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Home My WebLink Aboutord2005-001WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL AGENDA BILL NO. _ 2004 -452 CIFARANCES Initial Date Date Received in Council Office Agenda Date Assi ned uc Ongina,or' - 12/]/04 Introduction Division Head. -- 1/11/05 Finance /Council Dept Head: Prosecutor Purchasing :Bud er ' EAecuuve TITLE OF DOCUMENT: Amendment to County Code Chapter 2.108 Whatcom County Commission Against Domestic Violence ATTACHMENTS: Memo to County Executive Ordinance Amendment ExhibitA SEPA review required? ( ) Yes ( ) NO Should Clerk schedule a hearing P ( ) Yes ( ) NO SEPA review completed? ( ) Yes ( ) NO Requested Date: SUMMARY STATEMENT OR LEGAL NOTICE LANGUAGE: (If this item is an ordinance or requires a public hearing, you must provide the language for use in the required public notice. Be specific and cite RCW or WCC as appropriate. Be clear in explaining the intent of the action.) Amending the language relating to board membership to facilitate representation of the small cities. COMMITTEEACTION: COUNCIL ACTION.• 1/11/2005: Committee recommended adoption to the 12/7/2004: Introduced full Council 1/11/2005: Adopted 6 -0, Roy out of the room, Ord. 42005 -001 Related County Contract #: Related File Numbers: Ordinance or Resolution Number. #2005 -001 Please Note: Once adopted and signed, ordinances and resolutions are available for viewing and printing on the Coun 'swebsiteat: www.co.whateom.wa.us /council. SPONSORED BY: consent PROPOSED BY: Health oeoartment INTRODUCTION DATE: 12/7/2004 ORDINANCE NO. 2005 -001 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING WHATCOM COUNTY CODE CHAPTER 2.108, BELLINGHAM- WHATCOM COUNTY COMMISSION AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SECTION 040 TO PROVIDE FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF EITHER THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OR A DESIGNATED RESPRESENTATIVE FROM THE CITIES OF WHACTOM COUNTY. WHEREAS, The City of Bellingham and Whatcom County created the Commission Against Domestic Violence in 1998 to address the problem of domestic violence in a comprehensive county -wide manner, and WHEREAS, the composition of the Commission Against Domestic Violence Commission was intended to include a broad spectrum of the community including representatives from County and City government, and WHEREAS, since that time there has been some difficulty for the mayors of small cities in the community to personally commit the time for commission meetings and committee, and WHEREAS, the proposed amendment providing that a designated representative may be appointed will facilitate representation of the small cities in the Commission's work, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Whatcom County Council that Section 2.108.040 -A is hereby amended as indicated in Exhibit A to this ordinance. Page 1 2005 WHATCOM COUNTY HEALTH BOARD �TCOM COUNT', WASHINGTON l/rw /c O _l / Laurie Caskey - Schreiber, Health Board Chair ( pproved () Denied Pete Kremer, County Executive EXHIBIT A Composition. A. The commission shall consist of up to 27 members. The following officials shall be designated government representatives on the commission: 1. Whatcom County prosecutor; 2. Whatcom County sheriff; 3. Bellingham police chief; 4. Bellingham city attorney; 5. Bellingham municipal court administrator; 6. One Whatcom County court administrator selected by the county court administrators; 7. Whatcom County director of health and human services; 8. Whatcom County public defender; 9. Whatcom County director of district court probation; 10. A designated representative of DSHS /DCFS; 11. One chief executive officer or a designated representative from the cities in Whatcom County other than Bellingham selected by a majority vote of the eligible chief executive officers; 12. One police chief from the cities in Whatcom County other than Bellingham selected by majority vote of the eligible police chiefs; 13. One superintendent from the school districts in Whatcom County selected by majority vote of the eligible superintendents. B. Additional members shall be selected by the mayor and the county executive from among members of the community who have an interest in, or are impacted by, domestic violence. The mayor and county executive shall each appoint seven members to include the following: 1. One domestic violence victims service provider; 2. Two human services providers, including, but not limited to, educators, victim or offender services, clergy or religious leaders and early childhood education providers; 3. One representative of a major employer; 4. One health care provider; 5. Two representatives from the community at large. C. The county executive appointment shall be subject to confirmation by a majority of the county council as per Section 3.23 of the Whatcom County Charter. D. In selecting members of the commission the mayor and county executive shall attempt to reflect the racial, ethnic, economic and geographical diversity of the community and to insure the participation of at least one survivor of domestic violence. E. Terms of the nongovernment members, and of those government members selected by majority vote of designated groups, shall be four years; provided, that the terms of those nongovernment members first appointed shall be staggered so that two members shall be appointed for one year, four members shall be appointed for two years, four members shall be appointed for three years and four members shall be appointed for four years. Members may be reappointed. Members may be removed by the appointing authority. Each member shall continue to serve until a successor has been appointed. (Ord. 2000 -041; Ord. 98 -072 § 1).