Speaker 0: Agenda Item one Constable 119945 relating to civil service commissions, amending election procedures for the employing elected members of the Civil Service Commission and Public Safety Civil Service Commission, making temporary provisions for the 2020 elections. Amending Section 4.04.250 and 4.08.040 of the standards for code and ratifying and confirming search and prior acts. Thank you, Madam Chair. I moved to pass Council Bill 119945. Is there a second? Second? Thank you. It's been moved and seconded to pass the bill. Councilmember Herbold, you are the prime sponsor of the bill and are recognized in order to address this item. Thank you so much. As discussed earlier this morning in council briefings, this bill relates to both the Civil Service Commission and the Public Safety Civil Service Commission. Both entities have three members, one that's appointed by the mayor, one that's appointed by the council, and one that's elected by the relevant city employees for the Public Safety Civil Service Commission. That is police and fire employees for the Civil Service Commission. It is nonexempt employees who do not work for the mayor or council or civil service commission staff. Both entities are having elections this year and things are slightly delayed.
Speaker 2: By.
Speaker 0: COVID 19. So this legislation allows the city clerk to hold the elections in December rather than November. It allows for electronic ballots rather than only physical ballots, though the option of paper ballots will still remain, and the schedule changes only for 2020. And these elements are only included in the ordinance, not the Seattle Municipal Code. There are some municipal code changes and that is only related to eliminating out dated language in the municipal code related to the election process. And it allows the city clerk to modernize the election election process by rule in the future.
Speaker 1: Thank you.
Speaker 0: Thank you so much, Councilmember Herbals, are there any additional comments on the bill? Councilmember Peterson, please.
Speaker 1: Thank you, council president and thank you. Councilmember Herbold, a viewing public mind. I know, but during council briefing this morning, we talked a little bit about this particular council bill. And I want to thank Councilmember Herbold for clarifying and just want to point out to the public, the fiscal note does say that this legislation has contingent language to cover that. The Public Safety Civil Service Commission is because of the accountability ordinance from 2017, intended not to have any elected members in the future, so that this leaves open the possibility to implement that provision of the 2017 Accountability Police Accountability Ordinance, which I know several members on this Council were champions of that and authors of that. And so we, by passing this ordinance, are in no way signaling any sort of deviation from our commitment to implement the rest of that accountability ordinance, which which actually excluded employees from this commission. So thank you for clarifying that this morning.
Speaker 0: Great. Thank. Thanks so much, Casimir Peterson. Any other comments on the bill? Okay. Hearing. I appreciate the ongoing conversation here. I'm going to go ahead and ask the clerk to call the roll on the passage of the bill.
Speaker 2: Suarez i.
Speaker 0: Lewis.
Speaker 1: I.
Speaker 2: Morales I.
Speaker 0: Mosquera. I.
Speaker 1: Peterson okay.
Speaker 0: So what?
Speaker 1: Yes. Strauss Yes.
Speaker 0: Purple. Yes. President Gonzalez I nine in favor. Nine opposed. The bill passes and the chair will sign it. Will the clerk please affix my signature to the legislation items two through five Will the clerk please read items two through five into the record?
AN ORDINANCE relating to civil service commissions; amending election procedures for the employee-elected members of the Civil Service Commission and Public Safety Civil Service Commission; making temporary provisions for the 2020 elections; amending Sections 4.04.250 and 4.08.040 of the Seattle Municipal Code; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.