ORD 2013-08 POLICE CIVIL SERVICE APPTSORDINANCE NO, 2013w08
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Bainbridge Island, Washington, relating
to the police civil service and amending Section 2.28.030 of the
Bainbridge Island Municipal Code.
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the public interest would be served by having
the City Manager appoint Civil Service Commissioners; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that with this change the City would continue to
have a civil service system which substantially accomplishes the purposes of RCW Chapter
41.12;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAINBRIDGE
ISLAND, WASHINGTON, DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 2.28.030 of the Bainbridge Island Municipal Code is hereby amended to read
as follows.
2.28.030 Civil service commission — Created — Composition — Appointments,
terms and vacancy filling.
There is created for the administration of such civil service for the police
department, a civil service commission composed of five members who shall be
appointed by the mayor city manager of the city with the Bonet ,. enee of the eity
ceuneil. A person shall be considered eligible for appointment to the commission
if he or she is a citizen of the United States, a resident of the city, and an elector
of Kitsap County. The term of office of such civil service commission shall be
four years, except that the first five members of the commission shall be
appointed for different terms, as follows: three to serve for a period of four years
and two to serve for a period of two years. The existing civil service commission
shall be dissolved, and all positions on the commission created by the ordinance
codified in this section shall be deemed vacant. In the event any civil service
commissioner resigns or becomes disqualified or is removed for cause under a
process adopted by city council resolution, another commissioner shall be
appointed to take his place for the unexpired portion of the term.
Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force five (5) days from its passage,
approval, and publication as required by law.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 12th day of June, 2013.
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 12th day of June, 2013.
Steve onkowski, Mayor
ATTEST /AUTHENTICATE:
Rosalind D. Lassoff, Crty Clerk
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: April 12, 2013
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: June 12, 2013
PUBLISHED: June 14, 2013
EFFECTIVE DATE: June 19, 2013
ORDINANCE NUMBER: 2013 -08
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