Kennewick Publishes Meeting Notices per State Law

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  Kennewick City Council and other city bodies must follow specific public notice procedures under Washington state law“Consistent with RCW 35a.12.160, the City Clerk ensures the public is properly notified of new ordinances, public meetings, and City Council hearings to ensure citizens are provided a meaningful opportunity to observe, comment, and testify.”
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  A new city document published online states that Kennewick City Council and other city bodies must follow specific public notice procedures under Washington state law“Consistent with RCW 35a.12.160, the City Clerk ensures the public is properly notified of new ordinances, public meetings, and City Council hearings to ensure citizens are provided a meaningful opportunity to observe, comment, and testify.”
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  The document is titled 'Legal and Public Notice Procedures'No usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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  The document outlines how the city will provide notice of meetings, hearings, and ordinances to the public“Consistent with RCW 35a.12.160, the City Clerk ensures the public is properly notified of new ordinances, public meetings, and City Council hearings to ensure citizens are provided a meaningful opportunity to observe, comment, and testify.”
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  Notices must be published in the Tri-City Herald digital edition or posted on the city website at least ten days before a meeting“When it is necessary to publish in a newspaper, the notice shall be included in the digital edition of the Tri-City Herald (the newspaper of record) to maximize audience reach.”
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  An emergency waiver may exempt notices from being published in the Tri-City Herald digital edition or posted on the city website at least ten days before a meeting“In emergencies, the standard procedures for public meeting notifications may be waived (RCW 42.30.080(4)).”
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  The city specifies that for Council meetings, preliminary agendas must be posted online by 5 p.m. every Friday before the meeting“Regular Meetings & Workshops: As a routine practice, preliminary agendas and packets will be published to the public portal no later than 5:00 p.m. the Friday before the meeting.”
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  Special meetings require 24-hour notice to media contacts“Special Meetings: Not less than 24 hours before a special meeting is called to order, the City Clerk or Board/Commission Liaison shall send a notice to all media contacts on file and post it at the meeting location (RCW 42.30.0808(2)).”
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  Special meetings require posting at City Hall“Special Meetings: Not less than 24 hours before a special meeting is called to order, the City Clerk or Board/Commission Liaison shall send a notice to all media contacts on file and post it at the meeting location (RCW 42.30.0808(2)).”