HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 2022-035 Amending Section 2.04.020 of the Arlington Municipal Code Regarding Meeting TimesORDINANCE NO. 2022-035
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ARLINGTON, WASHINGTON
AMENDING SECTION 2.04.020 OF THE ARLINGTON
MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING MEETING TIMES
WHEREAS, the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the conduct of business for the City of
Arlington and other municipalities; and
WHEREAS, increased access to "live -streamed" City Council meetings has led to reduced
in -person attendance and increased remote attendance by citizens; and
WHEREAS, the City Council and staff would benefit from an earlier City Council meeting
time, and believe the citizens can remain connected with City Council meetings through the
increased use of technology; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to amend Section 2.04.020 of the Arlington Municipal
Code to reflect a change in meeting times;
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Arlington does hereby ordain as
follows:
Section 1. Arlington Municipal Code Section 2.04.020 shall be and hereby is
amended to read as follows:
2.04.020 - Meetings —Time and place —When meetings fall on legal holidays.
The city council shall hold its regular public meetings on the first, second, third,
and fourth Mondays of each month; provided, however, that the city council
shall not hold meetings on the second, third, and fourth Mondays of August or
the first full week of September. The meetings on the second and fourth
Mondays of each month shall be reserved for workshops. Whenever any regular
meeting falls upon a Monday declared in RCW 1.16.050 now or in the future as a
legal holiday, then the regular meeting of the city council shall be held on the
next business day and no special notice of such meeting need be given. If there is
no business for which a meeting is needed, the meeting may be cancelled. All
meetings shall begin at levee six 6:00 p.m. Meetings shall be held at the city
police station/city hall annex, 110 E. 3rd St., Arlington, Washington; provided
that the city council may adjourn from time to time to meet at any other publicly
announced place.
Section 2. Severability. Should any section, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of
this ordinance, or its application to any person or circumstance, be declared unconstitutional or
otherwise invalid for any reason, or should any portion of this ordinance be pre-empted by
state or federal law or regulation, such decision or pre-emption shall not affect the validity of
the remaining portions of this ordinance or its application to other persons or circumstances.
ORDINANCE 2022-035
Section 3. Effective Date. The title of this ordinance which summarizes the contents
shall be published in the official newspaper of the City. This ordinance shall take effect and be
in full force five (5) days after the date of publication as provided by law; provided, however,
that in no event shall the ordinance be effective until January 1, 2023.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Arlington and APPROVED by the Mayor this 17th
day of October, 2022.
CITY OF ARLINGTON
Barbara Tolbert, Mayor
ATTEST:
Wendy Va Der Meersche, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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CERTIFICATION OF ORDINANCE
I, Wendy Van Der Meersche, being the duly appointed City Clerk of the City of Arlington,
Washington, a municipal corporation, do hereby certify that the following Ordinance
No. 2022-035 was approved at the October 17, 2022 City Council meeting.
ORDINANCE NO. 2022-035
"AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ARLINGTON, WASHINGTON
AMENDING SECTION 2.04.020 OF THE ARLINGTON
MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING MEETING TIMES"
A true and correct copy of the original ordinance is attached.
Dated this 18th day of October, 2022
J
Wendy Va er Meersche
City Clerk for the City of Arlington