ORD 16-008ORDINANCE NO. 16-008
AN ORDINANCE amending certain provisions of Title 1 and Title 2
of the Camas Municipal Code by adopting minor clarification
amendments, repealing certain Sections thereof, and adding a new
Section 2.64.055 relating to collective bargaining agreements.
The Council ofthe City of Camas do ordain as follows:
Section I
Chapter 1.04-GENERAL PROVISIONS, Section 1.04.040-Office hours shall be
amended to provide as follows:
Except as hereinafter provided, the offices of the public works department, fire department,
police department, and other departments of the city shall be open during the hours of eight
a.m. to five p.m., Monday through Friday of each week, except legal holidays. The office of
the finance department shall be open during the hours of nine a.m. to five p.m., Monday
through Friday of each week, except legal holidays. The office of the municipal court shall be
open during such hours as the council shall determine by resolution. The office of the
building department shall be open from eight a.m. to noon, and from one p.m. to five p.m.
Section II
Chapter 2.07-CITY CLERK, Section 2.07.010-Office of city clerk combined with
administrative services director shall be amended as follows:
The office of the city clerk is combined with the office of the administrative services director.
Section III
Chapter 2.07 -CITY CLERK, Section 2.07.020 -Appointment/oath/bond of the Camas
Municipal Code shall be amended as follows:
The mayor shall appoint the city clerk, which appointment shall be subject to confirmation by
a majority vote of the city council.
Section IV
Chapter 2.28 -PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION, Section 2.28.040-
Officers-Quorum-Regular meetings shall be amended to provide as follows:
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The parks and recreation commission shall annually elect a chairperson and vice chairperson
to preside at its meetings, and a secretary who shall have charge of all records of such
commission and shall keep accurate and complete minutes of the meetings thereof. Four
members of the commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and a
majority of the commission shall be required to approve any action. The parks and recreation
commission shall have a regular monthly meeting on the fourth Wednesday of each month at
5:00 p.m., at Lacamas Lake Lodge.
Section V
Chapter 2.28-PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION, Section 2.28.050-Duties
and responsibilities shall be amended to provide as follows:
The parks and recreation commission shall have the following duties and responsibilities:
A. To make recommendations biannually to the city council and other city departments with
respect to the implementation and modification of the city comprehensive parks and recreation
plan;
B. To make recommendations to the city council regarding the acquisition of park lands;
C. To make recommendations to the city council regarding the planning and development of
park lands;
D. To review annually the budget for the planning, development, operation, maintenance, and
capital improvements of parks and recreation facilities, and to make recommendations to the
city council concerning such budget;
E. To act as a research and fact-finding agency for the city, and in the conduct thereof to hold
public meetings from time to time for the purpose of reviewing park and recreation programs,
and to make such surveys, analyses, studies, and reports as may be necessary and appropriate.
F. To make recommendations to the city council regarding rules and regulations for use of the
parks and the public;
G. To hear complaints and mediate disputes concerning parks and recreation facilities;
H. To formulate a recreational program for the residents of the city for the utilization of
available parks, playgrounds, and recreational facilities, and to review such program annually;
I. To serve in an advisory capacity in the planning, development, operation, and management
of the Camas community center.
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Section VI
Chapter 2.34-BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, Section 2.34.040-Meetings shall be
amended to provide as follows:
Meetings shall be called by the chairman of the board of adjustment upon due notice to all
members and upon compliance with the notice requirements of the open Public Meetings Act,
RCW Chapter 42.30.
Section VII
Chapter 2.40-MUNICIPAL COURT, Section 2.40.040-Inter-local agreement shall be
amended to provide as follows:
Pursuant to RCW 39.34, the city may enter into an inter-local agreement with Clark County,
whereby Clark County agrees to provide judicial and court support services necessary to
operate the municipal court of Camas and to adjudicate all matters coming before said court.
