3001 Title 2 Code Clean Up ORDINANCE 3001
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THREE SECTIONS IN MOSES
LAKE MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 2.08
Whereas, MLMC 2.08.030, .050, and .140 are amended to ratify Council changes in the rules of
governance; and
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOSES LAKE, WASHINGTON DO ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subsection 2.08.030(A) titled ‘Meeting Dates and Times’ is amended as follows:
Regular City Council meetings are held on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month
in the City Council Chambers on the first floor of the Civic Center at 401 S. Balsam
Street, Moses Lake, Washington. Regular meetings start at 7:00 6:30 p.m. Meetings will
be held in person unless otherwise noticed on the agenda.
Section 2. Section 2.08.050 titled ‘Meeting Agenda’ is amended as follows:
An item may be placed on a Council meeting agenda, in advance of posting an agenda, by any of
the following methods: majority vote of the Council; Council consensus; any three (3) Council
members; the City Manager; a Council Committee; or the Mayor.
The business of all regular meetings of the Council shall be transacted as follows; provided,
however, that the Mayor/Deputy Mayor may, during a Council meeting, rearrange items on the
agenda to conduct the business before the Council more expeditiously:
A. Call to order by the Mayor.
B. Roll call.
C. Pledge of allegiance.
D. Approve the agenda.
E. Presentation.
F. Citizen comment.
G.F. Summary reports: Mayor, Council, and City Manager.
G. Citizen comment.
H. Public hearing.
I. Consent agenda.
J. Old business.
K. New business.
L. Administrative reports.
M. Council communications.
N. Executive session.
O. Adjournment.
P. Next scheduled meeting day, date, and time.
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Section 3. Section 2.08.140 titled ‘Council Seating’ is amended as follows:
The Mayor will be seated in the middle of the dais facing the public and, the Deputy
Mayor to the right, and the City Clerk to the left. The remaining Council members will be
seated by Council position number from right to left in the order as determined by the
current Mayor. Special setup may occur for special meetings that will be determined by
the City Manager.
Section 4. Severability. If any section of this ordinance is found to be unconstitutional or invalid
as written or as applied to any particular person or circumstances, no other section of the
ordinance shall be deemed to be invalid, but rather, should be deemed to have been enacted
independently and without regard to the section affected.
Section 5. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force five (5) days after its
passage and publication of its summary as provided by law.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Moses Lake, WA and signed by its Mayor on March
8, 2022.
_____________________________________
Dean Hankins, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Debbie Burke, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Katherine L. Kenison, City Attorney
Martinez Swartz Myers Fancher Madewell Eck Hankins
Vote: Aye Aye Aye Aye Aye Aye Aye
Date Published: March 14, 2022
Date Effective: March 19, 2022
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Signature Certificate
Reference number: TBHCX-UCHTP-JEQVQ-C2XH8
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10 Mar 2022 16:34:41 UTC
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Katherine Kenison
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