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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1285 WHEREAS, the City of Bremerton in Kitsap County and neighboring counties and cities therein have had a past history of cooperation and coordinated effort and financial participation in a regional agency as indicated in Resolution No. 1038 dated the 28th day of January, 1959; and WHEREAS, Chapter 8q, Laws of 1965 Extraordinary Session, authorizes the establishment and organization of a Conference for the purpose of studying regional and governmental problems of mutual concern and further declares the formation of a Conference to be a public purpose; and WHEREAS, it is of mutual benefit to the City of Bremerton as well as the counties of King, Kitsap, Pierce and Snohomish and the cities and municipal corporations therein to establish and organize a Conference NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BREMERTON~ pursuant to Chapter 8q, Laws of 1965 Extraordinary Session, That the City of Bremerton does hereby associate as a member in a regional conference, hereinafter referred to as the Puget Sound Governmental Conference That the City. of Bremerton does hereby adopt the Articles of Association and Bylaws of the Puget Sound Governmental Conference, adopted as a Conference on the 17th day of November, 1965, which shall be considered a part of this resolution; That the City of Bremerton may contribute to the expenses of the Puget Sound Governmental Conference pursuant to the Articles of Association and Bylaws. PASSED by the City Council of the City of Bremerton signed by the Mayor and a-ttested by the City Clerk in authentication of such passage this , ' day of January, 1966 ATTEST: ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION PUGET SOUND GOVERNMENTAL CONFERENCE Pursuant to Chapter 36, Laws of 1959, as amended, and Chapter 84, Laws of 1965, Extraordinary Session, be it resolved that the Cities of Bremerton, Everett, Seattle and Tacoma and the Counties of King, Kitsap, Pierce and Snohomish do hereby organize and establish a regional agency~ hereinafter referred to as a Conference. ARTICLE I Name The name of the Conference so organized and established shall be the Puget Sound Governmental Conference. ARTICLE II Purpose It shall be the purpose of this Conference to: (a) Study regional and govern- mental problems of mutual interest and concern; (b) Develop a regional planning pro- gram and a regional comprehensive plan; and (c) Formulate recommendations for review and action by the member counties' and/or cities' legislative body. ARTICLE III Boundaries The regional agency may include any municipal corporations which are economi- cally and socially related and which are oriented to the waters of Puget Sound. The initial boundaries of the regional planning district shall be conterminous with and include the area of King~ Kitsap~ Pierce and Snohomish Counties. ARTICLE IV Member ship Membership to the Conference shall be open to any municipal corporations sub- ject to unanimous consent of the member municipal corporations. ARTICLE V Officers The officers of the Conference shall consist of a Chairman~ Vice Chairman, and the Executive Secretary. The Director of the Conference shall serve as the Executive Secretary at the pleasure of the Conference. ARTICLE VI Executive Board The internal administration, procedures, practices and programming of the Conference and any other duties and responsibilities as may be delegated by the Conference shall be vested in an Executive Board which shall be composed of the Con- ference Chairman, Vice Chairman, and one member from each member legislative body: - 2 - Provided~ however~ the Vice Chairman shall represent his legislative body on the Executive Board. The Executive Board representative from each member legislative body shall be designated by the mayor of each member city and the Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners of each member county. Representatives are to be designated during the month of January of each year preceding the regular January Conference meeting. ARTICLE VII Meetings Meetings of the Conference and its Executive Board shall be held at such times and places the Conference shall determine and specify in its bylaws. ARTICLE VIII Allocation of Costs Counties~ cities and towns~ or any other municipal corporation holding member- ship in the Conference shall contribute to the expenses of such Conference pursuant to the budgetary laws set forth in the Revised Code of Washington~ applicable resolutions and/or ordinances of such municipal corporations~ and such bylaws as may be adopted by the Conference: Provided~ however~ that services and facilities may be provided by such participati~ agencies in lieu of assessment. ARTICLE IX Director and Consultants The Conference may employ and discharge the Director and any consultants as its officers deem convenient to carry out the purposes and functions of the Conference. ARTICLE X Contracts and Contractual Services The Conference may contract generally and enter into any contract or reason- able agreement with the federal government~ the state~ any municipal corporation and/Or other governmental agency for the purpose of regional planning and/or conducting studies of regional problems of mutual concern, and may receive grants and gifts in furtherance of such programs. The Conference may retain consultants if deemed advis- able. ARTICLE XI Bylaws The Conference shall adopt bylaws to carry out the purposes and objectives set forth in these articles. ARTICLE XII Amendment These Articles of Association may be amended in whatever manner the Conference shall determine and specify in its bylaws. Adopted by motion and passed the PUGET SOUND GOVERN~ENTAL CONFERENCE at meeting duly called and held on the 17th day of November 19 65 , and signed by me in authentication of its approval by unanimous consent this day of , 19 · 5V3RNPRICE, CHA/PJ4AN PUGET SOUND GOVERNMENTAL CONFERENCE ATTESTED: JOHN N. PORTER, DIRECTOR PUGET SOUND GOVERNMENTAL CONFERENCE P.S.G.C. 11-23-65 BYLAWS of the PUGET SOUND, G0~ZERNMENTAL C05~ENCE SECTION lo Meetings,, Tlbe Conference and Executive Board may hold monthly meetings at such times and places as may be agreed upon by the members of the Conference or Executive Board-, Special meetings of the Conference or Executive Board may be held on call, of the Chairman or at vhe request of any member u Written notice of any meeting shall be given to each respective Conference or Executive Board member at least, ten. [I0) days prior to said meeting,, Any meeting may be~ (1) held without ten (10) days written notice provided each. member waives notice thereof; (2) adjourned~ recessed¢ or continued from time to time without additional notice~ or (3) canceled by the Chairman provided adequate notice is given thereof ,. SECTION IIo ~u.orum~, Un]ess otherwise specified bere~n~ a majority of the voting members of the Conference or the Executi~,e Board s~all constitute a quorum for the transaction of a~y business ~;hat may come before any meeting of the Conference or said Board., SECTION IIio Membersbi~ The membership of the Con.ference shall consist of 'the three King County Commissioners, three KJtsap County Commissioners. three Pierce County Commissioners., three Snobomish County Commissioners~ Mayor and two Commissioners of the City of Bremerton~ Mayor a:od two Commissioners of the City of Everett~ Mayor and two Coupci] members of the Ciity of Seattle, to be designated each January by such legislative body~ and. the Mayor., City Manager'., and one Co~.ocil member of ±he. ,.