Chapter 1.12
CLASSIFICATION OF CITY

Sections:

1.12.010    Adoption of optional municipal code.

1.12.020    Elective city officers.

1.12.030    Filling vacant city council positions.

1.12.040    Minimum process for filling vacant city council positions.

1.12.010 Adoption of optional municipal code.

There is adopted for the city the classification of noncharter code city, retaining the mayor-council plan of government under which the city is presently operated, as provided in Chapter 35A.12 RCW, endowed with all the applicable rights, powers, privileges, duties, and obligations of a noncharter code city as the same now exists, or may be provided hereafter, including any and all supplements, amendments, or other modifications of said title hereafter at any time enacted. (Ord. 909 § 1, 1976).

1.12.020 Elective city officers.

The government of the city of Marysville shall be vested in an elected mayor and an elected city council consisting of seven members. Eligibility to hold an elective office shall be established by RCW 35A.12.030. The mayor and the council members shall be elected for four-year terms and until their successors are elected and qualified. The positions to be filled for the city council shall be designated by consecutive numbers and shall be dealt with as separate offices for all election purposes. Officers shall be elected at biennial municipal elections to be conducted as provided in Chapter 35A.29 RCW; council positions 1, 2, 3 and 4 shall be filled at one such election, and the mayor’s office and council positions 5, 6 and 7 shall be filled at the next such election. Election to positions on the city council shall be by majority vote from the city at large. The city council shall be the judge of the qualification of its members and determine contested elections of city officers, subject to review by certiorari as provided by law. The mayor and council members shall qualify by taking an oath or affirmation of office. (Ord. 1437 § 2, 1985).

1.12.030 Filling vacant city council positions.

In the event a vacancy or vacancies shall occur on the city council, such position(s) shall be filled until a successor to such position(s) can be elected for the remainder of the unexpired term(s) at the next municipal election. Such election process shall comply with the requirements of RCW 35A.12.050 and Chapter 42.12 RCW. In filling vacant city council positions, the city council shall be the judge of the qualifications of all applicants. Each applicant for such a vacancy must be a registered voter of the city at the time the city accepts applications for filling a vacancy, and such applicant must have continuously resided within the corporate limits of the city for at least one year next preceding the date upon which the vacancy shall be filled. Residency and voting within the limits of any territory that has been annexed to the city prior to the time the city accepts applications for filling a vacancy shall be construed to have been residency within the city. (Ord. 2199 § 1, 1998).

1.12.040 Minimum process for filling vacant city council positions.

The city council shall establish a process commensurate with the time available, which includes, at a minimum, public notification by posting and publication in the city’s legal newspaper, the establishment of an application process with a clearly stated deadline for the submission of letters of interest, the development of questionnaires to assist the city council in its process, a public interview process conducted by the city council, and nominations and selection by the city council during an open public meeting. All portions of this process shall be open to the public unless the city council, in its discretion, elects to discuss the qualifications of a candidate for public office in executive session as provided in RCW 42.30.110(h). (Ord. 2199 § 2, 1998).