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Ordinance No. 0384
CITYOFMEDINAORDINANCENO384AnordinanceamendingOrdinanceNO379SectionrevisingtheproceduresforspecialWHEREAStheCityCouncilpassedOrdinanceNo379onOctober111982imposingaonehalfofonepercentsalesandusetaxasauthorizedbySection17Chapter49FirstExtraordinarySessionLawsOf1982andWHEREASSection19ofChapter49FirstExtraordinarySessionLawsof1982whichrequiresthatOrdinanceNo379besubjecttovoterapprovalorrejectionwaswidelyinterpretedtorequirethatsuchordinancebesubjecttovoterapprovalorrejectionbeforebecomingeffectiveandWHEREAStheWashingtonStateAttorneyGeneralhasissuedhisopinionthatordinancesimposingtheonehalfpercentsalesandusetaxbeeffectiveinthesamemannerassimilarordinancesbutremainforeversubjecttovoterapprovalorrejectionthroughaspecialinitiativeprocedureassetforthinRCW35A11100andWHEREAStheCityCouncilnowfindsitnecessarytoMendSection6ofOrdinanceNo379toinsureconformshoewithstatelawnowthereforeTHECITYCOUNCILOFTHECITYOFMEDINADOORDAINASFOLLOWSSection1Section6AmendedSection6ofMedinaOrdinanceNo379isherebyamendedtoreadasfollowsSection6SpecialInitiativeThisordinanceshallbesubjecttoaspecialinitiativeThenumberofregisteredvotersneededtosignapetitionforSpecialInitiativeshallbefifteen15percentofthetotalnumberofnamesofpersonslistedasregisteredvoterswithintheCityonthedayOfthelastprecedingmunicipalgeneralelectionIfaSpecialInitiativePetitionisfiledwiththeCityCounciltheoperationofthisordinanceshallnotbesuspendedpendingafinaldecisiononthedispositionoftheSpecialInitiativeTheproceduresforinitiativecontainedinRCW35A11100shallapplytoanysuchSpecialInitiativePetitionSection2RemainingProvisionsTheremainingAortionsofMedinaOrdinanceNo379shallnotbeaffectedSection3SeverabilityIfanysectionsentenceclauseorphraseofthisordinanceshouldbeheldtobeinvalidorunconstitutionalbyscourtofcompetentjurisdictionsuchinvalidityorunconstitutionalityshallnotaffectthevalidityorconstitutionalityofanyothersectionsentenceclauseor phraseothisordinanceSection4EffectiveDateThisordinanceshalltakeeffectonthe17thdayofJanuary1983Section5CodeReferencesAllsectionsofthisordinanceshallbeconsideredofspecialeffectPASSEDbytheCityCouncilonthe10thdayofJanuary1983andsignedinauthenticahpasagethesamedayAtteetzApprovedastoformCityAttorney