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Chapter 3.01
Administrative and Executive OrganizationSections:
Article I. Legislative Branch
3.01.110 Council President and City Council.
3.01.120 Council President Pro Tem.
3.01.130 Hearing Examiner.
3.01.140 Internal Auditor.
3.01.150 City Council’s Office Staff.
Article II. Executive Branch
3.01.210 Mayor.
3.01.220 City Administrator.
3.01.230 Equal Employment Opportunity and Contract Compliance.
3.01.240 Repealed.
3.01.250 Public Affairs/Communications.
3.01.260 Retirement.
3.01.270 Mayor’s Office Staff.
Article III. Administrative Services Division
3.01.310 Director of Administrative Services.
3.01.320 Fleet Services.
3.01.330 Human Resources.
3.01.340 Management Information Services.
3.01.350 Spokane Municipal Court – Probation Services.
3.01.360 Public Defender.
3.01.370 Risk Management.
Article IV. Financial Services Division
3.01.410 Chief Financial Officer.
3.01.420 Accounting.
3.01.430 Management and Budget.
3.01.440 Treasury Services.
3.01.450 Purchasing.
Article V. Planning, Community and Economic Development Division
3.01.510 Director of Planning, Community and Economic Development.
3.01.515 Arts.
3.01.520 Community Centers.
3.01.525 Community Development.
3.01.530 Entertainment Facilities.
3.01.535 Historic Preservation.
3.01.540 Human Services.
3.01.545 Neighborhood Services.
3.01.550 Planning.
3.01.555 Youth.
Article VI. Public Works and Utilities Division
3.01.610 Director of Public Works and Utilities.
3.01.620 Building Services and Code Enforcement.
3.01.630 Engineering Services.
3.01.640 Solid Waste Management.
3.01.650 Streets.
3.01.660 Wastewater Management.
3.01.670 Water and Hydroelectric Services.
Article VII. Uniformed Public Safety
3.01.710 Fire.
3.01.720 Police.
Article VIII. Other
3.01.810 City Attorney.
3.01.820 City Clerk.
3.01.830 Civil Service.
3.01.840 Health.
3.01.850 Spokane Public Library.
3.01.860 Parks and Recreation.
3.01.870 Spokane Area Workforce Development Council Administration.
3.01.880 Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena.
Article I. Legislative Branch
3.01.110 Council President and City Council.
A. As provided in the City Charter a council president and six council members constitute the city council which is the legislative body of the city. The council president and city council members have no administrative authority over personnel matters except:
1. They appoint and discharge the hearing examiner;
2. They appoint and discharge the internal auditor;
3. They confirm the appointment by the mayor of the city attorney, the city clerk and the administrative head in each department;
4. They appoint nominees of the mayor to boards, commissions and other official city agencies, unless otherwise provided;
5. They appoint and remove their own administrative staff.
B. The council president directs the preparation of the agenda for meetings, presides at meetings of the council and personally or by delegate meetings of the finance, public safety, public works, planning/community and economic development and neighborhood committees and is the mayor pro tem.
[Ord. C33389 § 4; Passed: 3/29/2004]
3.01.120 Council President Pro Tem.
A. The council president pro tem is a council member, pre-designated by the council, to carry out the duties of council president in cases of temporary absence of the council president.
B. In order to provide a continuing legal capacity to carry out the duties of the mayor in case of temporary absence from the city of the mayor and the council president, the council president pro tem acts in the capacity of mayor as may be needed to cover normal operational contingencies.
[Ord. C32741; Passed: 12/4/2000]
3.01.130 Hearing Examiner.
A. The office of the hearing examiner conducts the hearings and other proceedings under the City land use codes and exercises the adjudicative functions of the plan commission, except those that pertain to the comprehensive plan.
B. The hearing examiner conducts the hearings required for the formation and for the confirmation of assessment rolls of local improvement districts.
C. The hearing examiner also conducts special hearings and performs such other functions as the council may from time to time designate.
D. The hearing examiner is appointed and may be discharged by the city council.
[Ord. C32741; Passed: 12/4/2000]
Cross Reference: SMC ch. 4.21.
3.01.140 Internal Auditor.
The internal auditor is appointed by the city council and may be discharged by the city council.
[Ord. C32741; Passed: 12/4/2000]
Cross Reference: For duties of internal auditor and audit committee see Ord. No. C32674.
3.01.150 City Council’s Office Staff.
The council president and the city council members may, subject to budget appropriation, appoint and remove office staff as necessary to support the performance of their legislative duties.
