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Home My WebLink About4911 ORDINANCE NO. 4911 AN ORDINANCE of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington, amending Bremerton Municipal Code Section 2.18.020 and 2.18.040 relating to appointment and duties of the Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson. WHEREAS, the City Council desires to amend the provisions of Bremerton Municipal Code Section 2.18.020 and 2.18.040 relating to the Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson of the Auditing Committee; NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BREMERTON, WASHINGTON, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION1. Section 2.18.020 of the Bremerton Municipal Code entitled "Membership" relating to the Auditing Committee is hereby amended to read as follows: 2.18.020 MEMBERSHIP. (a) There shall be an Auditing Committee consisting of two Council members and an independent Certified Public Accountant to be designated by Council, and two Bremertun residents selected by the designated members of the Audit Committee. The City Council may designate~ by majority vote: one alternate member to serve in the absence of either or both of the appointed Council Members. (b) The Audit Committee shall appoint the City Auditor to serve at the pleasure of the Audit Committee. Thc City Auditor shall only be removed by the majority vote of the entire membership of the Committee sitting as a whole. (c) In order to foster continuity, during the first meeting in January, the Committee shall elect one of tt~-its members as Cha:~m~an Chairperson and one as Vice Chairperson to serve aterm of one (1) year. The C~.z.L-ma::Chairperson, or in his or her absence the Vice Chairperson, will conduct the order of business at meetings, coordinate communications of the committee, approve the Auditor's payroll and expenses, and perform all other duties as specified by the Committee. SECTION2. Section 2.18.040 of the Bremerton Municipal Code entitled "Voting and Conflict of Interest" is hereby amended to read as follows: 2.18.040 VOTING AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST. (a) Decisions of the Committee shall be by majority vote of the members in attendance except that ifa tie vote occurs the City Auditor may cast a tie-breaking vote. A Committee member may abstain from voting at will or may be requested by Committee consensus to abstain from voting on issues that are sensitive to that member's area of control or influence. (b) When a department which is directly represented by an Audit Committee member is the subject of a particular audit, that member of the Committee will be excluded from participating in that portion of the Audit Committee agenda affecting that department and will 1 BMC 2.18. 020 - Auditing Committee also be prohibited from being present during any Audit Committee discussion of that audit, whether it concerns the interim report, scope or final release of a report. (c) There shall be no voting by proxy except that any member who will be absent may prepare a written statement of position to the ChaL~man Chairperson in advance of any meeting to be read to the members present during that meeting. SECTION 3. Severability. If any one or more sections, subsections, or sentences of this ordinance are held to be unconstitutional or invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion of this ordinance and the same shall remain in full force and effect. SECTION 4. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force ten (10) days from and after its passage, approval and publication as provided by law. APPROVED by the City Council the 6~ day of October, 2004 PASSED by the City Council the 13th day of October, 2004 DAREN NYGREN, O6dncil President Approved this ~ day of ~_C~7~_/~3-~.t_~_9 ,2004 CARY BOZEMAN, Mayor AT.ST: f~' APPROVED AS TO FORM: P~0LA~~~~-~JOHN~I{I; eit~ Clerk ~y PUBLISHED the /~:t.d) day of t~ff.g.~.,~d~) ,2004 EFFECTIVE the 4~v~ffr, dd__day of ~7c~ _j:~O ,2004 ORDINANCE NO. R:'~LE GAL\OrdinancesXAudit or~BMC 2.18.020.v2.doc 2 BMC 2.18.020- Auditing Committee AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION No. Ad 4/100127284 STATE OF WASHINGTON COUNTY OF KITSAP I, Robin Alexander, being first duly sworn on oath, deposes and says: That she is now, and at all times embraced in the publication herein mentioned was the principal clerk of the printers and publishers of THE SUN; that said newspaper has been approved as a legal newspaper by order of the Superior Court of the County of Kitsap, in which County it is published and is now and has been for more than six months prior to the date of the publication hereinafter referred to, published in the English language continually as a daily newspaper in Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington, and is now and during all of said time, was printed in an office maintained in the aforesaid place of publication of said newspaper; October 19, 2004 and that such newspaper was regularly distributed to its subscribers during all of said period. That the full amoant of the fee charged for the foregoing publication is the sum of $31.31 which amount as not been paid in full. (Signature of Principal Clerk) Subscribedandswomtobeforemethisdayof November2,2004.~(~C~[ ~ IlOFFl¢l^t'$~L I[DAWN BLATT Notary Public in and for the State of Washington, Kitsap County. NOTARY POBUC - STAll[ OF WAS}III~"TO~ My Commis~on Expi~ Ju~y 30. 20~ II ORDINANCE NO. 4911' AN ORDINANCE of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington, amending Bremerton Municipal Code Section 2.18.020 and 2.18.040 to appointment and duties of the Chairperson and Vice- Chairperson.- APPROVED by the City Council the 6th day of October, 2004- PASSED by the City Council the 13th day of October, 2004- The full text of this ordinance is available from the City Clerk's Office, 239 Fourth Street, Bremerton, WA 98337.- October 19, 2004o,#100127284-