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ORDINANCE NO. 6143
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, REPEALING AND
REPLACING SECTION 3.2-5 OF THE RENTON MUNICIPAL CODE, AUTHORIZING
CORRECTIONS, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, AND ESTABLISHING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Parks & Recreation department is being reorganized as part of the
2025/2026 biennial budget adoption process, and the reorganization requires changes to the
description of the department's divisions in RMC 3-2-5.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, DO
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. All portions of the Renton Municipal Code in this ordinance that are not
shown in strikethrough and underline edits or are not explicitly repealed herein remain in effect
and unchanged.
SECTION II. Section 3-2-5 of the Renton Municipal Code is repealed in its entirety and
replaced to read as follows:
3-2-5 DIVISIONS:
A. Parks and Trails Division: The Parks and Trails Division plans, designs, constructs,
and maintains a safe and accessible parks and trails system. It also promotes and
preserves the city's history, heritage, and tree canopy through programs and
services.
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B. Recreation & Human Services Division: The Division operates and coordinates
use of city owned recreational facilities, oversees, maintains and operates the
City's golf course, and provides services to the city's most vulnerable populations.
SECTION III. Upon approval of the City Attorney, the City Clerk is authorized to direct
the codifier to make necessary corrections to this ordinance, including the corrections of
scriveners or clerical errors; references to other local, state, or federal laws, codes, rules, or
regulations; or ordinance numbering and section/subsection numbering and references. The City
Clerk is further authorized to direct the codifier to update any chapter, section, or subsection
titles in the Renton Municipal Code affected by this ordinance.
SECTION IV. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this
ordinance should be held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction,
such invalidity or unconstitutionality thereof shall not affect the constitutionality of any other
section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this ordinance.
SECTION V. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect five (5) days after publication
of a summary of this ordinance in the City's official newspaper. The summary shall consist of this
ordinance's title.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL the 18th day of November, 2024.
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ORDINANCE NO. 6143
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 18th day of November 2024,
ArmoVPavone,, Mayor
Approved as to form:
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Shane Moloney, City Attorney
Date of Publication: 11/21/2024 (Summary)
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