[Ord. C32741; Passed: 12/4/2000]
Article II. Executive Branch
3.01.210 Mayor.
A. As provided in the City Charter the mayor is the chief executive and administrative officer of the City with final authority over the employment, termination and assignment of all employees of the City, not including the elected officers, except that:
1. The appointment of the city attorney, the city clerk and the administrative heads of each department requires approval of the city council;
2. The appointment of the head of the department of parks and recreation requires the concurrence of the park board;
3. The appointment of persons to positions within the classified service, and their discharge, must follow the procedures of the civil service system;
4. The number of positions in the City government is determined in the annual budget;
5. some individuals, such as the director of arena management, director of Spokane area workforce development council administration, the library director and the clerk of the municipal court, are treated as if they are employees of the City but they are selected or directed by a board or agency by statute or intergovernmental contract;
6. State law may impose a requirement, such as a license, for the performance of a particular function.
B. The mayor may appoint such assistants, who are variously referred to as city administrator, division director, department director, or assistant director, as deemed necessary for the efficient operation of city government, subject always to city council approval of positions and salaries through the budget process.
C. Subject to the provisions of the City Charter and the ordinances by which administrative departments are established and discontinued, the mayor determines the allocation of functions and duties among the several departments and positions and establishes the organizational structure and reporting relationships of the executive branch of the city government.
D. As provided in SMC 1.02.130, the mayor may delegate to assistants specific functions, authority and responsibility, including the signing of documents.
E. The mayor exercises direct supervision of the departments of communications and public affairs, retirement, and equal employment opportunity and contract compliance.
F. The mayor is chair of the Sister Cities Association of Spokane, the nonprofit corporation that oversees the Sister Cities program by contract with the City.
[Ord. C32741; Passed: 12/4/2000]
3.01.220 City Administrator.
A. Under the direction of the mayor the city administrator performs a variety of administrative duties to assist the mayor in the direction of City operations; and represents the mayor at meetings and conferences and as otherwise directed.
B. The city administrator is responsible for planning, recommending, coordinating and administering a local, state and federal legislative program for the City of Spokane in accordance with legislative guidelines established by the city council. The office develops for council approval City legislative programs for the state and federal legislative sessions, represents the City before state and federal legislative bodies, and analyzes and submits reports to the mayor and the city council on state and federal legislation affecting the City.
C. This office also supervises the City’s animal control program and performs special projects and tasks as assigned.
D. This office responds to questions and complaints from the public and the city council.
E. The city administrator is appointed and removed by the mayor.
[Ord. C32741; Passed: 12/4/2000]
3.01.230 Equal Employment Opportunity and Contract Compliance.
This office administers Spokane’s affirmative action program adopted by the city council on September 13, 1976; monitors and participates in employment, contracting and procurement activities to prevent discrimination and to promote diversity in employment and contracting; provides information, referral and guidance in the administration of the minority business enterprise program; assists in creating a work environment free of harassment and discrimination.
[Ord. C32741; Passed: 12/4/2000]
3.01.240 Repealed.
Repealed. Renumbered to SMC 3.01.430.
[Ord. passed: 5/17/2004]
3.01.250 Public Affairs/Communications.
A. The department of public affairs/communications informs citizens and employees about important city issues and provides opportunities for increased participation in government. Its efforts focus on three major areas:
1. internal communications with employees,
2. external communications with the public and the media, and
3. media relations.
B. The department produces an employee newsletter, a newsletter to the community, media releases and other brochures and printed products. The department helps create programming for CityCable 5, provides articles and other information to the City’s website, assists departments with public participation and other projects, and handles media inquiries.
C. The public affairs officer is appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the city council.
D. Cable TV Channel 5.
1. Through City personnel or by contract, the City produces programming for the city government channel available under the cable television system franchise. Among the major objectives of channel 5 cable casting are to provide the public with information concerning city affairs and to provide general interest public service information.
2. The office of cable TV is operated by a City employee who is appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the city council.
[Ord. C32741; Passed: 12/4/2000]
3.01.260 Retirement.
The director of retirement supervises the staff which provides clerical and administrative services to the employees’ retirement, police pension and fire pension boards. The director and the assistant director are appointed by the mayor with the concurrence of the Spokane employees’ retirement board.
[Ord. C32741; Passed: 12/4/2000]
3.01.270 Mayor’s Office Staff.
The mayor may, subject to budget appropriation, appoint and remove office staff under his or her direction as necessary to support the performance of the executive and administrative duties of the mayor’s office. The mayor’s office provides staff to the several Sister Cities associations.
[Ord. C32741; Passed: 12/4/2000]
Article III. Administrative Services Division
3.01.310 Director of Administrative Services.
A. The division of administrative services provides a variety of support services to all departments and functions. This division coordinates capital projects, including code compliance and budgeting for long-term maintenance of City facilities. The director of administrative services exercises direct supervision of departments of fleet services, human resources, municipal court, probation, public defender and risk management.
B. The office of human rights provides staff support to the City human rights commission and citizens review commission.
C. City Hall maintenance is responsible for security, including fire and security controls systems, building and grounds maintenance and custodial services, minor construction, remodeling and office relocations, administration of contracts, signage, the skywalk, capital improvement projects and historic designation of the City Hall building.
