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CITY OF RENTON
PLANNING COMMISSION BYLAWS
DECEMBER 2009
I.
MEMBERSHIP
The Renton Planning Commission shall consist of nine (9) members appointed by the Mayor and
confirmed by the Council.
II.
OFFICERS
The officers shall be a Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary, and other officers the Commission may
select.
III.
MEETINGS
The Planning Commission shall hold regular meetings (either public hearings or committee of
the whole) according to the following schedule:
January through December, first and third Wednesdays, at 6:00 p.m. (During the
months of August and December, meetings will only be held on the first Wednesday of
the month due to vacation and Christmas, unless a Special Meeting is called.)
Should a regular meeting day be a legal holiday, or if City Hall is closed for any reason, the
scheduled meeting shall be postponed to the succeeding Wednesday, unless a majority of the
Commission votes to select another day.
Special Meetings may be called by the Chair, or the Vice Chair in the absence of the Chair, or a
majority of the Commission. Members shall be individually notified at least three (3) days prior
to any special meeting.
Absences: No notification of missing a meeting is an unexcused absence. Three excused
absences for any scheduled meeting equals one unexcused absence. After three unexcused
absences within one calendar year, staff will notify the Mayor’s office and request that the
member be removed and start the process to replace the member.
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IV.
ELECTIONS
Officers shall be elected annually at the regular public meeting in November of each year, or as
soon thereafter as possible. All voting shall be done by secret ballot unless otherwise
determined by the majority of the members. Newly elected officers shall take office at the first
meeting of the new year.
X.
AMENDMENTS
These Bylaws may be amended or repealed and new Bylaws may be adopted at any regular
meeting or special meeting by a majority vote of the membership. A copy of the proposed
Bylaws, or amendments thereto, shall be furnished to each member at least three (3) days prior
to the date of the meeting. All amendments to the Bylaws shall be submitted to the Mayor and
City Council for their information.
IT IS HEREBY UNDERSTOOD that the undersigned Chair of the Renton Planning Commission does
hereby certify that the above and foregoing Bylaws were duly adopted by the members of the
Commission as the Bylaws of the Commission on the 16th day of December, 2009, and that they
do now constitute the Bylaws of the City of Renton Planning Commission.
ATTEST:
By: ___________________________
Ray Giometti, Chair
Renton Planning Commission