HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-005 RESOLUTION NO. 2010-005
A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE CITY OF ARLINGTON, WASHINGTON
AGENDA PUBLISHING POLICY
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WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Arlington wishes to establish a consistent
policy for publishing of the Arlington City Council meeting agenda; and
. WHEREAS, Washington State law requires every city to establish a procedure for
notifying the public of upcoming hearings and the preliminary agenda for the forthcoming
council meeting; and
WHEREAS, such procedure may include a variety of processes to ensure that the
Arlington City Council Agenda is widely disseminated; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the processes described in the attached policy
will satisfy the intent of adequately notifying the public for preliminary agendas;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ARLINGTON as follows:
1. The City Council adopts the attached City of Arlington Agenda Publishing Policy
pursuant to RCW 35A.12.160.
APPROVED by the Mayor and City Council of the City of Arlington this 7th day of
June, 2010.
CITY OF ARLINGTON
Mar ae t Larson, Mayor
ATTEST:
Kristi Banfield, City Clerk
RESOLUTION NO. 2010-005
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Ste en J. ii Attorney
RESOLUTION NO. 2010-005
Agenda Publishing Policy
Purpose
To establish a consistent policy for publishing of the Arlington City Council agenda. RCW
35A.12.160 states:
In addition to the requirement that a city publish the text or a summary of the
content of each adopted ordinance, every city shall establish a procedure for
notifying the public of upcoming hearings and the preliminary agenda for the
forthcoming council meeting. Such procedure may include, but not be limited to,
written notification to the city's official newspaper, publication of a notice in the
official newspaper, posting of upcoming council meeting agendas, or such other
processes as the city determines will satisfy the intent of this requirement.
Policy
The City of Arlington will publish the agenda for the meetings of the Arlington City Council on
the City of Arlington website, www.arlin tog_ nwa.gov , as its primary form of notification. The
City of Arlington provides all visitors to the City's website the opportunity to subscribe to the
"Council Agenda and Minutes"to be notified automatically when a new agenda is posted. The
City encourages the use of this service as the primary way to receive the updated Council
agenda, as well as access to all of the attachments listed on the agenda. The City will also
provide copies of the agenda to the media or any interested party via email, with the ability to
access all of the attachments listed on the agenda.
In order to ensure that the Arlington City Council Agenda is widely disseminated, the City
Council Agenda will also be displayed on the City's Community TV(Channel 21) and
physically posted in the following locations: City Hall lobby, Police Department lobby,
Information kiosk located adjacent to the City Hall parking lot (south of 238 N. Olympic Ave).
Paper copies of the agenda or any attachments will be made available upon request.
A special meeting may be called at any time by the Mayor or by a majority of the Council by
delivering written notification personally or by mail notice to each member of the Council; and
to each local newspaper of general circulation and to each local radio station of such special
meeting or of all special meetings. Such notice must be delivered least twenty-four (24)hours
before the time of such meeting as specified in the notice. The notice shall specify the time and
place of the special meeting and the business to be transacted. If more than three Council
members attend or participate in an official capacity at any meeting, it shall be considered a
special meeting and notice shall be given. In addition to the foregoing, the City Clerk shall
follow up with City Council members by telephone, fax, email or such other convenient
communication method reasonable to apprise the members of special meetings.
CERTIFICATE OF RESOLUTION
I, Kristin Banfield, City Clerk of the City of Arlington, Washington (the "City"),
do hereby certify that the attached is a full, true and correct copy City of Arlington
Resolution No. 2010-005, passed by the Arlington City Council at their regular meeting
on June 7, 2010.
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Kristin anfield, City Clerk
Dated this 9th day of June, 2010