D. The director of administrative services is appointed by the mayor, subject to confirmation by the city council, and may be removed by the mayor pursuant to Charter and ordinance authority.
[Ord. C32741; Passed: 12/4/2000]
3.01.320 Fleet Services.
A. The fleet services department has three divisions:
1. equipment management, which develops specifications for and administers the acquisition of motor vehicles and other rolling equipment, schedules equipment maintenance and repair on a 24-hour, seven-day-a-week basis, maintains the motor pool, and maintains replacement schedules, rental rates and equipment history;
2. facilities maintenance, which provides preventive maintenance, emergency repairs, boiler inspections, minor repairs and other work on City facilities, coordinates major repairs and modifications by contract, reviews plans for new facilities, and maintains equipment inspection records as required by federal and state laws; and
3. communications management, which manages and maintains communications networks for the police, fire, water, engineering and other departments, develops specifications for equipment acquisition, insures compliance with Federal Communications Commission requirements, maintains replacements schedules, rental rates and equipment history, and coordinates joint activities with other governmental entities.
B. The director is appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the city council.
[Ord. C32741; Passed: 12/4/2000]
3.01.330 Human Resources.
A. The human resources department administers all aspects of employment, except the responsibilities of the civil service system, for City employees and some employees of other local agencies by agreement. The department administers employee orientation, counseling, training and discipline programs; wage, salary and fringe benefits; collective bargaining; recruitment; and employee records.
B. The employee relations section is responsible for administrative operations in the human resources department and for the negotiation and administration of labor contracts.
C. The director of human resources is appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the city council.
[Ord. C32741; Passed: 12/4/2000]
3.01.340 Management Information Services.
A. The director of management information services coordinates and programs internal communications and public information. The management information services department is responsible for centralized computer operations, including local and external electronic mail and telephone communications network administration, web page administration and data processing support for personnel, accounting, billing, permitting and geographic information system activities. This department also houses the mail room.
B. Telephone and Mail Services. The mail section collects and distributes interoffice mail and posts outgoing City mail (letters and packages). The telephone section maintains the telephone and voice mail system.
C. The director of management information services is appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the city council.
[Ord. C32741; Passed: 12/4/2000]
3.01.350 Spokane Municipal Court – Probation Services.
A. The clerk of the municipal court is a deputy clerk appointed by the judges of the Spokane County district court. Under the direction of the judges of the district court, the clerk is responsible for the clerical functions of the court and for the operation of the municipal parking violations bureau.
B. The probation department screens applications by defendants for the appointment of a public defender; makes referrals to treatment agencies; monitors compliance with conditions of probation; offers sentencing recommendations to the court; and works with persons to prevent repeat offenses. The chief of probation and the staff assistant are appointed by the judges of the Spokane County district court.
[Ord. C32741; Passed: 12/4/2000]
Cross Reference: See SMC ch. 5.04.
3.01.360 Public Defender.
A. As special counsel for the City of Spokane, the office of public defender provides legal representation to indigent persons accused of misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor charges under the criminal and motor vehicle sections of the Spokane Municipal Code.
B. The public defender is appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the city council.
[Ord. C32741; Passed: 12/4/2000]
3.01.370 Risk Management.
A. The risk management department monitors potential and actual claims incidents involving loss or liability to the City. The risk manager provides liaison with the City’s claims adjusters, and develops procedures, methods and practices designed to avoid and to more efficiently handle risks of loss. This department also administers the City’s self-insured workers’ compensation program.
B. The risk manager, budgeted in risk management and workers’ compensation, is appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the city council.
[Ord. C32741; Passed: 12/4/2000]
Article IV. Financial Services Division
3.01.410 Chief Financial Officer.
A. The chief financial officer supervises the heads of the departments of accounting, management and budget, treasury services and purchasing. The chief financial officer manages the budget, supervises the internal/tax auditor, coordinates debt issuances, and is responsible for establishing and maintaining sound fiscal management practices throughout the City.
B. The chief financial officer shall attend all meetings of the city council finance committee, apprise the committee of the activities that he is responsible for and provide to the committee any information related to these activities that is requested. The chief financial officer shall also present to the committee changes in past practices or procedures or recommended ordinance amendments that he deems necessary to maintain or increase the efficiency or effectiveness of the financial services division or the financial operations of the City.
C. The chief financial officer shall regularly communicate to the city council on matters material to the City’s financial condition, including quarterly financial updates and budget updates.
D. The chief financial officer, also referred to as “finance director” or “comptroller,” is appointed by the mayor, subject to confirmation by the city council, and may be removed by the mayor pursuant to Charter and ordinance authority.
