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(1) The chairperson shall appoint the members of council standing committees, and for each committee shall designate a committee chairperson. Standing committees are advisory bodies and cannot take final council action within the meaning of RCW 42.30.020(3). Any council member may attend and participate in meetings of standing committees so long as written notice of a special council meeting is given for any special committee meeting attended by three or more council members when council action is taken within the meaning of RCW 42.30.020(3) and written notice of the meeting is required by SCC 2.48.030.

(2) Meetings of standing committees shall be subject to the requirements of SCC 2.48.030 through 2.48.070, to the extent applicable, provided that any regular meeting may be cancelled by the committee chairperson and the committee chairperson or a majority of the committee may call a special meeting. Regular meetings of standing committees shall be held twice monthly in the Henry M. Jackson Board Room, Robert J. Drewel Building, eighth floor, 3000 Rockefeller Avenue, Everett, Washington, at the times stated in subsection (3) of this section, except that if any regular meeting falls on a holiday such regular meeting shall be held on the next business day unless cancelled by the committee chairperson or a majority of the committee.

(3) The following standing committees and regular meeting times are established:

(a) Community safety and justice - second and fourth Tuesday at 1:00 p.m.;

(b) Finance, budget and administration - second and fourth Tuesday at 10:00 a.m.;

(c) Health and community services - second and fourth Tuesday at 11:00 a.m.;

(d) Planning and community development - first and third Tuesday at 11:00 a.m.;

(e) Public infrastructure and conservation - first and third Tuesday at 10:00 a.m.

(4) Any recommendation of a council standing committee shall be reduced to writing and signed by the committee chairperson. Written majority or minority reports may be filed by members of the committee. Committee recommendations shall be filed with the clerk of the council pursuant to SCC 2.48.124. (Added by Ord. 80-012 § 2, June 2, 1980, Eff date Dec. 1, 2002; Amended by Amended Ord. 02-047, Oct. 16, 2002, Eff date Dec. 1, 2002; Amended by Ord. 03-007, Mar. 5, 2003, Eff date Mar. 20, 2003; Amended by Ord. 07-012, Feb. 21, 2007, Eff date Mar. 9, 2007; Amended by Ord. 11-017, May 11, 2011, Eff date May 27, 2011; Amended by Ord. 12-003, Jan. 23, 2012, Eff date Feb. 3, 2012; Amended by Ord. 13-005, Feb. 27, 2013, Eff date Mar. 14, 2013; Amended by Ord. 21-041, Aug. 18, 2021, Eff date Sept. 2, 2021; Amended by Amended Ord. 22-022, June 15, 2022, Eff date July 3, 2022; Amended by Ord. 23-008, Mar. 1, 2023, Eff date Apr. 1, 2023).