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HomeMy WebLinkAbout3638 ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles, Washington amending portions of Chapter 2.70 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code relating to the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee terms and term limits. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ANGELES DO HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Ordinance 2972 as amended, and Chapter 2.70 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code are hereby amended by amending a section of Chapter 2.70 as follows: CHAPTER 2.70- LODGING TAX ADVISORY COMMITTEE 2.70.030 - Membership. A. Composition. The Lodging Tax Advisory Committee shall be composed of the following nine members: 1. One City Council member. 2. Two members who are representatives of businesses required to collect the lodging excise tax. 3. Two members who are persons involved in activities authorized to be funded by lodging excise tax revenue. 4. Three citizen-at-large members who neither represent businesses required to collect the I lodging excise tax nor are persons involved in activities authorized to be funded by the lodging excise tax. The three citizen-at-large members shall be non-voting members. i In the event that the City Council does not receive a sufficient number of applications for vacant citizen-at-large positions that meet this criteria, the Council may appoint citizen-at-large positions without the restrictions, so long as the number of members who are representatives of businesses required to collect tax under this chapter shall be equal to the number of members who are involved in activities authorized to be funded by revenue received under this chapter. 5. One member who is a representative of the Port Angeles Forward Committee, who shall be a non-voting member. B. Procedures and criteria. The members of the Committee shall be appointed by the City Council consistent with the following criteria: n 1 1"'1 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 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 onetwo years, commencing on March 1 st 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 tenn shall be only for the remainder of that term, after which a reappointment may be made. D. Creation of Staggered Teens and Term Limits 1. For appointments to begin on March 1, 2020, one member who is a representative of businesses required to collect the lodging excise tax; one member who is a person involved in activities authorized to be funded by lodging excise tax revenue; and two citizen-at-large members shall be appointed for one year. The remainder of the appointments will be for two years. The positions that received a one-year appointment in March of 2020 will thereafter be two-year appointments, creating staggered teens of the positions. 2. The decision as to which positions will receive one-year appointments and which positions will receive two-year appointments is within the sole discretion of the City Council. E. No person shall be allowed to serve on the Commission for more than four consecutive two- year teens or a one-year tern and three consecutive two-year terms. F. A person who has served on the Commission for four consecutive terms is eligible for reappointment to the Commission when two years or more has passed from the completion of his or her fourth term in office, or a one-year term and three consecutive two-year terms. Section 2. - Corrections. The City Clerk and the codifiers of this ordinance are authorized to make necessary corrections to this ordinance including, but not limited to, the correction of the scrivener's/clerical errors, references to other local, state, or federal laws, codes, rules or regulations,or ordinance numbering,section/subsection numbers and any references thereto. Section 3. -Severability. If any provisions of this Ordinance, or its application to any person or circumstances,are held invalid,the remainder of the Ordinance,or application of the provisions of the Ordinance to other persons or circumstances, is not affected. 2 i r �1 Section 4.-Effective Date. This Ordinance,being an exercise of a power specifically delegated to the City legislative body, 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 15"'day of October,2019. 9 rpt - Sissi Bruch, Mayor APPR VED AS TO FORM: William E. Bloor, City Attorney AT/TEST- Karl EST•Kari Martinez-Bail C Jerk d 3 Summary of Ordinances Adopted by the Port Angeles City Council on October 15, 2019 ORDINANCE NO. 3630 AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles,Washington amending sections of Chapter 13.12 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code relating to electric utility rates. ORDINANCE NO. 3631 AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles, Washington amending sections of Chapter 13.20 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code relating to utility discounts. ORDINANCE NO. 3632 AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles, Washington amending sections of Chapter 13.44 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code relating to water rates. ORDINANCE NO. 3633 AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles, Washington amending sections of Chapter 13.54 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code relating to garbage collection. ORDINANCE NO. 3634 AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles, Washington amending sections of Chapter 13.57 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code relating to solid waste processing facility rates. ORDINANCE NO. 3635 AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles, Washington amending sections of Chapter 13.63 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code relating to stormwater-utility and regulations. ORDINANCE NO. 3636 AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles, Washington amending sections of Chapter 13.65 relating to wastewater service rates. ORDINANCE NO. 3637 AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles, Washington amending sections of Chapter 13.73 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code relating to ambulance service and medic I rates. ORDINANCE NO. 3638 AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles,Washington amending portions of Chapter 2.70 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code relating to the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee terms and term limits. These ordinances are not subject to referendum and shall take effect 5 days after passage and publication of summary. The full texts of Ordinances are available at City Hall in the Clerk's office, on the City's website at www.cityopa.us or will be mailed upon request. Office hours are Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m.to 5:00 p.m. Kari Martinez-Bailey City Clerk Published by summary: Sunday, October 20, 2019