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ORDINANCE NO. 5928
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, AMENDING SECTIONS
2-4-3, 2-4-4, AND 2-4-6 OF THE RENTON MUNICIPAL CODE, AMENDING CIVIL
SERVICE COMMISSION REGULATIONS, AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND
ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I. All portions of the Renton Municipal Code in this ordinance not shown in
strikethrough and underline edits remain in effect and unchanged.
SECTION II. Sections 2-4-3, 2-4-4, and 2-4-6 of the Renton Municipal Code are
amended as follows:
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CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
SECTION:
2-4-1: Creation Of Civil Service Commission
2-4-2: Authority
2-4-3: Function
2-4-4: Appointment And Members
2-4-5: Terms; Vacancies
2-4-6: Quorum And Voting
2-4-1 CREATION OF CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION:
There is hereby created the Police Civil Service Commission.
2-4-2 AUTHORITY:
The Police Civil Service Commission is established under the authority of
RCW 35A.11.020.
2-4-3 FUNCTION:
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The Police Civil Service Commission shall have power to make such rules and
regulations as are necessary to effectuate the purposes of Chapters 41.08 and
41.12 RCW. The Commission shall also have the power to make rules and
regulations governing the Commission in the conduct of its meetings and any
other matter over which it has authority. Any police civil service rules and
regulations in effect as of the adoption of this Chapter are hereby confirmed as
the present police civil service rules and regulations.
2-4-4 APPOINTMENT AND MEMBERS:
The Civil Service Commission shall consist of five (5) members, who shall be
appointed by the Mayor. No person shall be appointed a member of such
Commission unless that person is a citizen of the United States, a resident of the
City for at least three (3) years immediately preceding such appointment, and is
an elector of the county wherein he or she resides. At the time of any
^tm nt no mere than Cwe Cemmissfeners shall be adherents of the
political party.
2-4-5 TERMS; VACANCIES:
The term of office of such Commissioners shall be for six (6) years. The members
of the commission serving at the time of this Chapter shall serve the remaining
portions of their terms. Any member of such Commission may be removed from
office for incompetence, incompatibility or dereliction of duty, or malfeasance of
office, or other good cause; provided, however, that no member of the
Commission shall be removed until charges have been preferred, in writing, due
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notice and a full hearing had before the remaining members of the Commission.
The members of such Commission shall devote due time and attention to the
performance of the duties hereinafter specified,and imposed upon them der.
Should any member of the Commission resign from office or be removed from
office,then the Mayor shall appoint a successor to that position for the remainder
of the unexpired term.
2-4-6 QUORUM AND VOTING:
Three (3) members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum and the votes of
any three (3) members concurring shall be the decision of the Commission.
SECTION III. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or work of this
ordinance should be held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court or 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 IV. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty (30) 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 this 17th day of June , 2019.
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Jaso A. Set , i y Clerk
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APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 17th day of June , 2019.
Denis Law, Mayor
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