HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 6125CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON
ORDINANCE NO. 6125
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, AMENDING
SUBSECTION 3-1-4.13, SECTION 3-2-5, SUBSECTION 3-3-5.C, AND SECTION 3-6-3
OF THE RENTON MUNICIPAL CODE; REPEALING CHAPTER 5 OF TITLE III OF THE
RENTON MUNICIPAL CODE; RENAMING AND REORGANIZING CITY
DEPARTMENTS AND POSITIONS; UPDATING REFERENCES TO RENAMED
DEPARTMENTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND ESTABLISHING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City has recommended and the City Council has concurred that a
reorganization of City departments will maximize the City's ability to effectively operate and carry
out the City's business plan;
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. Subsection 3-2-4.13 of the Renton Municipal Code is amended as follows:
B. Communications and Engagement Division: The Communications and
Engagement Division shall be responsible for providing Renton residents and
businesses with critical, relevant and timely information, eRgagiRg Rent_..
r��adeRtS aR connecting them with opportunities to be involved and facilitat , ,
and overseeing City-wide internal and external
communications including media relations, web and electronic communications,
and printed materials and publications. Additionally, the division will regularly
facilitate inclusive engagement opportunities with the community, commissions,
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committees, other departments, and external agencies to nurture two-way
dialogue and engagement around policies, activities, and services of the City.
SECTION III. Section 3-2-5 of the Renton Municipal Code is amended as follows:
3-2-5 DIVISIONS:
A. Parks and Trails Division: The Parks and Trails
Division4aa4 provides a —safe, clean, attractive, accessible, and well -maintained
^^^^m^^+ parks and trails and including recreational elements through routine
maintenance and operations for the ^„hive's ^ , ent ^f active and passive
recreational use and opportunitiesaleng,hT. It also provides maintenance of the
City's natural FesewFee areas and advocation of wildlife preservation and
stewardship.
B. Golf Course Division: The Golf Division manages and operates City golf
course properties, including property and lease management, planning for and
implementing capital improvements, providing customer service, and maintaining
the golf course's financial sustainability.
C. Recreation Division: The Recreation Division pFametes and suppeFts -a
terse creates and coordinates recreational, cultural, environmental, athletic,
and aquatic programs and -,�ities events for all ages and abilities.
preyIdes leadership, guidaRee, and FeseuFEesy.4crhce rne`t and engage
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D. Renton History Museum: The Renton History Museum Division operates
the City's Museum to educate the public and preserve the City's heritage is
The Museum apse
acquires and maintains collections through contracts and partnerships and
provides changing and permanent exhibits, programs, publications, and classroom
outreach about local history.
E. Parks Planning and Natural Resources Division: The Parks Planning and
Natural Resources Division provides a eempFeheRsive and interrelated system e
parks, recreation, epee spaees, and tra;IS th-; respveRGIS W leecallly--ca-sed Reeds,
a sustain—and e ernpla;ywFban fermi plans and implements capital
investments in new and existing parks, recreation facilities, and natural areas. It
also manages the City's urban forestry and neighborhood programs. It develops
and acquires property to execute plans identified in the Parks, Recreation and
Natural Area Plan.
F. Human Services Division: The Human Services Division administers
coordinates, and plans the operation of City programs and functions relating
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to human problems and needs, including those of persons who are aged youth
disabled, unemployed and underemployed, homeless, low-income or are
otherwise disadvanta
SECTION IV. Subsection 3-3-5.0 of the Renton Municipal Code is amended as follows:
C. Planning Division: The Planning Division shall be responsible for
development and enforcement of the City's land use policies and regulations,
including the Comprehensive Plan, zoning, shoreline management, environmental
regulations, subdivisions, and land use permit review. The division shall arse be
responsible for ensuring compliance with the Growth Management Act (GMA)
through the development and management of the City's Comprehensive Plan,
establishing and implementing framework through development and
administration of the City's zoning code and development regulations, as well as
processing annexation proposals. This division will also focus on partnerships and
leveraging resources to support affordable housing options.
SECTION V. Chapter 3-5, Equity, Housing, and Human Services Department, of Title III of
the Renton Municipal Code is repealed in its entirety and marked "reserved."
SECTION VI. Section 3-6-3 of the Renton Municipal Code is amended as follows:
3-6-3 DUTIES OF ADMINISTRATOR:
The duties of the Administrator shall be to develop and implement City Human
Resources and Risk Management policies, programs and projects that promote a
diverse and inclusive workforce; provide human resources services and advice to
City departments and employees; manage risk using a variety of tools including
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the purchase of insurance, as well as the m Rt Of WFt liability Glai S UPH
losses; direct and participate in a variety of
professional personnel activities including recruitment, selection, testing,
classification analysis and labor relations; and train, assign, supervise and evaluate
assigned personnel.
SECTION VII. The City Clerk shall, to the extent possible, revise and replace all references
in the Renton Municipal Code that refer to the "Equity, Housing, and Human Services"
department and administrator to accurately reflect this Ordinance's reorganization of that
department.
SECTION Vill. To the extent the reorganization authorized by this Ordinance results in a
need for revising substantive sections of the Renton Municipal Code to reflect the new division
of responsibilities among departments, references to departments or administrators in the
existing Renton Municipal Code should be interpreted to reflect the intent of this Ordinance and
be updated by way of future ordinance(s) as outdated references are discovered.
SECTION IX. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or work 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 X. 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.
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PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL the 4th day of December, 2023.
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JasofSeth, Ci Clerk
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 4th day of December, 2023.
Approved as to form:
Shane Moloney, City Attorney
Date of Publication: 12/7/2023 (Summary)
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