2018/06/20 Council Agenda Packet

• Ordinance DRAFT 6/5/18 1 a ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE of the Everett City Council submitting proposed amendments to the City Charter relating to the election of City Council members,to be voted on by the electors of the City;requesting that the Snohomish County Auditor conduct a special election in the City in conjunction with the state general election to be held on November 6, 2018. WHEREAS,the Everett City Charter was adopted at a Special Election held lune 25, 1968,and was amended in 1978, 1982, 1996,2006,and 2016;and WHEREAS,the Everett City Council has conducted an active outreach effort,including four public meetings,to elicit the views of a wide variety of City residents on issues related to the possible election of City Councilmembers by district,including,without limitation,citizen views on the potential number of Council districts,factors to take into account with respect to recognized natural boundaries and the recognition of existing communities of related and mutual interest;and WHEREAS,the Everett City Council has heard presentations and testimony on technical, practical, legal and public policy aspects of electing certain Council positions from geographical i districts;and WHEREAS,the Everett City Council has determined that election of some Council positions should be by district,and that,consistent with Article IX and Section 16.1 of the City Charter, the Council may propose an amendment or amendments to the Charter in a form that enables Everett voters with a choice of the number of Council districts in addition to the underlying choice of whether to adopt a district system;and WHEREAS,the Everett City Council has determined that it is in the best interest of the 3 residents of the City that Charter amendments providing for the election of some City Councilm embers by district be submitted to the City's electors in the form of a proposition on the November 6,2018,ballot,together with a separate proposition concerning whether there should be four districts or five districts out of a total of seven Council positions; NOW,THEREFORE,THE CITY OF EVERETT DOES ORDAIN: Section 1: Consistent with Section 2 of this ordinance,the City requests that the Snohomish County Auditor,as ex officio supervisor of elections,conduct a special election in the City in conjunction with the state general election to be held on November 6,2018,for the purpose of submitting to the qualified electors of the City for their approval,the following proposed amendments to Everett City Charter Sections 2.1,2.2,2.3,and 2.4 of Article II(Elective 1 6