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Home My WebLink About5311 ORDINANCE NO. 5311 ' AN ORDINANCE of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Washington, repealing and replacing in its entirety Chapter 2.18 of the Bremerton Municipal Code entitled "Audit Committee and City Auditor." WHEREAS,the Audit Committee, having rule making authority, is in the process of establishing by-laws for its operations; and WHEREAS, the current provisions of Chapter 2.18 of the Bremerton Municipal Code relating to the Audit Committee and City Auditor are outdated,therefore, the City Council desires to repeal and replace in its entirety Chapter 2.18 in order to be consistent with the Audit Committee's by-laws;NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BREMERTON, WASHINGTON, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Chapter 2.18 of the Bremerton Municipal Code entitled "Audit Committee and City Auditor" is hereby repealed and replaced in its entirety to read as follows: The purpose of the Audit Committee, as provided in the Charter of the City of . . - .. . . . " • --- . - . - . . - . - . . . . . - - . • • • . . , . .. . . To this end,the Committee will: (a) Conduct annual appraisals of the City Auditor's performance as to the coming year; (c) Review results of external and internal audits,prior to release of internal (1) Restrictions; (2) Cooperation received; (3) Audit findings; . (d) Review and approve appropriate special audit requests; proeedures; 1 Chapter 2.18 Audit Committee and City Auditor (f) Ensure the City Auditor's independence of management; (g) Meet regularly with the City Auditor; • (b) The Audit Committee shall appoint the City Auditor to serve at the pleasure of the (e) - . -• • • .,limited n mber of terms (b) The Council members designated by the City Council shall serve for a successive terms of elected office. term. !. • • . • �. attendance except that if a tie vote occurs the City Auditor may cast a tie breaking vote. A . a - - 2 Chapter 2.18 Audit Committee and City Auditor Co mitte (a) The Committee and the parties will comply with Chapter'12.17 RCW (b) The Committee shall present to the City Council and the Mayor, on a report pletio (e) A copy of each final report will be provided to the Mayor, City Council, Co mitte . 3 Chapter 2.18 Audit Committee and City Auditor 1 1 I .1. 1 . • . - .. .. _. • member. •- • . . . . . . • . . . _ .. . . 2.18.010 AUDIT COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP. (a) Pursuant to Article III, Section 18 of the Charter of the City of Bremerton ("City Charter"), there shall be an Audit Committee consisting of three designated members ("Designated Members") and two selected members ("Selected Members") for a total of five members as follows: (1) Designated Members: Two Council Members and an independent Certified Public Accountant designated by the City Council, and (2) Selected Members: Two residents of the City of Bremerton selected by the Designated Members of the Audit Committee. (b) The designation of the Council Members to the Audit Committee shall be by the Council President. The designation of the Certified Public Accountant to the Audit Committee shall be by majority vote of the City Council. The selection of the two residents of the City of Bremerton shall be by majority vote of the Designated Members of the Audit Committee. 2.18.020 COMMITTEE MEMBER TERMS. (a) Audit Committee members shall serve terms as follows: (1) The two Council members designated by the City Council shall serve one- year terms, or less if the current term of their elected office expires earlier. 4 Chapter 2.18 Audit Committee and City Auditor (2) The independent Certified Public Accountant designated by the City Council shall serve a three-year term. (3) The two City of Bremerton residents selected by the Designated Members of the Audit Committee shall serve terms as established by the Committee. (b) In the event that any member does not serve a full term, either by resignation or removal, a replacement shall be designated or selected, as applicable, by the original appointing authority to serve the remainder of the term. 2.18.030 CITY AUDITOR, (a) Pursuant to the City Charter,the Audit Committee shall appoint the City Auditor to serve at the pleasure of the Audit Committee. The City Auditor shall only be removed by the majority vote of the entire membership of the Committee sitting as a whole. (b) The City Auditor shall report to the Audit Committee. In carrying out duties and responsibilities,the City Auditor shall have full, free and unrestricted access to all City records, , property and personnel, unless such access is prohibited by law. Additionally, access to confidential and/or security related documents or operations may be restricted or prohibited as determined by the City Attorney based on his/her legal opinion. (c) The City Auditor has the same responsibility and authority as a department head in managing the finances and operation of the City Auditor's office. SECTION 2. 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 3. 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. PASSED by the City Council the day of Dtt n , 2016 ERIC YO GER uncil President Approved this 2/ sI-- day of_. ?gssj2 -f , 2016 g, � I PATTY LEI, .yor ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM: 5 Chapter 2.18 Audit Committee and City Auditor • SHANNON CORN, City Clerk Re ERA. LUBOVICH, City Attorney PUBLISHED the )141/ day of �--�'0).f!V1 1?QI/ , 2016 EFFECTIVE the ( f% day of jp,,i,te2 , -2a/ ORDINANCE NO. (I R:\Legal\Legal\Files\Current Active Files\Audit Committee and City Auditor\BMC 2.18 Auditor-Final.docx • • 6 Chapter 2.18 Audit Committee and City Auditor ORDINANCE NO.5311 AN ORDINANCE of the City Council of the City of Bremer- ton, Washington, repealing and replacing in its entirety Chapter 2.18 of the Bremer- ton Municipal Code entitled "Audit Committee and City Auditor." PASSED by the City Council on the 21st day of December, 2016. The full text of this ordinance is available from the City Clerk's Office, 345 Sixth Street,Suite 600,Bremerton, WA 98337. DEC.27,2016 AD#1417315 AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION Account#342133 AD#1417315 STATE OF WASHINGTON COUNTY OF KITSAP I, Teresa Hull, 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 KITSAP 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 publi- cation hereinafter referred to,published in the English language continually as a daily newspaper in Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington, a weekly newspaper in 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; that the following is a true text of an advertisement as it was published in regular issues (and not in supplement form) of said newspaper on the following date,to wit:And on December 27, 2016 such newspaper was regularly distributed to its subscribers during all of said period. The full amount of the fee charged for the foregoing publication is the sum of$51.87. This amount has not been paid in full. (Signature of Principal Clerk) Subscribed and sworn to before me this day of December 27, 2016. -‘7(ir \r\( \. \5 `�`‘� FF�41mFtlt///l � .cit MO Z5 S ION* • 'i' =fir: r'o * N•;. pUBt.�o• .oa i OF WAirlo `n.tn c.c. 531/