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ORDINANCE NO. 6016
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON; REORGANIZING
CHAPTER 3-1 OF THE RENTON MUNICIPAL CODE BY MOVING THE CITY CLERK'S
OFFICE TO THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT AND ADDING THE EMERGENCY
SERVICES DIVISION TO THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT BY MOVING SUBSECTION
3-4-5.0 "CITY CLERK OFFICE" TO SECTION 3-1-4 OF THE RENTON MUNICIPAL
CODE, AMENDING THE LANGUAGE, AND RENAMING IT "CITY CLERK DIVISION;"
ADDING A NEW SECTION 3-1-8 "EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIVISION" TO
CHAPTER 3-1 OF THE RENTON MUNICIPAL CODE; AND REPEALING SUBSECTION
3-4-5.0 OF THE RENTON MUNICIPAL CODE; 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. Section 3-1-4 of the Renton Municipal Code is amended as follows:
3-1-4 RESERVED CITY CLERK DIVISION:
A. Division Established and Appointment: There is hereby established the
division of the City Clerk. The position of City Clerk shall be filled by appointment
by the Mayor, subject to confirmation by a majority of the City Council
B. Duties: The City Clerk shall have all of the powers granted and duties
imposed by authority of the laws of the state of Washington and ordinances of the
City now existing or subsequently adopted. The City Clerk shall be a full-time non -
civil service position who shall be in charge of the City Clerk Division The City
Clerk, or deputy as assigned by the City Clerk shall attend all meetings of the City
Council and keep a complete record of the proceedings thereof; and have custody
of the City's seal, the original roll of ordinances the original contracts deeds and
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certificates relative to the title of any property of the City and such other
documents as are required to be deposited with the City. The City Clerk or deputv
as assigned by the City Clerk, shall attest all public instruments and official acts of
the Mayor and shall provide certified copies of original records as may be required
and make such charge therefor as provided by the City of Renton Fee Schedule
The City Clerk, or deputy as assigned by the City Clerk shall accept service for the
City during normal office hours pursuant to RCW 4.28.080(2).
C. Qualifications: The City Clerk must have those qualifications deemed
necessary for this iob by the Mayor, indicated on the City's City Clerk iob
classification.
D. Designation of Public Records Officer:
1. The Public Records Act, Chapter 42.56 RCW requires that all state and
local government agencies "appoint and publicly identify a public records officer
whose responsibility is to serve as a point of contact for members of the public in
requesting disclosure of public records and to oversee the agency's compliance
with the public records disclosure requirements" under Washington law.
2. The City Clerk or designee is hereby designated as the public records
officer for the City of Renton. Members of the public may direct requests for
disclosure of public records of the City of Renton to:
City Clerk
City Clerk's Office
7th Floor, Renton City Hall
1055 S. Gradv Way,
Renton, WA 98057
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3. Notice of the designation of the City of Renton's public records officer
shall be made in a manner reasonably calculated to provide notice to the public of
such designation, said notice to include, but not be limited to the following:
posting at City Hall and other City of Renton buildings posting on the City's
Internet web site, regular broadcasting on the City's government cable television
channel, and inclusion in appropriate City publications.
SECTION III. Chapter 3-1 of the Renton Municipal Code is amended to add a new
section 3-1-8 to read as follows:
3-1-8 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIVISION:
The Emergency Management Division shall be responsible for City-wide
emergency migration, preparedness response and recovery programming
SECTION IV. Subsection 3-4-5.0 of the Renton Municipal Code is repealed in its entirely
and marked "Reserved."
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City's seal, the original Fell of yr dinanees, the original 69ntraet5, deed; and
SECTION V. 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 VI. 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 12th day of April, 2021.
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APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 12th day of April, 2021.
Approved as to form:
Shane Moloney, City Attorney
Date of Publication: 4/15/2021 (Summary)
ORD:2158:2/24/2021
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do Pavone, Mayor
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