[Ord. passed: 5/17/2004]
3.01.420 Accounting.
A. The accounting department provides various accounting services, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, inventory and budget control, for the City administration and some joint governmental agencies. The department compiles and produces the City’s combined annual financial statements. It disseminates and monitors financial policies and internal controls, provides analysis and reporting.
B. The director of accounting serves on the city investment board. The director administers the City’s capital improvement program.
C. The director of accounting is appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the city council.
[Ord. passed: 5/17/2004]
3.01.430 Management and Budget.
A. The department of management and budget assists the chief financial officer in administering and overseeing the current budget by review and analysis of the City’s financial condition, reporting as needed on general fund revenues and expenditures. The department is responsible for budgeting, budget control, financial forecasting and planning, and the budget activities of all departments.
B. This department also reviews requests for budget adjustments; assists departments with research projects, cost/benefit analyses and similar fiscal management and planning; and manages the City’s indirect cost allocation plan.
C. The director of management and budget is appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the city council.
[Ord. passed: 5/17/2004]
3.01.440 Treasury Services.
A. The department of treasury services is responsible for receiving, investing, safekeeping and accounting for cash of the City; issuing, paying and redeeming City bonds; collecting local improvement district and parking and business improvement district assessments, utility bill payments, and accounts receivable payments and tax payments; accepting and paying City warrants; providing federal tax reporting on arbitrage; and billing, managing taxes and licenses.
B. The city treasurer is a member of the fire pension board and the police relief and pension board. The treasurer also serves on the city investment board.
C. The taxes and licenses section functions as a license office for regulatory licenses provided in division II of SMC title 10 and administers the various municipal taxes set forth in SMC title 8. Its responsibilities include processing applications, registrations and returns; and billing, collecting, accounting and auditing of fees and taxes.
D. The city treasurer is appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the city council.
[Ord. passed: 5/17/2000]
3.01.450 Purchasing.
A. The purchasing department is responsible for the procurement of public works, goods and services by competitive bid, quote or proposal; processing purchase orders and contracts; maintaining and accounting for inventories; maintaining a central store of supplies; supervising the reprographics section; and the disposal of surplus property.
B. The director of purchasing, or a designee, is a permanent member of the committee to receive bids.
C. The reprographics section operates the City’s document reproduction and printing facilities.
D. The director of purchasing is appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the city council.
[Ord. passed: 5/17/2000]
Article V. Planning, Community and Economic Development Division
3.01.510 Director of Planning, Community and Economic Development.
A. The division of planning, community and economic development planning and community services oversees planning and programming for services to enhance the physical and sociological quality of life in the community. The director of planning, community and economic development supervises the departments of arts, community development, entertainment facilities, historic preservation, human services, neighborhood services, planning and the office of youth and oversees the community centers.
B. The director of planning, community and economic development is appointed by the mayor, subject to confirmation by the city council, and may be removed by the mayor pursuant to Charter and ordinance authority.
[Ord. C32741; Passed: 12/4/2000]
3.01.515 Arts.
A. The arts department serves as staff to the arts commission. It coordinates a variety of cultural projects and activities promoting the visual and performing arts, cultural heritage, and the acquisition of art works for public buildings.
B. The director of arts is appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the city council.
[Ord. C32741; Passed: 12/4/2000]
Cross Reference: SMC ch. 4.05.
3.01.520 Community Centers.
A. As part of the Federal Community Development Block Grant programs, the City builds, develops, owns and operates community centers designed to house and coordinate various public and private human services agencies. For administrative purposes, community centers are managed by a city department head (in the case of East Central) or by contract with a neighborhood corporation (in all other cases).
B. The director of the East Central Community Center is appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the city council.
[Ord. C32741; Passed: 12/4/2000]
3.01.525 Community Development.
A. The community development department, under the direction of the community development board, administers the various programs under the Community Development Block Grant and other federal programs, including home rehabilitation and housing assistance, and neighborhood design and reconstruction. The department provides staff support to the community development board.
B. The director of community development is appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the city council.
[Ord. C32741; Passed: 12/4/2000]
3.01.530 Entertainment Facilities.
A. Under the advisory guidance of the sports, entertainment, arts and convention advisory board (SEACAB), the entertainment facilities department operates and manages the municipally owned facilities of the Joseph A. Albi Stadium, Opera House, Convention Center and the Washington State International Agricultural Trade Center. The department arranges with sponsors, promoters and other presenters of events support and administrative services such as lease and other contract documents, scheduling, fixtures and equipment, maintenance, ticket sales, ushering, security, trained stage crews, food and beverage service and other promotional and operating needs. The department provides staff to SEACAB.
B. The director of entertainment facilities is appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the city council.
[Ord. C32741; Passed: 12/4/2000]
3.01.535 Historic Preservation.
A. The city/county historic landmarks commission sets historic preservation policies for the City and County of Spokane and has the following responsibilities, among others set forth in SMC chapter 17.420:
1. to identify and actively encourage the conservation of city and county historic resources,
2. to recommend the designation of historic landmarks and districts,
3. to raise community awareness of historic resources, and
4. to advise the council and board on matters of history, historic planning and preservation.
