ORD 2012-08 HOUSING KITSAPORDINANCE NO. 2012-08
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Bainbridge Island, Washington, relating to the
Kitsap County Consolidated Housing Authority ("Housing Kitsap"); amending
Section 2.40.040 of the Bainbridge Island Municipal Code (BIMC) to authorize
the City. Council to appoint an individual to serve on the Board of Commissioners
of Housing Kitsap.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance No. 81-35, as amended, and as authorized by RCW
35.82.300, the City of Bainbridge Island (the "City") participated in the activation of the Kitsap
County Consolidated Housing Authority, now doing business as Housing Kitsap; and
WHEREAS, the City has determined that it is in the best interests of the City and Housing
Kitsap to authorize the City Council to designate one of its members or appoint another
individual to serve on the Housing Kitsap Board of Commissioners;
WHEREAS, it is anticipated that Kitsap County and the cities of Port Orchard and Poulsbo will
pass ordinances similar to this ordinance and that the Housing Kitsap Board will amend the
bylaws of Housing Kitsap if and to the extent necessary to reflect the change in the make-up of
the Housing Kitsap Board permitted by this ordinance and such other ordinances;
NOW, THEREFOR, 'THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAINBRIDGE
ISLAND, WASHINGTON, DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 2.40.040 of the Bainbridge Island Municipal Code is hereby amended to read
as follows:
2.40.040 Board of commissioners -Appointment and tenure.
The Kitsap County consolidated housing authority shall be governed by a board of se-ve~
commissioners composed of the following:
A. Elected Officials or Appointees. The ole~ted members of the board of commissioners
shall be the board of county commissioners of Kitsap County, the mayor of Port Orchard,
Washington, the mayor of Poulsbo, Washington, and the-mbar a city council member of
Bainbridge Island or such persons as the elected officials from those jurisdictions may
~~oint to serve in their place. The city council of Bainbridge Island will designate one
of its members to serve on the board or the city council may appoint another individual
to serve in place of one of the council members.
1. Appointment to the board of commissioners of the Kitsap County consolidated housing
authority as a result of holding such elective office or being appointed shall take effect
upon election and confirmation of office as a county or municipal official or confirmation
of appointment. A certificate of appointment or re-appointment to the board of
commissioners of the Kitsap County consolidated housing authority shall be filed with
the clerk of said board and such certificate shall be conclusive evidence of the due and
proper appointment of such commissioner.
2. Each commissioner shall serve on the board of the Kitsap County consolidated housing
authority during that commissioner's tenure as an elected official or appointee of the
county or municipality respectively, and the commissioner shall continue to serve on the
board until the commissioner's successor has been appointed.
3. The city council member appointed to serve on the board or the individual appointed
by the city council to serve on the board in place of one of the council members shall
continue to serve on the board until replaced by the city council or removed for cause
pursuant to law or the bylaws of the board.
B. Participant. One individual who is directly assisted by the Kitsap County consolidated
housing authority, and who shall be elected by a majority affirmative vote of the e~t~d
~f____'_ __f_____ "? :__ __',-__*_:..__ _^_ .,f *.'~:., ,,.._*:.,.. board of commissioners shall serve on
the board of the Kitsap County consolidated housing authority for a term of two years.
Such individual participant board member may be removed from the board at any time by
atwo-thirds affirmative vote by the board of commissioners e' ~' f~ ' ' ~' a
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Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force five (5) days from its passage,
approval, and publication as reauiired by law,
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 11th day of April, 2012.
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this l lt" day pril, 2 12.
Debbi Lester, Mayor
ATTEST/AU"I'HENTICATE:
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Rosalind D. Lassoff, City Clerk
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: March 23, 2012
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: April 11, 2012
PUBLISHED: April 13, 2012
EFFECTIVE DATE: April 18, 2012
ORDINANCE NUMBER: 2012-08
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