RES 2009-06 CHANGE OF FORM OF GOVERNMENTRESOLUTION NO, 2009 -
A RESOLUTION of the City Council of Bainbridge Island, Washington,
providing. for the submission to the voters of the City, at a special election
to be held therein on May 1, 2009, of a proposition of whether the City
should adopt the Councid/Manager form of goverment and abandon the
Council/Mayor fonn of government; and requesting the Kitsap County
Auditor to conduct that special electron.
WHEREAS, RCW Chapter 35A.06 authorizes a non -chartered cede city to
abandon its plan of government and reorganize under another plan of government, and to
pass a resolution requesting that a.- proposition be submitted to the qualified voters within
the City of whether the City should abandon its form of government and reorganize under
another plan of goverment; and
WHERFAS, on September 15, 2008 and in accordance with RCW 35A.06.040,
citizens of the City of Bainbridge Island submitted to the City Council a petition
proposing that the City of Bainbridge Island abandon the Council/Mayor fonn of
government and adopt the Council/Manager fonn of go ennnent; and
WHEREAS, the Bainbridge Island City Clerk subsequently submitted said
petition to the Kitsap County Auditor; and
WHEREAS, on October 21, 2008 and in accordance with RCW 35A.06.040,
Walter E. Washington, Kitsap County Auditor, issued a Certificate of Sufficiency that
provided "that the number of voters that signed the petition [vas] at least 10% of the total
ballots cast (9,664) in the City of Bainbridge Island at the last general election"; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the best interests and general
welfare of the City would be served by submittingto the qualified voters in the City the
proposition of whether the City should adopt the Council Manager form of government
and abandon the Council/Mayor form of government; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to hold a special election in the City on
May 1.9, 2009, for the purpose of submitting to the qualified voters of the City the
proposition of whether the City should adopt the Council Manager form of go eminent
and abandon the Council Mayor form of government; now, therefore,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY of BAIN RI GE ISLAND DOES
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. 1n accordance with RCW 35A.06.040 and.o o, RCW 29A.04.330 and
other applicable state law, the City Council hereby requests and calls for the Kitsap
County Auditor to conduct and hold a special election on May 19, 2009 in the City of
Bainbridge Island for the purpose of submitting to the qualified voters of the City the
proposition ofwhether the City should adopt the Council/Manager form of government
and abandon the Council/Mayor form. of government.
Section 2. The proposition to be submitted at the special election shall be in the
form of a ballot title prepared by the City Attorney to read as follows:
PROPOSITION
ADOPTION I of THE COUNCIU IAI AGER FORM of GOVERNMENT
WITHIN THE CITY of BAINBRIDGE ISLAND
Shall the City of Bainbridge Island adopt the Council/Manager form o
government and abandon the Council/Mayor form of goverment? The adoption of the
Council Manager form of government. would not affect the City's eligibility to he
governed under Title 35A of the Revised Code of Washington.
FOR ADOPTION of THE COUNCIUMANAG R
FORA OF GOVERNMENT f a ■ r • ■ ■ ■ • • f # i • ! • i i f # i i • # i i
AGAINST ADOPTION of THE COUNCIL/MANAGER
FORM OFGOVERNMENT .ii#i•............•......■
Section 3. The City Clerk is authorized and directed to file a certified copy of this
Resolution with the Kitap Counter Auditor.
Section 4. If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this resolution should be
Meld to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity
or unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of any other section,
sentence, clause or phrase of his resolution.
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PASSED by the City Council this day of Larch, 2009.
APPROVED by the Mayor this day of March, 2009
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Darlene Kordonowr, Mayo
ATTEST/AUTHENTICATE:
Rosalind D. Lassoff, CIVIC
City Clerk
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FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: A o �- ( La 0
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: Aarovli
RESOLUTION No. 2009-0