B. The office of historic preservation serves as staff to the historic landmarks commission, providing:
1. current inventories of historic places,
2. technical information on the proper preparation and processing of nominations to historic registers,
3. design review for Spokane Register properties,
4. assistance to applicants in the preparation of documentation for special valuation,
5. technical assistance to City departments on projects impacting historic resources,
6. review of projects for impacts on historic properties, including Section 106 review,
7. technical information and referral regarding rehabilitation/restoration of local historic properties, as well as information pertaining to tax incentives for historic preservation.
C. The director of historic preservation is appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the city council.
[Ord. C32741; Passed: 12/4/2000]
3.01.540 Human Services.
A. The human services department serves as staff to the human services advisory board. The staff is liaison between the board and City administration. The department provides planning, coordinates with community social and health service agencies, administers federal, state and local funds, and evaluates and monitors a variety of funded programs. These funded social and health service programs provide services to meet psychological, economic and physical needs of individuals in the city. The department is responsible for the Community Wide Automated Homeless Intake and Assessment System and Homeless and Human Services websites.
B. The director of human services is appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the city council.
[Ord. C32741; Passed: 12/4/2000]
3.01.545 Neighborhood Services.
A. The office of neighborhood services shall act as the staff support for the neighborhood councils and community assembly, and primarily through these organizations, the citizens of Spokane.
B. The office of neighborhood services serves as liaison between the legislative and executive branches, the neighborhood councils and the community assembly.
C. The director of the office of neighborhood services is appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the city council.
[Ord. passed: 6/1/2004]
3.01.550 Planning.
A. The planning department is responsible for preparation and maintenance of the comprehensive plan to guide the community’s long-term physical, economic and social growth and for other matters of neighborhood and city planning, including regional coordination and urban design. Through the long-range strategic planning, design review, and zoning and land use sections, the department prepares plan implementation measures such as development regulations, capital improvement plans and annexation programs; administers current planning activities such as rezoning, planned unit developments, subdivisions, environmental review and variances; and reviews development permits for compliance with land use codes.
B. Through the administration section the department serves as staff to the plan commission, design review committee and bicycle advisory board.
C. The planning director is appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the city council.
[Ord. C32741; Passed: 12/4/2000]
Cross Reference: Charter §§ 127, 128; SMC chs. 4.12, 4.21, 11.02, 11.19.
3.01.555 Youth.
A. The department of youth, with the advice of the youth commission, administers such programs as are provided under its budget for enhancement of the quality of life of the youth of the community.
B. The department provides similar services to Spokane County as provided by interlocal agreement and budget.
C. The director of youth is appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the city council.
[Ord. C32741; Passed: 12/4/2000]
Cross Reference: SMC ch. 4.23.
Article VI. Public Works and Utilities Division
3.01.610 Director of Public Works and Utilities.
A. The director of public works and utilities supervises the heads of the departments of building services and code enforcement, engineering services, solid waste management, streets, wastewater management, and water and hydroelectric services; manages and administers public works, including budgeting and capital programming; oversees mapping, City real estate activities, the billing, collecting and accounting functions of the three public utilities, environmental services and the regional solid waste system; and designates a city engineer.
B. The environmental programs section monitors and assists the environmental actions and interests of City departments’ activities and develops programs with regulatory guidance to ensure City compliance with local, state and federal environmental laws and regulations.
C. The director of public works and utilities is appointed by the mayor, subject to confirmation by the city council, and may be removed by the mayor pursuant to Charter and ordinance authority.
[Ord. C32741; Passed: 12/4/2000]
3.01.620 Building Services and Code Enforcement.
A. The building services and code enforcement department reviews and approves plans, issues building and occupancy permits and inspects building projects for compliance with building and other construction codes. It also enforces land use regulations and works with various city, county and state agencies in the regulation of property use requirements.
B. The code enforcement section coordinates the activities of the other City departments and local and regional agencies in the investigation and resolution of violations of the public health and safety laws primarily, specifically including regional litter, junk vehicle impoundment, unfit buildings and public nuisance violations.
C. The director of this department is the “building official.” The building official is appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the city council.
[Ord. C32741; Passed: 12/4/2000]
3.01.630 Engineering Services.
A. The engineering services department is the design and construction arm of the City. It designs and manages construction of public street, sewer and water systems. It also assists private development by reviewing and approving plans, issuing permits for construction and inspecting infrastructure projects for compliance with federal, state and local requirements.
B. The engineering services department also includes a traffic design group that coordinates transportation elements of projects designed in-house and by outside consultants. It also reviews transportation planning, street improvement proposals, and transportation-related development issues.
