HomeMy WebLinkAbout3119 RESOLUTION NO. ,31 I q
A RESOLUTION of the City Council of the City of
Bremerton, Washington reorganizing the City of Bremerton's
Safety and Health Committee and repealing Resolution No. 2539.
WHEREAS, The City's Industrial Accident Self-Insured Status requires the City
to have and maintain a safety program; and
WHEREAS, The City is required by Washington State law to have a Safety and
Health Committee that provides a method for communication and evaluation of safety and health
issues brought to the City's attention; and
WHEREAS, the City's Safety and Health Committee is responsible for
supervising and enforcing the City's Accident Prevention Program; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance #5075 adopted on February 4, 2009 reorganized the
responsibilities for the oversight of safety within the City of Bremerton; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to reorganize the membership of the City's Safety and
Health Committee to more effectively and efficiently respond to the City's safety needs; NOW
THEREFORE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BREMERTON, WASHINGTON,
DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Resolution No. 2539 is hereby repealed in its entirety.
SECTION 2. The City of Bremerton's Safety and Health Committee shall be
comprised of nine members as follows:
Risk Management Specialist (standing, non-elected, non-appointed member by
virtue of position)
One representative from the Fire Department
Two representatives from the Police Department
Three representatives from Public Works
One representative from the City's offices at the Norm Dicks Building
One representative from Parks and Recreation
SECTION 3. The membership listed above shall be elected/selected as follows:
(1) Employer-Selected. The Risk Management Specialist shall be a standing
member of the committee. One member from the Department of Public Works & Utilities and
one member from the Police Deparirnent, shall be appointed by the respective deparhnent
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director. If there is an employer-selected vacancy, a new member will be appointed to fill the
remainder of the unexpired term.
(2) Employee-Selected. Employee-selected members shall be selected by the
most relevant unions by March of each year and shall serve a one-year term. If there is an
employee-selected member vacancy, a new member must be selected to fill the unexpired term
which appointment shall be made prior to the next scheduled meeting. The following unions
shall select the designated representatives:
Union Representative
Teamsters: Public Works (two)
Parks and Recreation (one)
Norm Dicks Building (one)
IAFF: Fire Department (one)
BPOG: Police Department (one) �
SECTION 4. The position of Safety and Health Committee Chair Person shall be
elected by the members of the Safety and Health Committee in April of each year and shall serve
a one year term. The Chair Person shall continue in his/her position until a new Chair Person has
been properly elected. In the event of an unanticipated vacancy, a Chair Person may be
appointed by the Safety and Health Committee until the vacancy is filled in the following term.
SECTION S. At all times, the City's Safety and Health Committee shall comply
with requirements established pursuant to WAC 296-800 as currently enacted and hereinafter
� amended.
SECTION 6. Severability. If any one or more sections, subsections, or
sentences of this 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 7. Effective Date. This Resolution shall take effect and be in force
immediately upon its passage.
PA SED by the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington this �7�
day of , 2010.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM: ATTEST:
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