Tumwater city staff proposed to the General Government Committee a resolution on Wednesday, April 12, to establish a uniform process for removing inactive members of commissions, advisory boards, task forces, and other similar bodies created by the city council.
The committee supported the resolution, which would be sent to the city council as a consent agenda item at their meeting in two weeks.
The resolution adds a new chapter to Title 2 of the Tumwater Municipal Code, which refers to city administration and personnel. According to the resolution, the removal of a member of any multi-member body would be initiated by the mayor and require the approval of the city council.
City Administrator John Doan noted that while the vast majority of board members and commissioners are active, certain members have attendance issues or have completely moved out of the city.
“There's not a way to remove them from the board or the commission that they're on even though they don't live here,” Doan said. “It just prompted us to look at what provisions we have for removing members of boards and commissions or task forces if they're not performing for whatever reason.”
The new chapter also mentions that members of any multi-member body are subject to regulations of the city’s employee code of ethics. Doan said that City Attorney Karen Kirkpatrick is working on an acknowledgment sheet for board members and commissioners to remind them of their ethical obligations.
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