C. The director of engineering services is appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the city council.
[Ord. C33112 § 1; Passed: 11/18/2002]
3.01.640 Solid Waste Management.
A. The solid waste management department is responsible for collecting solid waste and recyclables and managing the regional solid waste disposal system’s transfer stations and landfill.
B. The regional solid waste system is responsible for managing the disposal of regional solid waste and for developing and administering recycling and composting programs and waste-reduction strategies throughout Spokane County. The department provides staff support for and recommendations to the Regional System Liaison Board, which makes recommendations to the city council and board of county commissioners regarding the management of regional system. The programs include:
1. waste-to-energy facility,
2. recycling,
3. composting,
4. transfer stations,
5. moderate-risk wastes,
6. long-haul disposal, and
7. administration.
C. The director of solid waste management is appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the city council.
[Ord. C32741; Passed: 12/4/2000]
3.01.650 Streets.
A. The street department provides for the day-to-day safe and efficient movement of persons and goods throughout the city. The department has two field operations sections: street operations, and traffic operations.
B. Street operations perform:
1. bridge maintenance and inspection;
2. pavement management evaluations;
3. roadway maintenance, street sweeping, leaf removal, snow and ice control, and weed control.
C. Traffic operations perform:
1. signs and markings repair and maintenance;
2. signals and lighting repair and maintenance, cable system repair and maintenance;
3. parking management, enforcement, collection, repair and maintenance;
4. traffic investigations;
5. accident identification and surveillance;
6. street lighting inventory and design analyses;
7. maintenance of city-wide traffic count program;
8. intersection visibility safety programs.
D. The director of the street department is appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the city council.
[Ord. C33112 § 2; Passed: 11/18/2002]
3.01.660 Wastewater Management.
The wastewater management department is responsible for managing all wastewater in the city, including stormwater.
A. The sewer maintenance section cleans and maintains the public storm and sanitary sewer mains and pumps onsite private treatment facilities when requested.
B. The treatment plant section operates and maintains the advanced wastewater treatment plant and the pump stations and associated pressure lines. It is also responsible for the biosolids management program of the City.
C. The department also operates a collection and treatment program for stormwater and assists with the promotion and design of onsite stormwater treatment and dispersion facilities.
D. The director of the wastewater management department is appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the city council.
[Ord. C32741; Passed: 12/4/2000]
3.01.670 Water and Hydroelectric Services.
A. The water and hydroelectric services department operates and maintains the public water supply system, including fire protection via public fire hydrants, and hydroelectric generating plant.
B. The director of water and hydroelectric services is appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the city council.
[Ord. C32741; Passed: 12/4/2000]
Article VII. Uniformed Public Safety
3.01.710 Fire.
A. The fire department, through various divisions such as administration, emergency medical services, operations, prevention and training, provides the community with a number of services, including but not limited to:
1. response to medical help, fires and other situations where the public calls for assistance;
2. fire investigations, and code enforcement and engineering services augmented by public education, technical assistance for fire code compliance, inspections and safety assessments; and
3. CPR and other educational classes.
B. The fire chief, fire marshal, or other designated officer, any of whom is the “fire official,” also enforces various federal and state fire codes, including fireworks and underground storage tanks.
C. The fire chief is appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the city council.
[Ord. C32741; Passed: 12/4/2000]
3.01.720 Police.
The chief of police heads the police department and the police volunteer force, and regulates the extra-duty employment of officers in private security.
A. The police department is the primary law enforcement agency of the City with investigative, arrest and incidental powers over violations of federal, state and municipal laws, both criminal and traffic. In addition to patrol, surveillance, investigation and crime prevention education, departmental personnel perform administrative, communications, community relations, planning, records maintenance and training functions.
1. The chief of the police department administers the Spokane police department and the police reserve force and has the authority to make rules and issue orders for the proper functioning of the department, consistent with law, council policy and the rules of the civil service commission.
2. The commissioned members of the police department are, and have all the rights and authority conferred, by law, on law enforcement officers, peace officers and constables.
3. Specifically, but without limitation, members of the police department have the duty and the power to investigate and arrest in connection with suspected violations of any law of the City, the State of Washington or the United States, to serve the process, writs and warrants of municipal court, and to enforce all orders issued in cases of emergency, including the establishment of cordon lines.
4. Upon the retirement of a member of the police department, the mayor is authorized and is directed to deliver over to such retiring officer, to become the officer’s personal property, the pistol which, as a part of his service equipment, has been previously given over into the officer’s custody; that such pistol shall, by such delivery, be considered an added extra compensation for his services to the City and, upon such delivery, shall become the personal property of such officer. This provision shall have continuing effect from year to year, and shall be considered a part of each and every annual appropriation ordinance to be made hereafter.