~ ,.,~ of Tacoma~ to be designated eac~ January by such _teglstat~e body° Terms of Conference members shall, coincffde ~itb their elected or appointed terms of office or as determined by the respect~.~e legislative bodies° Ex officio members of the Conference shall be the Exec-~:..tlve Secretary of the Washington State Association of County Commiss2oners. the Executi%'e Secretary of t. he Association of Washington Cities~ a ~-epresentsti,,e of t.be Go,,ern. or~ and a representative of the United States Department of I~ousing and [!rban Devel. opment~ SECTION IVo- ~,/oting,, Each Conference member and regularly appointed member of the Executive Board shall be ent2t±ed to one ~ote cn any matter that may come be-. fore the Conference or said Board° A vote o:f a majo~it.v of the members shall be re- quired to decide any question'° Except., however~ u'sanimo~s consent shall be required to decide questions pertaining to total, budget figures and total appropriationsj unanimous consent of each member legislative body shall be req~:ired to decide ques--. tions pertaining to such member legislative body'"s proportionate share of the total costs of conducting the affairs of the Conference. Alll matters of public policy~ as distinguished from matters of i~ternal administration~, procedures practices and pro-, gramming, shall have the consent of the member !egls~ati~re bodies affected by such policy° SECTION Vo Election of Officers, At the first meeting of each calendar year the Conference shall elect a Cbalrmar~,, Hereinafter a committee appointed, by the Chairman., to be composed of at least one (t) member from wit~Jo each participat~ i~g county Bou.nctary, shall nominate candidates for ~'he office of C~airman~ Such nominations shall be presented to the Conference at the meetiag dt~ring which the vote is to be taken° Additional candidates may be nominated at said. meeting by Conference members ~, A Vice Chairman shall be elected at the first E×ecutlve [Board meeting of eac~ calendar year by the Executive Boa:rd from its own membership and in 'wha'tever manner said Board may determine~ - 2- SECTION VI. Vacancies. In the event of a vacancy in the office of Chairman, the Vice Chairman shall succeed to said office. In the event of a vacancy in the office of Vice Chairman, the Executive Board shall elect a new Vice Chairman from its own membership in whatever manner the Board shall determine. In the event of a vacancy in the office of Executive Secretary, the Chairman may appoint a temporary successor un- til such time as the Executive Board has selected and appointed a new Executive Secretary. SECTION VII. Duties of Officers and Executive Board. The duties of the officers shall be those usually pertaining to their respective offices. The Executive Secretary shall keep a written record of all meetings, resolutions~ transactions~ find- ings, and recommendations. He shall generally supervise all studies and programs authorized by the Conference and he shall receive any and all monies which may accrue to the Conference, keep an accurate record thereof, and submit a monthly financial report. Money shall be disbursed in accordance with poticies~, rules, regulations and authorizations established by the Conference and its Executive Board. The Executive Board shall have authority to decide upon all matters affecting the internal administration, procedures, practices and programming of the Conference; processing and review of all programs or projects which may be submitted to the Con- ference for comment and recommendations; and coordination of intergovernmental rela- tions and activities including the interchange or exchange of information among the governments concerned. Ail matters relating to fiscal policy, organization or reorgan- ization~ and/or public policy, as distinguished from matters of internal administra- tion, shall be processed through the Executive Board for their review and recommenda- tion to the Conference. SECTION VIII. Advisory Board. The Puget Sound Regional Planning Council, an organization representing metropolitan, county and city planning commissions in the Puget Sound region, is recognized as the official advisory body to the Conference; Provided, however, that the voting members, officers and executive committee of the Council are composed of persons officially appointed or confirmed by the governmental body creating the planning commission represented on the Council. SECTION IX. Committees. Committees may be es~ab!ished and appointed by the Chairman of the Conference to assist the Conference in the performance of its functions~ Committees may be composed of members of county and municipal legislative bodies, governmental employees, other public officials, or citizens with particular knowledge or talent to contribute to the work of the committee. SECTION X. Amendments. These Bylaws together with the Articles of Associa- tion. of the Puget Sound Governmental Conference may be amended at any regular or special meeting of the Conference by a majority vote of members constituting a quorum; Provided, however, that a copy of the proposed amendment has been mailed to each member at least fifteen (15) days prior to the meeting at which the vote to amend is taken° A vote to amend may be taken without notice~ however, if each member waives the right to notice. Adopted by motion and passed the PUGET SOUND GOVERNMENTAL CONFERENCE at a meeting duly called and held on the 17th day of November , 19 6~ , and signed by me in authentication of its approval by unanimous consent this day of , 19 EI,LEN PRICE, CHAIRMAN PUGET SOUND GOVERNMENTAL CONFERENCE ATTESTED: JOHN N. PORTER, DIRECTOR PUGET SOUND GOVERNMENTAL CONFERENCE