Chapter 2.08
CITY COUNCIL
Sections:
2.08.020 Regular Meetings - Time and Place
2.08.030 Workshop Meetings - Time and Place
2.08.040 Council President - Mayor Pro Tempore
2.08.070 Posting Places for Ordinances
2.08.010 Duties.
The City Council shall have all the legislative powers, duties, and responsibilities extended to the Council as set forth in RCW Title 35A as the same now exists, or as amended. (Ord. 478, 1995)
2.08.020 Regular Meetings - Time and Place.
The City Council of the City of Lake Stevens shall hold its regular City Council meetings on the second and fourth Tuesday of any month, commencing at 6:00 p.m., with the exception that in the month of July of each year the Council will hold one meeting on the second Tuesday, commencing at 6:00 p.m., and in the month of August of each year the Council will hold one meeting on the fourth Tuesday, commencing at 6:00 p.m. In the event the second and fourth Tuesday of any month shall fall on a legal holiday, the meeting shall then be held on the next day thereafter at 6:00 p.m., unless otherwise provided for by resolution, ordinance, or the laws of the State of Washington. The regular meetings of the City Council shall be held at the Mill, 1808 Main Street, located within the corporate limits of the City of Lake Stevens, unless otherwise publicly announced. (Ord. 1104, Sec. 1, 2020; Ord. 1092, Sec. 1, 2020; Ord. 949, Sec. 1, 2016; Ord. 932, Sec. 1, 2015; Ord. 730, Sec. 1, 2006)
2.08.030 Workshop Meetings - Time and Place.
The City Council of the City of Lake Stevens may also hold a workshop meeting on the first and third Tuesday, or any other day of any month, commencing at 6:00 p.m., unless otherwise publicly announced. Workshop meetings shall be held for the purpose of information study, review and general discussion. No official action is taken at any workshop meeting, unless the requirements of Chapter 42.30 RCW have been met, including the requirement of public notice for special meetings. Workshop meetings of the City Council shall be held at the Mill, 1808 Main Street, located within the corporate limits of the City of Lake Stevens, unless otherwise publicly announced. (Ord. 1104, Sec. 1, 2020; Ord. 1092, Sec. 1, 2020; Ord. 932, Sec. 2, 2015; Ord. 730, Sec. 2, 2006; Ord. 678, 2003; Ord. 557, 1997; Ord. 478, 1995)
2.08.040 Council President - Mayor Pro Tempore.
(a) At the first regular meeting in January of each year, the members of the City Council shall elect, from their number, a Council President who shall hold office at the pleasure of the Council.
(b) In the absence of the Mayor, the Council President shall become Mayor pro tempore and perform the duties of the Mayor except that he/she shall not have the power to appoint or remove any officer or to veto any ordinance. If a vacancy occurs in the office of the Mayor, the City Council, at their next regular meeting, shall elect from their number a Mayor, who shall serve until a Mayor is elected and certified at the next municipal election.
(c) The Council President shall also preside over all workshop meetings and shall have the following responsibilities:
(1) Keep track of agenda items and work programs of the Council in conjunction with the Mayor and City Administrator.
(2) Plan work programs to implement priority projects of the Council during each calendar year, with the City Administrator.
(3) Assist the Mayor in assignment of functions or coordination of Council work programs.
(4) On behalf of the Council, encourage the use of and coordination of citizen committee groups for specific projects.
(5) Coordinate and call for workshops in accordance with the directions of the City Council, Mayor or City Administrator, or at such other times as said person shall determine, in the event the Mayor or City Administrator is absent or temporarily disabled.
(d) The Council President - Mayor pro tempore is appointed as an aid to the City Council and aid to the Mayor and is appointed primarily to serve in the Mayor’s absence and shall not serve for more than one consecutive full year.
2.08.050 Presiding Officer.
(a) All regular and special meetings of the City Council shall be presided over by the Mayor or, in his/her absence, by the Mayor pro tempore. The Mayor or City Council may, in the absence of the City Clerk, or other qualified person appointed by the Clerk, perform the duties of Clerk at such meeting. The appointment of a Council member as Mayor pro tempore or Clerk pro tempore shall not in any way abridge his/her right to vote on matters coming before the Council at such meeting.
(b) The presiding officer shall preserve order and decorum at all meetings of the Council. The presiding officer shall state all questions coming before the Council, provide opportunity for discussion from the floor, and announce the decision of the Council on all subjects.
2.08.060 Compensation.
(a) The compensation for Council members shall be established by the Salary Commission pursuant to Chapter 2.51.
(b) Each Council member shall be entitled to reimbursement for reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of the duties of the office. Unless the Council member is being compensated by an organization other than the City of Lake Stevens, each Council member shall receive a per-meeting amount set by the Lake Stevens Salary Commission for attendance at meetings where the Council member is appointed or elected to attend such meeting by the Mayor or City Council, or attends at the request of the Mayor or City Council.
(c) Any individual Council member may voluntarily forego any or all Council member compensation by providing written notice to the City Administrator of his/her specific request to limit such compensation. (Ord. 931, Sec. 1, 2015; Ord. 646, Sec. 2, 2001; Ord. 478, 1995)
2.08.070 Posting Places for Ordinances.
All ordinances together with all other notices and publications, as required by law to be posted, shall be posted on the bulletin board at City Hall.
2.08.080 Official Newspapers.
The Daily Herald is hereby designated as the official newspaper in which shall be published all notices required to be published as a matter of law. (Ord. 945, Sec. 1, 2015; Ord. 478, 1995)