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RESOLUTION NO. 2980
A RESOLUTION of the City Council of the City of
Bremerton, Washington, amending the Rules and Procedures for
the City Council as adopted by Resolution No. 2951 to provide for
telephonic appearances at City Council meetings under limited
circumstances.
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2951 on January 26,2005,
which adopted Rules and Procedures for the City Council to conduct its business; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to update the Rules and Procedures to
provide for telephonic appearances at City Council meetings; NOW THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BREMERTON, WASHINGTON,
DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Rule 1 ofthe Bremerton City Council Rules and Procedures,
entitled "Meetings" is hereby amended to add the following Section 7, entitled "Telephonic
Appearance:"
7. Telephonic Appearance: Council Members may appear at a council meeting via
telephone under limited circumstances. Telephonic appearances are for the benefit ofthe City of
Bremerton and not for the benefit of an individual Council Member. Telephonic appearances
may occur as follows:
(a) The Council President may approve a Council Member's appearance at a council
meeting via telephone when action on a measure to be voted on cannot be delayed but rather
requires immediate. action or remedy and one or more of the following circumstances exists:
1. Due to fire, flood, earthquake, or other emergency, there is a need for
action by a governing body to meet the emergency;
11. A vote of the council of the whole is required for action; or
111. A unanimous vote of the whole council is required for passage of a
measure.
(b) In the event that subsection 7(a) of Rule 1 of the Bremerton City Council Rules
and Procedures has been satisfied and more than one Council Member is absent, reasonable
efforts shall be given to provide all absent members an opportunity to appear via telephone. In
no event shall the Council President approve a Council Member's telephonic appearance unless
satisfactory equipment is available. Satisfactory equipment shall mean any telephone equipped
with a speakerphone function capable of broadcasting the Council Member's voice attending via
telephone clearly and sufficiently enough to be heard by those in attendance at the meeting. The
telephone must allow the Council Member to take and answer questions as posed from time to
time.
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(c) During any meeting that a Council Member is attending via telephone, the
Council President or presiding Council Member shall state for the record that a particular
Council Member is attending via telephone and the reasons for such attendance.
(d) Council members appearing via telephone may participate and vote during the
meeting as if they were physically present at the meeting.
(e) Council Members appearing via telephone shall comply with all rules and
procedures as if they were physically present at the meeting.
SECTION 2. Severabilitv. If anyone or more sections, subsections, or
sentences ofthis Resolution are held to be unconstitutional or invalid, such decision shall not
affect the validity of the remaining portion of this Resolution and the same shall remain in full
force and effect.
SECTION 3. E(fective Date. This Resolution shall take effect and be in force
immediately upon its passage.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington this ~
day of Gf~:.tA.I~ A) ,2005.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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