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ORDINANCE NO.2802
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2.08 OF THE MOSES LAKE MUNICIPAL
CODE ENTITLED "MAYOR AND COUNCIL"
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOSES LAKE,WASHINGTON ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1.Chapter 2.08 of the Moses Lake Municipal Code entitled "Mayor and Council"is amended as
follows:
2.08.010 Regular Meetings:The City Council of the City of Moses Lake shall have two regular meetings
each month:a business session on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month beginning at
7 p.m.and a workshop/study session commencing at 6 p.m. on the same day as the regular
business session each month.
2.08.025 Election of Mayor and Deputy Mayor:The election of the Mayor and Deputy Mayor shall be done
pursuant to RCW 35A.13 and the Governance Coordination Manual.
2.08.030 Mayor -Duties Generally:
A.The Mayor shall preside at meetings of the City Council,and be recognized as the head of the
city for all ceremonial purposes and by the Governor for purposes of military law.
B.The Mayor shall have no regular administrative duties,but in time of public danger or
emergency,if so authorized by the City Council,shall take command of the police,maintain
law,and enforce order.
2.08.070 Order of Business -Agenda:
A.The business of all regular meetings of the City Council shall be done pursuant to the
Governance Coordination Manual.
2.08.100 Enactment Procedure:Ordinances shall be read bytitleonly unless the ordinance has been placed
on the Consent Agenda for consideration;provided, that should a member of the CityCouncil
desire to remove an ordinance from the Consent Agenda, that reguest shall be granted,except
as provided otherwise herein.All ordinances shall be read bytitleonlyprovided, that allstate laws
nowineffect or as amended or made effectivewhich refer tothe passage ofordinances and made
applicable to the cityshall also be followed.All ordinances which come tothe CityCouncilfor final
action as required by state law but which were approved by the Planning Commission pursuant
to Title 20 ofthis Code shall be placed on the Consent Agenda bystaff and may not be removed
from the Consent Agenda for independent action bythe City Council.Ordinances coming to the
City Council for final actionon the ConsentAgenda pursuant to Title 20shallbe passed ona single
consideration of the Consent Agenda and without being read by titleonly.
2.08.120 Emergency Expenditures -Non-Debatable Emergencies:The enactment ofthis section provides
authority for making such emergency expenditures therefor without notice or hearing as provided
by RCW 35A.33.080.
Section 2.The City Council declares this is a public emergency ordinance necessary for the protectionof
publichealth, safety, property, or peace and has passed this ordinance on a single reading witha majorityplus
one of the whole membership of the Council voting in favor of passage with the ordinance taking effect
immediately upon passage.
Adopted by the City Council and signed by its Mayor on March 8, 201
ATTEST:
W.TtoTbetf'Taylor,Fir^rtee Director
Todd Voth,Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ILMAAJIsLLKa(fieYfne L.Kenison,City_AtJarrTey