2894ORDINANCE NO. 2894
AN ORDINANCE REPEALING MOSES LAKE MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 1.12 TITLED "CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES", AMENDING CHAPTER 2.12 TITLED "FINANCE DEPARTMENT" AND ESTABLISHING A NEW
CHAPTER 2.10 TITLED "CITY CLERK'S OFFICE"
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOSES LAKE, WASHINGTON ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 1.12 of the MLMC is hereby repealed. Eliminated sections are replaced with the statutory requirement of Resolution 3720.
Section 2. Section 2.10 of the Moses Lake Municipal Code titled "City Clerk's Office" is established as follows:
2.10.01 O Appointment and Duties of City Clerk.
A.The City Manager shall appoint the City Clerk who shall be the best trained and qualified person
available.
B. The City Clerk shall be responsible to the City Manager and perform the duties as prescribed in RCW35A.13 or other such duties as may be reguired by statute or ordinance.
C. Before entering upon the duties of his/her office, the city clerk shall take an oath of office for thefaithful performance of his/her duties and shall execute and file with the clerk of the council a bond
in favor of the code city in the amount of no less than fifty thousand dollars. The premium on such bond shall be paid by the city.
Section 3. Section 2.12 of the Moses Lake Municipal Code titled "Finance Department" is amended as follows:
2.12.030 Appointment and Duties of Director.
A. The City Manager shall appoint the Finance Director who shall be the best trained and qualified personavailable.
B. The director shall be responsible to the City Manager for management of the Finance Department,supervision of departmental employees, and for effective administration of financial activities.
C.The director shall be designated City Treasurer and City Glefk-.to perform in such capacity wheneverthe laws of the state or the ordinances of the city make reference to such positions.
D. The Director or his duly authorized representative shall enforce the provisions contained in Title 3 ofthe Moses Lake Municipal Code entitled "Revenue and Finance" Title 5 of the Moses Lake MunicipalCode entitled "Business Licenses and Regulations", and Title 13 of the Moses Lake Municipal Code
entitled "Water, Sewers, and Public Utilities", and be authorized to issue misdemeanor citations andinfraction notices for violations of the aforementioned code provisions. This authorization is not
exclusive and is in addition to the authority conferred by law on any other appropriate city employee orofficial.
E. The City Manager may appoint or authorize the Finance Director to appoint Assistant Finance Directorsto assist in the performance of the duties of the Finance Director and to act in the absence of theDirector.
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. 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 and signed by its Mayor on March 27, 2018.