SSB 5553 -
By Senator Roach
PULLED 03/07/2011
Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:
"NEW SECTION. Sec. 1 A new section is added to chapter 42.30 RCW
to read as follows:
(1) The agenda of all regular meetings of the governing body of
every public agency, special purpose district, and any municipality
that owns and maintains a web site shall be posted seventy-two hours
before a meeting. The agenda of all special or emergency meetings
shall be posted twenty-four hours before a meeting. The posting shall
indicate if the agendas are in draft form.
(2) The text of any ordinance, rule, or regulation that is under
consideration at the meeting shall be included on the web site at the
same time the agenda is posted.
(3) The minutes of all regular and special meetings of the
governing body of every public agency, special purpose district, and
any municipality that owns and maintains a web site shall be posted
within fifteen business days after approval. All postings under this
section shall remain on the web site for one calendar year.
(4) Every public agency, special purpose district, and any
municipality that owns and maintains a public internet web site shall
at all times have posted to it a roster of the names of all members of
its governing body, identifying the positions, and constituency where
applicable, of all members. The web site shall at all times provide
both the start date and end date of the elective or appointed terms of
all members.
(5) Subsections (1) through (3) of this section do not apply to the
following public agencies, municipalities, or their respective
subagencies: (a) Counties with a population of less than thirty
thousand and the special purpose districts and school districts within
those counties; or (b) cities or towns with a population of less than
eight thousand.
(6) This section shall not be construed to affect existing public
agency notice requirements in RCW 42.30.060 or 42.30.075.
(7) Any action relating to the purchase, sale, or issuance of
municipal bonds is exempt from this section
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2 This act is necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the
state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect
July 1, 2011."
SSB 5553 -
By Senator Roach
PULLED 03/07/2011
On page 1, line 2 of the title, after "sites;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "adding a new section to chapter 42.30 RCW; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency."