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6/21/2016
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JUN 21 2016
6/28/2016
Introduction
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7/12/2016
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WHATCOM COUNTY
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TITLE OF DOCUMENT.
Ordinance amending WCC 2.22.040, Commission on Salaries for Elected Officals
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Ordinance amending WCC 2.22.040, Whatcom County Commission on Salaries for Elected Officals (Membership - Term of Office)
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7/12/2016: Forwarded to Council for approval
6/28/2016• Introduced 7 -0
7/12/2016: Adopted 7 -0, Ordinance 2016 -026
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PROPOSED BY: CLERK OF THE COUNCIL
INTRODUCTION DATE: .DUNE 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.
ADOPTED this 1.2, day of
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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. OF these six eemmissien niember-s, twu
1.12. 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.