Title
Approval of an Ordinance Amending Olympia Municipal Code Section 16.04.050 Relating to Duties and Powers of the Building Official - First and Final Reading
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to approve the Ordinance Amending Olympia Municipal Code Section 16.04.050 Relating to the Duties and Powers of the Building Official - first and final reading.
Report
Issue:
Whether to amend the Olympia Municipal Code Section 16.04.050 relating to the duties and powers of the Building Official.
Staff Contact:
Annaliese Harksen, Deputy City Attorney, 360.753.8338
Presenter(s):
None - Consent Calendar Item.
Background and Analysis:
On March 17, 2020, the City Council passed Ordinance No. 7233 declaring a state of emergency relating to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and authorizing actions as are reasonable and necessary to mitigate conditions caused by such public health emergency.
The City Building Official must be clearly authorized to issue stop work orders for those in violation of rules, regulations, and proclamations issued by the Governor, City Manager, Director of Emergency Management, or the Mayor in a declared emergency. This amendment adds that authority to Olympia Municipal Code Section 16.04.050.
The Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon adoption by a vote of a majority plus one.
Neighborhood/Community Interests (if known):
None known.
Options:
1. Approve the Ordinance Amending Olympia Municipal Code Section 16.04.050 Relating to the Department of Emergency Management on first and final reading.
2. Direct staff to modify the Ordinance.
3. Move to take no action.
Financial Impact:
None.
Attachments:
Ordinance