AN ORDINANCE correcting a typographical error in ordinance 119576, which submits to the qualified electors of the City of Seattle, at the November 1999 general election, a proposition to eliminate references to the Auditing Committee by, among other things, amending Article XVII, Section 3 of the City Charter, and ratifying and confirming prior acts.

WHEREAS, an unintentional typographical error was made in Ordinance 119576 with respect to the identification of the City Charter Article titled "Salaries and Bonds" that should be corrected;

NOW, THEREFORE,

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. Section 1 of Ordinance 119576 is hereby amended as follows to correct, as shown by parens and double strike-through, the erroneous Article number for the heading "Salaries and Bonds:

Section 1. Subject to the approval of a proposition by a majority of the qualified electors casting votes thereon, the heading of Article VIII of the Charter of the City of Seattle is hereby changed, Section 13 of Article VIII of said charter is hereby deleted, and Section 3 of Article XVII is hereby amended, as follows:

ARTICLE VIII Department of FinanceFinancial and Clerical

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Sec. 13. RESERVED.AUDITING COMMITTEE; EXAMINATION OF CLAIMS: There is hereby created an auditing Committee, which shall consist of the Mayor, President of the City Council, the Chairman of the Finance Committee thereof, and the Comptroller. The Mayor shall be Chairman and the Comptroller, Secretary, but in the absence of either a temporary Chairman or Secretary may be chosen by the Committee. The Committee shall examine all claims and demands against the City, and recommend to the City Council the allowance or disallowance of the same or any part thereof.

Three members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

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ARTICLE ((XVIII)) XVII Salaries and Bonds

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Sec. 3. OFFICIAL BONDS: All salaried officers of the City other than policemen officers, detective officers and fire men fighters shall, before they enter upon their official duties, give bonds, conditioned on the faithful performance of such duties, approved by the auditing committee. The amounts of all such bonds shall be fixed by ordinance.

Section 2. Any act pursuant to the authority and prior to the effective date of this ordinance, including the City Clerk's certification of the amended proposition to the Director of the Department of Records and Elections of King County as Supervisor of Elections, is hereby ratified and confirmed.

Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force immediately upon approval by the Mayor or, if not approved and returned by the Mayor within ten (10) days after presentation, then on the eleventh (11th) day after its presentation to the Mayor or, if vetoed by the Mayor, then immediately upon its passage over his veto.

Passed by the City Council the _____ day of ____________, 1999, and signed by me in open session in authentication of its passage this _____ day of _________________, 1999.

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President _______ of the City Council

Approved by me this _____ day of _________________, 1999.

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Mayor

Filed by me this _____ day of ____________________, 1999.

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City Clerk

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