5. The department’s noncommissioned employees are in many cases classified as specialists by virtue of the City’s civil service classification system. Noncommissioned police employees are required to receive specialized training and certification from the State of Washington depending upon their assignments. They also work in shifts and are held to the same standards of on-duty conduct as commissioned police officers.
B. Police – Extra-Duty Employment.
1. As part of the responsibilities of the chief of police to administer the department, the chief is specifically authorized to regulate extra-duty service of commissioned officers in private security.
2. Any officer wishing to be eligible for extra-duty employment of a security nature is required to enroll in the program, thereby agreeing to abide by the special regulations established in departmental policies and procedures.
3. Any person wishing to employ one or more officers to perform private security services in their capacity as police officers must contract for the services of the officer(s) with the City through the chief of police. By such contract the employer will reimburse the City for the costs of the security services, including wages and benefits of the personnel, equipment and administration. Wages are paid to the officers through the City payroll system.
4. As circumstances require, the chief may decline a contract or modify the terms proposed by the prospective contractor, including without limitation, to reduce or add to the personnel and equipment to be furnished.
5. Each contract must contain provisions explaining that even while on extra-duty assignment police officers have a primary obligation to the City and are subject at all times to be called away from such extra-duty assignment for emergencies, overtime duty, special assignments, or other reasons.
C. Police Volunteer Force.
1. Pursuant to city council resolutions and ordinance, the police department has been authorized to create and maintain a variety of volunteer forces including law enforcement explorer scouts, reserve police officers, senior and specialized volunteers and the utilization, via contract with the Spokane community college system, of law enforcement co-op students and interns. A city council resolution authorizes the screening, appointment, training, scheduling, supervision and equipping of these volunteers in exchange for their voluntarily contributed hours of service to the citizens of the City of Spokane via the police department in many different categories and assignments. In some cases volunteers are reimbursed for expenses such as travel, meals, lodging and training costs. The City also provides the necessary uniforms and safety and other equipment for these volunteers to utilize in the course of their duties.
2. A police reserve corps (“the reserve”) is created and established as an organization composed of individuals who shall have been appointed and sworn in as members thereof by the chief of police or by a designated deputy chief. The number of members of the reserve may be increased or decreased by any number deemed advisable by the chief during any fiscal year but shall not exceed two hundred at any time. Members are volunteer workers only, serve gratuitously, and are not deemed to be employees of the City for any purpose.
a. The chief establishes the requirements for membership in the reserve and may include physical, mental, aptitude, personality inventory, and character standards and the successful completion of a training program. The chief may require a physical examination to be given at the City’s expense.
b. Whenever a person has met all of the requirements and has certified that he has read the provisions of this section the chief may, but is not required to, appoint and swear in such person as a member of the reserve.
c. The chief, with or without cause, may terminate the membership of any member at any time and any member may resign at any time by written notification to the chief. Any person who shall cease to be a member shall immediately surrender all property of the City issued to him.
3. The chief of police has complete authority and control over the reserve. The chief may establish by order rules and regulations governing the reserve and its members, providing for the maintenance of discipline and the assigning of members to perform duties.
a. Each member of the reserve serves at least two assigned shifts each calendar month.
b. Each member of the reserve, while on duty, has the same power and authority, except to the extent that the same may be restricted or limited by the chief, as a regular police officer. Each member at all times other than while serving as such does not have any status, power, authority, or duties as a police officer or as a peace officer and may not represent himself, identify, or hold himself out to be a police officer or a peace officer.
4. Each member of the reserve may be issued at City expense equipment including a regulation firearm, a uniform, a regulation police baton, a cap badge and a badge, and an identification card.
a. Each item issued to a member of the reserve remains the property of the City.
5. The offense of criminal impersonation, as defined in SMC 10.07.021, includes impersonation of a member of the police reserve.
a. The mayor is authorized to include members of the reserve in the City’s industrial insurance program as volunteers and to thereby provide medical aid benefits for injury proximately resulting from and suffered while on duty.
b. The mayor is directed to include members of the reserve among the officers and employees of the City whose actions are covered by the City’s liability insurance. Members of the reserve have no other personnel benefits.
6. The mayor may cause members of the police reserve to be registered emergency services workers.
D. The police chief is appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the city council.
[Ord. C32741; Passed: 12/4/2000]
Cross Reference: SMC 7.06.274, 10.30.080.
Article VIII. Other
3.01.810 City Attorney.
A. The city attorney is the head of the legal department which renders legal advice, counsel and services to the mayor, the city council, all City administrative agencies and employees, and certain intergovernmental agencies. The office of the city attorney drafts, reviews and approves ordinances, resolutions, contracts and other legal instruments and documents; gives written and oral opinions and advice to all City officers and employees concerning City affairs; administers compliance with various prevailing wage and women’s and minorities’ business enterprise laws of City contracts; and represents the City in all judicial and administrative proceedings not in the charge of special counsel.
