2006/07/19 Council Agenda Packet

3 CHARTER CHANGE YES ❑ CHARTER CHANGE NO ❑ Section 6: Change to Section 4.7 Section 4.7 of the Everett City Charter which reads as follows: City Engineer—Qualifications. No person shall be eligible to the position of city engineer who has not been a civil engineer of practical experience for the period of five (5) years next preceding his appointment. is recommended to be changed to: City Engineer—Qualifications. No person shall be eligible to the position of city engineer who has not been a civil engineer of practical experience for the period of five(5)years next preceding his appointment. The City Engineer shall be a registered professional civil engineer with a minimum of five years experience after registration. If the appointee's licensure as a registered professional engineer is from a different state, the appointee shall be required to obtain a Washington State license as a registered professional civil engineer within 6 months of appointment. PROPOSITION #4 Shall Everett City Charter Section 4.7 be changed to comply with applicable State of Washington law? CHARTER CHANGE YES ❑ CHARTER CHANGE NO ❑ Section 7: Change to Section 4.8 Section 4.8 of the Everett City Charter which reads as follows: Department of Parks and Recreation—Director. There shall be a department of parks and recreation, the head of which shall be the director of parks and recreation, who shall have responsibility for the management and control of the park and recreation system of the city. Such director shall appoint under civil service laws and rules, supervise and control all employees in the department of parks and recreation, and he shall have such further powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by ordinance. The director of parks and recreation shall be 1 2 appointed by the mayor, subject to confirmation by a majority of the city council, for a term of four (4) years, and he may be removed by the mayor subject to like confirmation. 5