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HomeMy WebLinkAboutord2016-026WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL AGENDA BILL NO. - .._ 2016 216 CLEARANCES Initial Date Dm!e5�R4;eeiv ira u cil O ace Agenda Date Assigned to: Ori tnator.• 6/21/2016 D JUN 21 2016 6/28/2016 Introduction Division Head: 7/12/2016 Finance /Council Dept. Head: '� p �t,�^� n P WHA�TCOM COUNTY Prosecutor: COUNCIL Purchasin Bud et: Executive: TITLE OF DOCUMENT: Ordinance amending WCC 2.22.040, Commission on Salaries for Elected Officals ATTACHMENTS: i SEPA review required? ( ) Yes ( ) NO Should Clerk schedule a hearing ? ( ) Yes ( ) NO SEPA review completed? ( ) Yes ( ) NO Requested Date: SUMMARYSTATEMENT 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.) Ordinance amending WCC 2.22.040, Whatcom County Commission on Salaries for Elected Officals (Membership - Term of Office) COMMITTEE ACTION: COUNCIL ACTION: 17/12/2016: Forwarded to Council for approval 6/28/2016: Introduced 7 -0 7/12/2016: Adopted 7 -0, Ordinance 2016 -026 � Related County Contract #: Related File Numbers: Ordinance or Resolution Number: Ord. 2016 -026 Please Note: Once adopted and signed, ordinances and resolutions are available for viewing and printing [.on the County's website at: www.co.whatcom.wa.us /council. PROPOSED BY: CLERK OF THE COUNCIL INTRODUCTION DATE: JUNE 28, 2016 ORDINANCE NO. 2016 -026 AMENDING WHATCOM COUNTY CODE SECTION 2.22.040, WHATCOM COUNTY COMMISSION ON SALARIES FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS (MEMBERSHIP — TERM OF OFFICE) WHEREAS, the voters of Whatcom County approved a proposed amendment to the Whatcom County Charter at the November 2011 General Election to create an independent citizens' commission to set salaries for the county executive, assessor, auditor, prosecuting attorney, sheriff, treasurer, and county council members; and WHEREAS, this newly formed commission was established under Whatcom County Code Chapter 2.22 as the Whatcom County Commission on Salaries for Elected Officials (Salary Commission); and WHEREAS, Whatcom County Code Section 2.22.040 outlines membership criteria for Salary Commission members and currently requires that six members be chosen by lot and of those six, two shall be selected from each of three county council district; and WHEREAS, it is necessary to amend Whatcom County Code Section 2.22.040 in response to passage of a voter - approved amendment to the Whatcom County Charter that increased the number of council districts from three to five. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Whatcom County Council that Whatcom County Code Section 2.22.040 is hereby amended as outlined in "Exhibit A" to this ordinance. A13OPTED tllis, "rl day of r ATTEStb •* -C) - 1 Da4 -Brown erk. oft . Council APPR© ED AS''TO r M::'' l� Civil Deputy Prosecutor July 2016. WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL HATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON 6 Bar B h5nan, CMncil Chair ( royA&j( ) Denifd Jack Louwl' Cou Date: Executive EXHIBIT A (ORDINANCE AMENDING WCC 2.22.040, COMMISSION ON SALARIES - MEMBERSHIP) 2.22.040 Membership —Term of office. (1) The commission shall consist of ten members. Six members shall be selected by lot and appointed and confirmed as provided in subsection (2) of this section. The remaining four members shall be appointed and confirmed as provided in subsection (3) of this section. The members of the commission may not include any officer, official, or employee of the county or any of their immediate family members. For the purposes of this section, "immediate family member" means parent, spouse, domestic partner, sibling, child, or dependent relative of an officer, official, or employee of the county, whether or not living in the same household. (2) Six of the ten commission members shall be selected by lot by the county auditor from among those registered voters eligible to vote at the time persons are selected for appointment to full terms on the commission. The county auditor shall establish policies and procedures for conducting the selection by lot. The policies and procedures shall include, but not be limited to, those for notifying persons selected and for providing a new selection if a person declines appointment or if, following the person's appointment, the person's position on the commission becomes vacant before the end of the person's term of office. The county auditor shall forward the names of persons selected under this subsection to the county executive who shall appoint those persons to the commission. Appointments made by the county executive shall be confirmed by the county council. (3) Four of the ten commission members shall be selected and appointed by the county executive and confirmed by the county council. The members under this subsection shall be residents of the county and shall all have experience in personnel management. Of these four members, one member shall be selected from each of the following fields of expertise: business, professional personnel management, legal profession, and organized labor. The county council may confirm or reject appointments made under this subsection. If the council rejects an appointment the county executive shall promptly appoint another person meeting the requirements of this subsection. (4) The members of the commission shall serve two -year terms, with their terms ending on December 31, 2014. Thereafter, all members shall serve for two years. No person may be appointed to more than two terms. Members of the commission may be removed by the county executive, with the approval of the county council, only for cause of incapacity, incompetence, neglect of duty, malfeasance in office, or for a disqualifying change of eligibility. Upon a vacancy in any position on the commission, a successor shall be appointed and confirmed to fill the unexpired term. The appointment and confirmation shall be concluded within thirty days of the date the position becomes vacant and shall be conducted in the same manner as the original appointment.