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RESOLUTION NO. 3817 2
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A RESOLUTION of the Port of Seattle Commission amending Resolution No. 3778 4
and prior corresponding enacting and amending 5
resolutions through incorporation, pertaining to the 6
Commission’s Bylaws and Rules of Procedure. 7
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WHEREAS, the voters of King County authorized and approved the formation of a port 9
district co-extensive with King County, to be known as the Port of Seattle, in a special election 10
on September 5, 1911; and 11
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WHEREAS, the Port of Seattle Commission is the legally constituted governing body of 13
the Port of Seattle; and 14
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WHEREAS, Roberts Rules of Order, Newly Revised, continues to be the adopted 16
parliamentary authority of the Port of Seattle Commission; and 17
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WHEREAS, bylaws of the commission require a review and recommendation as to any 19
needed revisions at least once every three years, as provided by Article VII, Amendment of 20
Bylaws; and 21
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WHEREAS, the bylaws of the commission were last reviewed in full October 2020; and 23
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WHEREAS, the commission has determined it is time to conduct its required three-year 25
review of its governing document regarding its operating rules and rules of procedure, and 26
recommends the amendments herein to provide clarity, improve transparency, and better align 27
its rules of procedure with the goals and priorities of the port commission. 28
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Port Commission of the Port of Seattle as 30
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SECTION 1. The technical and substantive amendments contained in Exhibit A of this 33
resolution are hereby adopted, as if fully set forth herein. 34
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SECTION 2. The commission clerk is hereby authorized to execute scrivener’s error 36
revisions in finalizing amendments to the Commission Bylaws and Rules of Procedure made 37
through adoption of this resolution, as needed, to address technical corrections. 38
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Meeting Date: January 23, 2024
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ADOPTED by the Port Commission of the Port of Seattle at a duly noticed public meeting 42
thereof, held this ___ day of __________, 20__, and duly authenticated in open session by the 43
signatures of the commissioners voting in favor thereof and the seal of the commission. 44
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Resolution No. 3817, Exhibit A 86
