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ORDINANCE NO. 6053
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, AMENDING SECTION
2-21-4 OF THE RENTON MUNICIPAL CODE, UPDATING THE TERMS OF
APPOINTMENT FOR THE RENTON REGIONAL FIRE AUTHORITY GOVERNING
BOARD, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to stagger terms of City Council appointed Renton
Regional Fire Authority Governing Board members so that their terms do not end at the same
time;
NOW, THEREFORE, 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 2-21-4 of the Renton Municipal Code is amended as follows:
2-21-4 TERMS OF APPOINTMENT — REGULAR TERMS:
A. Through 2021, :the governing board representatives appointed pursuant
to RMC 2-21-3 &144-served two (2) year regular terms running from January 1 of
even numbered years through December 31 of odd numbered years. Starting in
2022, board seats shall be numbered as Seats 1, 2, and 3 and regular terms shall
rotate as follows:
Seat 1: The Board member appointed to Seat 1 in 2022 shall initially serve
through December 31, 2022, and thereafter the regular term of appointments for
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Seat 1 shall be three (3) years (i.e. January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2025,
then January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2028);
Seat 2: The board member appointed to Seat 2 in 2022 shall initially serve
through December 31, 2023, and thereafter the regular term of appointments for
Seat 2 shall be three (3) years (i.e. January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2026,
then January 1, 2027 through December 31, 2029);
Seat 3: The board member appointed to Seat 3 in 2022 shall initially serve
through December 31, 2024, and thereafter the regular term of appointments for
Seat 3 shall be three (3) years (i.e. January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2027,
then January 1, 2028 through December 31, 2030).
B. In the event an appointed board member vacates his or her position as a
City of Renton Councilmember, the board member shall be deemed removed from
his or her position as a governing board representative and the Council shall
appoint a replacement to fulfill the remaining portion of the regular term of the
vacated seat pursuant to RMC 2-21-7.
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
adoption. No later than five (5) days prior to such effective date, a summary of this ordinance
consisting of its title shall be published in the City's official newspaper.
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PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 3rd day of January, 2022.
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Jason,. Seth, Cit Clerk
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APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 3rd day of January, 2022.
Approved as to form:
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Shane Moloney, City Attorney-`�-�.�.�OF, RF��,,���
Date of Publication: 1/6/2022 (Summary) i * �T`� AL ••�sy
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