Section VIII
Chapter 2.64-PERSONNEL COMPENSATION, Section 2.64.010-Elective officers
shall be amended to provide as follows:
The monthly salary for the respective elected officers for the city shall be as follows:
Mayor .... $2,200.00 per month
Councilmember .... $750.00 per month
Section IX
Chapter 2.64-PERSONNEL COMPENSATION, Section 2.64.020-Official pay plan-
Salaries for positions not included shall be amended to provide as follows:
The official pay plan for the officers and employees of the city, other than elected officials,
shall consist of a schedule showing established monthly pay ranges and titles of classes of
positions which are to be compensated within each pay range. Each position class, except
non-represented seasonal employees, IAFF members, and library pages, shall include seven
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steps from minimum to maximum salary. The schedule for non-represented seasonal
employees, IAFF members, and library pages will establish hourly rates, and the number of
steps may vary based upon the position. The city council shall, from time to time, adopt a
schedule showing such data by resolution, which resolution when adopted shall be the official
pay schedule for the officers and employees. Any change in the pay schedule shall be by
resolution of the city council. The council shall set the rate of pay for any position or
employment not included in the official pay plan.
Section X
Chapter 2.64-PERSONNEL COMPENSATION, Section 2.64.030-Temporary or
part-time employees shall be amended to provide as follows:
Temporary or regular part time employees shall be paid on hourly rate converted from the
official schedule of monthly rates provided for by Section 2.64.020 based upon the regularly
established work week for the position concerned.
Section XI
Chapter 2.64-PERSONNEL COMPENSATION, Section 2.64.040-Regular Full-Time
and Regular Part-Time employees -Overtime pay -Work shifts -Time records -When paid
shall be amended to provide as follows:
A. All non-represented employees paid an hourly rate shall receive time and one-half for all
hours worked in excess of eight hours in any one day or in excess of forty hours in any one
week. They will have the option of taking the overtime pay or taking compensatory time. All
represented employees shall be compensated for overtime as established in their collective
bargaining agreement.
B. Each department head shall make and keep accurate daily time records of each employee
in his department. The department head or their designee shall review and approve
timesheets.
C. All officers and employees shall be paid the monthly salary provided on the last working
day of each calendar month. If an employee is terminated prior to the last working day of any
month, he shall be reimbursed for that portion of the month worked on the basis of dividing
the number of working days, including holidays, of such month into the monthly salary to
determine the rate of pay per day or on the hourly rate at the number ofhours worked.
D. Employees as defined by resolution who are exempt from the provisions of the Fair Labor
Standards Act shall not be entitled to overtime compensation.
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E. Members ofthe police and fire departments shall be entitled to overtime pay in accordance
with the provisions of the contracts between the city and the employees or their collective
bargaining representative.
Section XII
Chapter 2.64-PERSONNEL COMPENSATION, Section 2.64.050-Rates of pay-
Advancement and pay adjustment shall be amended to provide as follows:
A. The maximum salary to be paid for a position shall not exceed the maximum amount for
that position as shown in the schedule provided for in Section 2.64.020.
B. The beginning rate for a new employee will be dependent upon qualification within the
established range for the class of position, unless otherwise covered in the provisions of a
labor contract. Upon satisfactory completion of a six-month probationary period and upon
recommendation of the department head the employee may be advanced to a higher rate in the
class.
C. An employee's "anniversary date" shall be the first of the month following six months of
initial employment. The department head shall review the employee's performance prior to
the employee's anniversary date of each year. The department head may recommend that the
employee be advanced on his anniversary date to a higher rate in the position class held by the
employee.
D. An employee may be advanced above the "normal" salary step in his pay range if he is
clearly demonstrating special merit or outstanding performance over what would be
considered normal performance in the position.
Section XIII
There is hereby added to the Camas Municipal Code a new section provided as follows:
2.64.055-Collective Bargaining Agreements-Effect of. To the
extent there is any provision of this Chapter 2.64 which is in conflict
with any collective bargaining agreement negotiated between
represented employees and the City, the collective bargaining
agreement terms shall prevail.
Section XIV
The following sections of the Camas Municipal Code are hereby repealed:
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Sections 2.10.030 -Combining with office of city clerk; 2.10.050-Authority as city clerk;
2.32 .080-Budget and expenditures; 2 .52.010-City officers and employees -Required-
Terms and penalty; 2.52 .020-City officers and employees-Approval and filing ; 2 .56.010 -
Designated.
Section XV
This Ordinance shall take force and be in effect five (5) days from and after its publication
according to law.
PASSED BY the Council and APPROVED by the Mayor t · I Lf' day of
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APPROVED as to form:
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City Attorney