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<br />9 <br /> <br />(4 vote minimum - Section 3.3 of the Charter); <br />ii. In the case of an emergency ordinance made effective upon becoming valid, <br />it must receive the affirmative vote of at least a majority plus one of the whole <br />Council (5 vote minimum - Section 3.4 of the Charter); <br />iii. In the case of a budget amendment ordinance when there is a proposed <br />decrease within any portion of the total appropriation provided for in any one <br />fund or a re-appropriation of the same fund for another purpose, it must <br />receive the affirmative vote of at least a majority plus one of the whole <br />Council (5 vote minimum - RCW 35.33.121(5)). <br /> <br />SECTION 12: COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEES <br /> <br />1. Purpose. In collaboration with City Administration, the City Council may establish <br />formal or ad hoc subcommittees to provide members of the City Council an <br />opportunity to review and discuss, in detail, issues and topics that are of interest to <br />the City Administration and the City Council. All committees are Ad Hoc, with the <br />exception of the Budget and Finance Council Committee. The Ad Hoc Committees <br />serve to share information. Committees do not act on behalf of the Council. <br />2. Council Committees. In the absence of charter or RCW language defining a standing <br />committee, the Mayor or their designee and the City Council President, after mutual <br />agreement, may create standing ad hoc subcommittees. The Council President, in <br />collaboration with the Mayor, will determine any Ad Hoc committees. The <br />President/Mayor Pro Tempore shall make council member assignments to ad hoc <br />committees. The Chair of the Council Committee will share a brief “update” at Council <br />meeting, during Council Committee Reports. <br />3. Reporting. Periodic reports of the work of a Council Subcommittee may be submitted <br />to Councilmembers in writing or, if a Councilmember who chairs a subcommittee <br />wishes to make a presentation at a City Council meeting, that Council member will <br />coordinate with the Council President / presiding officer to schedule such <br />presentation at a future meeting. Requests for time on the Council Agenda should <br />be made after discussion and concurrence with the Department Head, directed to <br />the Council President / presiding officer at least two weeks in advance of a council <br />meeting whenever possible. If a briefing is time sensitive, council members may <br />request through the Council President /presiding officer time on the next council <br />agenda, provided there is adequate time to provide public notice of the report on the <br />published Council agenda. <br /> <br />SECTION 13: COUNCIL RETREATS <br />1. Council will discuss and schedule retreats when a request for a retreat is made by a <br />council member or Administration. Council retreats will be scheduled at least 30 days <br />in advance unless agreed to by the Council President and Mayor. Any council member <br />can request a retreat. <br />2. All retreats shall be held within the city limits of Everett. The date for any retreat <br />shall be selected by the Council President. The Council President shall seek to select