CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to the Department of Parks and Recreation; establishing the 2017-2018 fee schedule for the use of park properties and other park and recreation facilities and services; superseding previous park and recreation fee schedules; and amending Section 18.28.010 of the Seattle Municipal Code.
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WHEREAS, on November 24, 2014, the Seattle City Council approved Ordinance 124642, which established the 2015-2016 fee schedule for the use of park properties and other park and recreation facilities and services, superseded previous park and recreation fee schedules, and amended Section 18.28.010 of the Seattle Municipal Code; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to adopt a 2017-2018 Department of Parks and Recreation Fee Schedule effective January 1, 2017; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Effective January 1, 2017, the Superintendent of the Department of Parks and Recreation is authorized to charge the fees substantially in the form set forth in the 2017-2018 “Department of Parks and Recreation Fee Schedule,” attached as Attachment 1. All prior Department of Parks and Recreation fee schedules are superseded.
Section 2. Subsections 18.28.010.A and 18.28.010.B of the Seattle Municipal Code, which section was last amended by Ordinance 124642, are amended as follows:
18.28.010 Fee schedule established
A. The Superintendent of Department of Parks and Recreation is authorized to charge the fees substantially in the form set forth in ((the)) a fee schedule adopted by ordinance ((attached as Attachment 1 to the ordinance introduced as Council Bill 118246 and entitled "Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation Fee Schedule, 2015-2016 Fees and Charges,")) for all uses of Department of Parks and Recreation facilities identified therein.
B. The Superintendent is also authorized to waive or reduce such fees, establish experimental rates, and engage in special promotional and marketing activities ((described in Attachment 1)) as conditioned in Sections 18.28.020 through 18.28.040. ((This 2015-2016 fee schedule supersedes all prior fee schedules to the extent inconsistent therewith.)) All fees and charges shall remain in effect unless they are repealed, superseded, or amended by ordinance.
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Section 3. The provisions of this ordinance and of Attachment 1 are declared to be separate and severable. If one or more of the provisions of this ordinance or of Attachment 1 shall be declared by any court of competent jurisdiction to be contrary to law, then such provision or provisions shall be null and void and severed from the rest of the ordinance or from Attachment 1, and all other provisions shall remain.
Section 4. Section 2 of this ordinance shall take effect on January 1, 2017.
Section 5. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force 30 days after its approval by the Mayor, but if not approved and returned by the Mayor within ten days after presentation, it shall take effect as provided by Seattle Municipal Code Section 1.04.020.
Passed by the City Council the ________ day of _________________________, 2016, and signed by me in open session in authentication of its passage this _____ day of _________________________, 2016.
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President ____________ of the City Council
Approved by me this ________ day of _________________________, 2016.
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Edward B. Murray, Mayor
Filed by me this ________ day of _________________________, 2016.
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Monica Martinez Simmons, City Clerk
(Seal)
Attachments:
Attachment 1 - Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation Fee Schedule: 2017-2018 Fees and Charges