B. The city attorney is appointed by the mayor, subject to confirmation by the city council, and may be removed by the mayor. The city attorney appoints and removes assistant city attorneys and designates a city prosecutor.
[Ord. C32741; Passed: 12/4/2000]
Cross Reference: Charter §§ 29, 32, 33.
3.01.820 City Clerk.
A. The city clerk performs functions as secretary of the municipal corporation as provided in various state statutes and as provided in the Charter. The clerk makes a record of and maintains official files of all matters coming before the city council; certifies accounts ordered paid by the council; has custody of and affixes the official seal of the City; prepares under the direction of the council president the agenda of council meetings and processes or coordinates the processing of petitions and appeals; acts as an assistant registrar of electors for Spokane County and coordinates election matters with the county supervisor of elections; publishes the Official Gazette; and is a member of the committee to receive bids.
B. The clerk is a member of the fire pension board and of the police relief and pension board.
C. The records management office, in liaison with the State Archivist, develops and administers the program for organization, keeping and disposition of the City’s records.
D. The city clerk is appointed by the mayor, subject to confirmation by the city council and may be removed by the mayor.
[Ord. C32741; Passed: 12/4/2000]
Cross Reference: Charter § 27.
3.01.830 Civil Service.
A. The chief examiner is the director of civil service and supervises the staff of the civil service commission. The civil service staff provides clerical and administrative support to the commission, including job classification, examination, maintenance of eligibility lists, and the investigation and processing of applications and appeals.
B. The chief examiner is appointed by the civil service commission.
[Ord. C32741; Passed: 12/4/2000]
Cross Reference: Charter §§ 52-56.
3.01.840 Health.
Any responsibility devolving upon the city health officer or, by similar terms, upon any local public health official, is the responsibility of the administrator of the Spokane regional health district as provided in SMC chapter 6.04, and the administrator, as health officer, is empowered to enforce within the city all statutes and regulations of the government of the United States and the State of Washington and the ordinances and resolutions of the Spokane regional health district, Spokane County and the City and has, specifically, the right of entry and the inspection of all premises in the city as provided by law.
[Ord. C32741; Passed: 12/4/2000]
3.01.850 Spokane Public Library.
A. The Spokane public library, although an agency of the City of Spokane, is a separate statutory entity under RCW chapter 27.12 and other laws for certain purposes. As provided by state law, the board of trustees of the Spokane public library is the governing body of the municipal library system. The director of the library is the librarian, who is employed by and responsible to the board of trustees of the Spokane public library for all aspects of library administration and operation. By agreement the City performs budgeting, accounting and personnel administration services for the library.
B. Whenever this code refers to “mayor” or “city council,” such terms shall mean “librarian” and “library board of trustees,” respectively, with respect to library matters. The term “employee” includes an employee of the Spokane public library, unless otherwise provided.
C. Nothing in this code precludes the library board of trustees from adopting personnel, procurement, contracting and other policies pursuant to the authority of state law, including RCW chapter 27.12 and, specifically, RCW 27.12.210.
[Ord. C32741; Passed: 12/4/2000]
Cross Reference: SMC 3.05.020, 7.08.102, 7.09.010; SMC ch. 4.31; RCW ch. 27.12.
3.01.860 Parks and Recreation.
A. The procurement, disposition, improvement and management of parks, playgrounds, designated boulevards, designated parkways, trees in streets and other rights-of-way, and other designated public places is vested in the park board. The park board and its committees perform their function through the department of parks and recreation.
B. The parks and recreation department serves as administrative staff to, and receives policy direction from, the park board and receives administrative direction from the mayor. The parks and recreation department performs a complement of duties at the direction of the park board, including but not limited to:
1. design, development and maintenance of parks, gardens, the arboretum, swimming pools, and recreational grounds and facilities;
2. development and management of the urban forestry program;
3. operation and management of the municipal golf courses;
4. operation and development of a variety of recreational programs serving the public;
5. operation, maintenance and promotion of grounds facilities and activities at Riverfront Park;
6. acquisition and long-range planning for future parks and open spaces as well as recreational services;
7. promotion, public relations, financial control and reporting.
C. The municipal golf courses may be operated directly by the parks and recreation department or may be operated by licensed golf professionals under contract with the department.
D. The director of parks and recreation is appointed by the mayor with the concurrence of the park board.
[Ord. C32741; Passed: 12/4/2000]
3.01.870 Spokane Area Workforce Development Council Administration.
See SMC chapter 6.03. The director and the assistant director are appointed by the mayor with the concurrence of the Spokane County board of county commissioners and the Spokane area workforce development council.
[Ord. C32741; Passed: 12/4/2000]
3.01.880 Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena.
The Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena is operated by the arena management department under contract with the Spokane public facilities district. The general manager is appointed by the mayor.
[Ord. C32741; Passed: 12/4/2000]
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