Resolution No. 2022-21 Relating to Governance Manual and Council Liaisons - Approved 071222Page 1 of 2
RESOLUTION NO. 2022-21
A RESOLUTION of the City of Bainbridge Island, Washington,
Amending the City of Bainbridge Island Manual of City
Governance Policies, Procedures and Guidelines.
WHEREAS, the City Council desires that the City’s government be transparent and
accountable to the public; and
WHEREAS, written principles, policies, and procedures best assure an atmosphere
conducive to principled, accountable, and transparent governance; and
WHEREAS, the City Council seeks to govern in a manner that is responsive to the
community, in collaboration with City management, and in a business-like and professional
manner; and
WHEREAS, on May 25, 2021, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2021-08,
adopting the most recent version of the “City of Bainbridge Island Manual of City Governance
Policies, Procedures and Guidelines” (“Governance Manual”); and
WHEREAS, on April 26, 2022, the City Council discussed revisions to the Governance
Manual recommended by the City’s Race Equity Advisory Committee related to
communications of Council liaisons; and
WHEREAS, after discussing and considering the topic at that April 26, 2022 Council
meeting, the Council approved a motion to revise the Governance Manual as follows: “I would
like to move that we will amend the Governance Manual to include that partial phrase [guidance
on navigating the City’s process];” and
WHEREAS, consistent with the Council’s approved motion from its April 26, 2022
Council meeting, this resolution revises the Governance Manual accordingly, as set forth below.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAINBRIDGE
ISLAND DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council hereby amends the “City of Bainbridge Island Manual of
City Governance Policies, Procedures and Guidelines,” Exhibit B, under the heading,
“STANDING COMMISSIONS AND BOARDS,” as follows:
(d) Duties and Expectations of a Council Liaison
1. A Councilmember assigned as a liaison to a Council advisory committee or other body (a
“Committee”) is expected to attend all meetings of that Committee. If a liaison is not able to
attend a meeting, the liaison should notify the Committee Chair and make a good faith effort to
find another Councilmember to provide substitute support (emergencies excepted).