Chapter 2.59
PUGET SOUND REGIONAL FIRE AUTHORITY GOVERNING BOARD
Sections:
2.59.010 Creation.
2.59.020 Governing board appointment.
2.59.030 Terms of appointment.
2.59.040 Effect of failure to make appointment.
2.59.050 Removal from governing board.
2.59.060 Vacancy on governing board.
2.59.010 Creation.
On April 27, 2010, voters within the jurisdictions of the city of Kent and King County Fire Protection District No. 37 approved a proposition to create the Kent Fire Department Regional Fire Authority and to approve the regional fire authority plan. In 2017, this entity formally changed its name to the Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority. The regional fire authority plan provides that the Kent city council shall appoint three of its members to serve on the governing board of the Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority. This chapter shall govern appointment of the Kent city council representatives to serve on the Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority governing board.
The term governing board as used in this chapter shall mean the Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority governing board.
2.59.020 Governing board appointment.
The council president shall appoint three members of the Kent city council to serve as the city of Kent’s representatives on the governing board.
(Ord. No. 4406, § 10, 7-6-21; Ord. No. 3970, § 1, 6-15-10; Ord. No. 4336, § 2, 10-15-19)
2.59.030 Terms of appointment.
All terms of the governing board members shall be for approximately two years starting on the first council meeting in January of each even-numbered year and ending on the first council meeting in January of the following even-numbered year.
2.59.040 Effect of failure to make appointment.
If, for any reason, the governing board members have not been appointed as required by this chapter, the previous year’s governing board shall remain in place with full authority until a new governing board has been appointed.
2.59.050 Removal from governing board.
At any time, the Kent city council may remove one or more of its appointed members from the governing board.
2.59.060 Vacancy on governing board.
In the event a council member is removed from the governing board or another event occurs that results in a vacancy being created in one of the city’s representative positions on the governing board, the council president shall appoint a council member to fill the vacancy. The appointed council member shall serve the unexpired term of the council member he or she has replaced. In the event a governing board member is temporarily unable to fulfill his or her duties as a governing board member, the council president or council president pro tem may appoint a temporary replacement until such time as the regular governing board member becomes available to perform his or her duties.