordinance, or application of the provisions of the Ordinance to other persons or circumstances, is not affected. Section 4 - Corrections. The City Clerk and the codifiers of this ordinance are authorized to make necessary corrections to this ordinance including, but not limited to, correction of the scrivener's /clerical errors, references, ordinance numbering, section/subsection numbers and any references thereto. - 3 - • Section 5 - Effective date. This ordinance, implementing an administrative action is not subject to referendum. This ordinance shall take effect five (5) days after passage and publication of an approved summary thereof consisting of the title. PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Angeles at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 5th day of September, 2006. ATTEST: Becky J. Up Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: William E. Bloor, City Attorney PUBLISHED: September 10 , 2006 By Summary G:\Legal_ Backup\ ORDINANCES &RESOLUTIONS\ 2006- 23.Medic I Public Utility.083006.wpd -4- Summaries of Ordinances Adopted by the Port Angeles City Council on September 5, 2006 Ordinance No. 3254 This Ordinance of the City of Port Angeles, Washington, provides for the submission to the qualified electors of the City at an election to be held on November 7, 2006, of a proposition authorizing the City to issue its general obligation bonds in the aggregate principal amount of not to exceed $13,800,000 to finance the acquisition, construction and equipping of a municipal aquatic center. Ordinance No. 3255 This Ordinance of the City of Port Angeles, Washington, amends and clarifies representation of the Medic I Public Utility representative on the Utility Advisory Committee, and amends Ordinance 2489, as amended, and Chapter 2.68, and Ordinance 3215, as amended, and Section 13.73.370 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code. The full texts of the Ordinances are 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. These Ordinances shall take effect five days following the date of publication by summary. Becky J. Upton, CMC City Clerk Publish: September 10, 2006