Title
Approval of an Emergency Ordinance Adding a New Chapter 10.06 to the Olympia Municipal Code Relating to Certain Driving Offenses, Directly Incorporating by Reference Certain Statutes from the Revised Code of Washington, Amending Olympia Municipal Code Section 10.04.020, Declaring an Emergency, and Establishing an Immediate Effective Date - FIRST AND FINAL READING
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to approve, on first and final reading, the Emergency Ordinance adding a new Chapter 10.06 to the Olympia Municipal Code relating to driving offenses, directly incorporating by reference certain statutes from the Revised Code of Washington, amending Olympia Municipal Code Section 10.04.020, declaring an emergency, and establishing an immediate effective date.
Report
Issue:
Whether t to approve, on first and final reading, the Emergency Ordinance adding a new Chapter 10.06 to the Olympia Municipal Code relating to driving offenses, directly incorporating by reference certain statutes from the Revised Code of Washington, amending Olympia Municipal Code Section 10.04.020, declaring an emergency, and establishing an immediate effective date.
Staff Contact:
Mark Barber, City Attorney, 360.753.8223
Presenter(s):
None - Consent Calendar Item.
Background and Analysis:
With the move of Olympia Court services to Thurston County District Court, the Chief Prosecutor has been reviewing City code to make it more user friendly and transparent for City staff, the court, and the public. To that end, the prosecutor’s office wishes to move certain statutes to a new chapter in the Olympia Municipal Code (OMC), adopting by reference certain driving offenses from the Revised Code of Washington. While many of these statutes have been traditionally incorporated through adoption of the Model Traffic Code (MTO) under OMC Section 10.04.010, this method of incorporation can make statutes difficult to locate, particularly for the public.
The amendment to OMC Section 10.04.020, which contains specific deletions from the MTO that the City adopts, removes these statutes by deleting WAC 308-330-425* so that they can instead be more clearly set forth in the new chapter, OMC 10.06.
Due to recent commencement of filing cases in Thurston County District Court, an emergency exists to protect public health, safety, and welfare and the changes sought by this emergency ordinance to the Olympia Municipal Code are necessary on first and final reading.
* OMC section 10.04.010 formerly adopted into city code through the MTC the following statutes found in WAC 308-330-425: RCW 46.61.500, 46.61.502, 46.61.503, 46.61.504, 46.61.5054, 46.61.5055, 46.61.50571, 46.61.5058, 46.61.506, 46.61.513, 46.61.517, 46.61.519, 46.61.5191, 46.61.5195, 46.61.5249, 46.61.525, 46.61.526, 46.61.527, 46.61.530, 46.61.535, 46.61.540, and 46.61.745.
Climate Analysis:
No climate impact.
Equity Analysis:
Making the City’s Code more transparent and easier to read and locate ensures the Code is accessible to a broader population, creating greater equity.
Neighborhood/Community Interests (if known):
No neighborhood and/or community concerns.
Financial Impact:
No financial impact.
Options:
1. Move to approve, on first and final reading, the Emergency Ordinance adding a new Chapter 10.06 to the Olympia Municipal Code relating to driving offenses, directly incorporating by reference certain statutes from the Revised Code of Washington, amending Olympia Municipal Code Section 10.04.020, declaring an emergency, and establishing an immediate effective date.
2. Direct staff to modify the language in the Ordinance.
3. Take no action.
Attachments:
Ordinance