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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2610 Mayor's Duties and ResponsibilitiesOrdinance No. 2610 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND CREATING A NEW SECTION 2.04.045, COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND MAYOR PRO TEM, OF CHAPTER 2.04, PORT TOWNSEND CITY COUNCIL RULES, TO THE PORT TOWNSEND MUNICIPAL CODE, TO DEFINE THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT/MAYOR PRO TEM; ESTABLISHING QUALIFICATIONS FOR SUCH POSITION; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE WHEREAS, the City Council operates in accordance with Council Rules established in 1995 by Ordinance 2472, codified at Chapter 2.04 PTMC; and WHEREAS, the Council desires to establish a "job description," including duties and responsibilities for the City Council President, who also acts as Mayor Pro Tem, and to establish the qualifications for such position, NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Port Townsend ordains as follows: SECTION 1. A new Section 2.04.045 of Chapter 2.04, Port Townsend City Council Rules, of the Port Townsend Municipal Code is hereby adopted and shall read as follows: 2.04.045 Council president and mayor pro tem. The city council at its first business meeting of the calendar year, or at such time as a vacancy shall occur, shall elect from its membership a council president who shall also serve as the mayor pro tem. A. Qualifications. As an official representative of the city council, qualifications for the position include a minimum of one and one-half years experience on the city council. The person elected by his or her peers on the city council possesses, in their judgment, the following additional qualifications: knowledge of the workings of city government, experience working with community groups, and the skills of diplomacy and judgment in accomplishing the priorities of the city council of the city of Port Townsend. B. Duties and Responsibilities of the Council President. The council president's duties and responsibilities for overseeing and maintaining the council's internal operating procedures, include: 1. Monitoring the council's use of adopted council operating procedures; 2. Facilitating changes and updates as needed by bringing proposed changes to the council; 3. Orienting new members to the city council; and 4. Assuming such other duties and obligations as provided by law or as prescribed to such office from time to time by the city council. C. Duties and Responsibilities of the Mayor Pro Tem. The duties and responsibilities of the mayor pro tem shall include the following: 1. Preside at the council meeting in the absence of the mayor; 2. Act on the mayor's behalf during the mayor's absence from the city and with such power and authority as the mayor may grant in writing; 3. Upon request of the mayor, the council president will also represent the city at official or ceremonial functions when the presence of the mayor and/or a council representative is required; and 4. Assume such other duties and obligations as provided by law or as prescribed to such office from time to time by the mayor. D. At any time there is reference in this code to "mayor," it shall include the mayor and/or his or her specific designees acting with the mayor's authority. SECTION 2. Severability. If any provision of this ordinance or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the ordinance, or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force five days after the date of its publication in the manner provided by law; provided, however, this effective date shall not preclude the City Council from selecting a Council President in accordance with the criteria stated in Section 1 at the Council's November 3, 1997 regularly scheduled meeting. Read for the first, second, and third times and passed by the City Council of the City of Port Townsend, Washington, at a regular meeting thereof, held this 3rd day of November, 1997. Attest: am Kolacy, City Clerk~~ 10/24/97 Ord\{204045.doc) Julie M~c~ulloch, Mayor Approved as to Form: 2 Ord.