9022-18 - Appoint Maureen M. Bach Clerk of Council

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RESOLUTION NO. 9022 -18 BY: Anderson, Bullock, Litten, George O'Leary, Rader A RESOLUTION to take effect immediately provided it receives the affirmative vote of at least two thirds of the members of Council, or otherwise to take effect and be in force after the earliest period allowed by law, appointing Maureen McHugh Bach as Clerk of Council. WHEREAS, the Clerk of Council position has been vacant and filled by Maureen McHugh Bach as the interim cleric, and WHEREAS, Maureen McHugh Bach has worked in the Council office since September, 2012; and WHEREAS, after an open and deliberative process Council wishes to appoint the next full -time Clerk of Council; and WHEREAS, as set forth in Section 2.12 of the Third Amended Charter of the City of Lakewood, this Council by a vote of at least two thirds of its members determines that this resolution is an emergency measure and that it shall take effect immediately, and that it is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public property, health, and safety and to provide for the usual daily operation of municipal departments, in that the position to be occupied by this appointee is vacant; now, therefore BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD: Section 1. Pursuant to Section 2.7 of the Third Amended Charter and Section 121.14 of the Lakewood Codified Ordinances, Council hereby appoints Maureen McHugh Bach as Clerk of Council. Section 2. For the purposes of calculating longevity as it relates to vacation benefits accrued, Maureen McHugh Bach shall be deemed to have worked five full -time years (2013 -2017) through December 31, 2017. Section 3. It is found and determined that all formal actions of this Council concerning and relating to the passage of this resolution were passed in open meetings of this Council and that all deliberations of this Council and any of its committees that resulted in such actions were in meetings open to the public and in compliance with legal requirements. Section 4. This resolution is hereby declared to be an emergency measure necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, property, health, safety and welfare in the City and for the usual daily operation of the City for the reasons set forth and defined in the preamble to this ordinance, and provided it receives the affirmative vote of at least five members of Council, this resolution shall take effect and be in force