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RESOLUTION NO, 129
A RESOLUTION adopting the formation of an Outside Agency
Audit and Service Review Committee in concert with the towns of
Clyde Hill; Hunts Point and Yarrow Point.
WHEREAS, the City of Medina has need to provide the best
possible services to the public at the least possible expense to
the taxpayers; and
WHEREAS, to provide certain such services, it has proven beat
to contract with outside jurisdictions and other public agencies; and,
WHEREAS, in the interest of prudent management, the level of
such services, together with their expenses, require extensive re-
search time and resources, not always available to the City Council
at annual budget time.
Now, therefore, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MEDINA DOES
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City of Medina will join a joint committee with the
towns of Clyde Hill; Hunts Point and Yarrow Point. Such committee
will be called the Outside Agency Audit and Service Review Committee.
Membership on the Committee will be from volunteer citizens of the
four jurisdictions as appointed by their Mayors with approximately
equal representation from each. Members of the Committee will serve
without compensation.
Section 2. It will be the duty of the Committee to review both the
level and types of services and theproposed charges received from
outside services vendors. The Committee may, if they so choose,
meet with representives of the vendor agencies as well as with the
City Councils of the sponsoring jurisdictions.
Section 3. As far as is possible, the membership of the Committee
will consist of persons with either technical qualifications in
auditing; legal matters; engineering and public service or with
previous background in public budgeting. No current elected office
holder will,be appointed.
Section 4. By request of the City Council of any of the sponsoring
Jurisdictions, the Committee will meet to research any proposed out-
side service contracts that Council feels need further review.
Section 5. The Mayor is hereby directed to meet with the Mayors of
Clyde Hill; Hunts Point and Yarrow Point to form the Committee as
here outlined and set up orderly procedures for the Committee.
Section 6. The Outside Agency Audit and Service Review Committee
aheil be only advisory to the City Council and. nophing, within this
Resolution is intended to, nor shall it, abrogate any responsibilitipa„ _
either legal or otherwise, of the Medina City Council -... ,,
Section 7. Nothing within this Resolution implies any wrongdoing
by any agency currently providing services to the City; rather, the
reverse is intended. The City of Medina hereby commends it's vendors - -
for past services. The City does call upon these vendors to re-
cognize, however, the mutual benefits accruing to.all f;om..such a- -
review program. - - .
THIS RESOLUTION ADOPTED the 9th day of August 1976. -
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