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PORT OF SEATTLE 3
RESOLUTION NO. 3818 4
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A RESOLUTION of the Port of Seattle Commission adopting the charter of the 6
Governance Committee. 7
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WHEREAS, all authority of the Port of Seattle is vested with the Commission in its actions 9
as a public body under Title 53 RCW, and the Commission vests authority with the Executive 10
Director and delineates Commission and Executive Director responsibilities through the 11
Delegation of Responsibility and Authority; and 12
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WHEREAS, committees function as policy development bodies or intensive review 14
boards; and 15
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WHEREAS, the charter is the foundational statement of the committee’s purpose, 17
establishes the name and scope of the committee, meeting requirements, composition of the 18
committee, and expected outcomes of the committee; and 19
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WHEREAS, the commission exercises control over the work of its committees by 21
establishing their scope, or purview, in the committee charter and by taking advantage of the 22
motion to refer to, or discharge from committee, any matter under its consideration, as 23
described in the commission bylaws, enabling standing committees to adopt their own annual 24
workplans, which represents the concrete implementation of the committee’s chartered scope 25
in a given year; and 26
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WHEREAS, the Open Public Meetings Act (Chapter 42.30 RCW) and related law and 28
committee charters make it clear when commission committees are strictly advisory in nature, 29
and the rules requiring open public meetings are well established in law; and 30
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WHEREAS, public reporting and accessible records elevate the profile of commissioners’ 32
work in committee and make committee contributions more tangible and transparent to the 33
public. 34
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Port of Seattle Commission: 36
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Section 1. The charter of the Governance Committee of the Port of Seattle 38
Commission, attached as Exhibit A, is hereby adopted. 39
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Item Number: 8b_reso
Meeting Date: January 23, 2024
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ADOPTED by the Port of Seattle Commission at a duly noticed public meeting thereof, 46
held this ______ day of _______________________________, 2024, and duly 47
authenticated in open session by the signatures of the commissioners voting in favor thereof and 48
the seal of the commission. 49
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