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HomeMy WebLinkAbout3053 PDA and amending Ordinances 3018 and 3030Ordinance No. 3053 Page 1 of 2 Ordinance No. 3053 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND CONCERNING THE INTERIM BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND PUBLIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, AND AMENDING ORDINANCES 3018 AND 3030 AND THE AUTHORITY'S CHARTER WHEREAS, pursuant to RCW 35.21.730 through 35.21.755, the City Council authorized in Ordinance 3018 (passed September 9, 2009) the creation of the City of Port Townsend Public Development Authority (PDA) as a public corporation and separate legal entity to perform any lawful public purpose or public function as therein authorized; and WHEREAS, by Ordinance 3030 (passed January 25, 2010), the Council provided for appointment of an interim board of directors for the PDA to facilitate the start up of the PDA and assist in furthering the ongoing, collaborative, work between State Parks (Fort Worden), Centrum, and the City and others, pending appointment of a regular board. WHEREAS, the Council determines it appropriate to allow for the interim board member's term to continue until the interim board member is replaced with appointment of a permanent board member. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Port Townsend ordains as follows: SECTION 1. Amendment to PDA Enabling Ordinance and Charter. Ordinance 3018 establishing the City of Port Townsend Public Development Authority, and the Charter of the City of Port Townsend Public Development Authority adopted by Ordinance 3018, as amended by Ordinance 3030, are hereby amended to read as follows (text in strikeout is deleted, text in underline is added): See attached Exhibit A 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. Adopted by the City Council of the City of Port Townsend, Washington, at a special meeting thereof, held this 6"' day of December 2010. Michelle Sandoval, Mayor ,A) ~.... e' r / '~ ~ Pamela Kolacy, MMC, City Clerk Approved as to Form: ~~ ..--°` ~~` 4 ' John P. Watts, City Attorney Exhibit A -Ordinance 3053 Page 1 of I From Charter adopted by Ordinance 3018 ARTICLE VII ORGANIZATION OF AUTHORITY Portion Section 2. Tenure of Board Members. Board Members shall be appointed for three-year terms, except as provided herein for the initial Board Members. Except as otherwise provided herein, all Board Members shall continue to serve on the Board until a successor is appointed and confirmed in the same manner as the initial appointments. The City Council shall divide the initial Board Members into four classes, one class with one (1) member who shall serve an initial one- year term, one class with two (2) members who shall serve an initial two-year term; one class with two (2) members who shall serve an initial three-year term; and one class with two (2) members who shall serve an initial four-year term. At the anniversary date of selection, the term of the initial Board Member with cone-year term shall expire, provided that he or she shall continue in office until his or her successor is appointed by the City Mayor and confirmed by the City Council. Successors shall serve three-year terms. This procedure shall continue annually as to successive classes of Board Members with expiring terms so that at the expiration of the term of appointment, a new class of Board Members shall take office, provided that each person so selected shall hold office for the three-year term for which he or she is selected and until his or her successor shall have been selected. There shall be no restriction on Board Members serving successive terms. In making appointments, the City Council may establish an expiration date of all members' terms to a date it deems convenient, for example, December 31. Notwithstanding the above, initial appointments of Board Members maybe made and such appointments shall continue- until r.~e-€eT-~t~Q~exEeec~-s~~rt~,~-anc~ *°--m~~~*° °~r'~°r ~_~'~°~ an initial appointment is replaced by a Board Member who is appointed for term of years as set forth above. Nothing prevents an initial appointment from being for a limited term as determined by the Mayor and confirmed by the City Council at the time of appointment. Nothing prevents a Board Member who is appointed to an initial appointment from being re-appointed for an additional limited term or from subsequently being appointed for a term of years.