Administration and Personnel

1 TITLE 1 Administration and Personnel Tacoma Municipal Code (Revised 7/2018) 1-2 City Clerk s Office Tacoma Municipal Code City Clerk s Office 1-3 (Revised 7/2018) TITLE 1 Administration AND Personnel Chapters: Chapter City Limits and Annexations .. 5 Chapter 7 Chapter Administration .. 9 Chapter Small Business Enterprise .. 55 Chapter Bonds .. 63 Chapter Emergency Management .. 65 Chapter Compensation Plan .. 69 Chapter Library .. 133 Chapter Mayor .. 135 Chapter Salary of Council Members .. 137 Chapter Obligations of City Payment .. 139 Chapter Municipal Court .. 141 Chapter Hearing Examiner .. 143 Chapter Personnel Rules .. 151 Chapter Pre-Employment Drug Screening .. 187 Chapter 191 Chapter Investment Committee .. 193 Subchapter Tacoma Arts Commission .. 195 Subchapter Municipal Art Program .. 201 Chapter Human Rights Commission .. 205 Chapter Retirement and Pensions.

2 227 Chapter Vehicles Use .. 261 Chapter Working Fund Advances .. 263 Chapter Performance Audits .. 267 Chapter Bad Check and Other Charges .. 269 Chapter Transfer of Development Rights Program Administrative Code .. 271 Chapter 275 Chapter Affordable Housing Incentives and Bonuses Administrative Code .. 277 Chapter 283 Chapter Landmarks Preservation Commission .. 285 Chapter 289 Chapter City Council Election Districts .. 291 Chapter Neighborhood Councils .. 293 Chapter Code of Ethics .. 297 Chapter Neighborhood Business District Program .. 307 Chapter 311 Tacoma Municipal Code (Revised 7/2018) 1-4 City Clerk s Office Chapter Donations, Devises, or Bequests .. 313 Chapter 315 Chapter Public Corporations .. 317 Chapter Appeals to the City 337 Chapter Repealed .. 339 Chapter Uniform Enforcement Code .. 341 Chapter Hearing Examiner Appeals of Code Enforcement Actions.

3 351 Chapter Local Employment and Apprenticeship Training Program .. 355 Chapter Tenant Rights Code .. 361 Tacoma Municipal Code City Clerk s Office 1-5 (Revised 7/2018) CHAPTER CITY LIMITS AND ANNEXATIONS 1 Sections: Original boundaries. Original The City limits of Tacoma were formed in January, 1884, by the consolidation of Tacoma and New Tacoma and were fixed by the Charter of 1890 with boundaries approximately as follows: Commencing at the shore line of Commencement Bay, where it is intersected by Orchard Street, thence South on Orchard Street to North 27th Street, thence East on North 27th Street to Union Avenue, thence South on Union Avenue to South 19th Street, thence East on South 19th Street to Sprague Avenue, thence South on Sprague Avenue to South 35th thence East on South 35th Street to the West line of the Puyallup Indian Reservation, thence North along the boundary of said Indian Reservation to the Pierce County-King County boundary, as established prior to February 19, 1891, thence Northwesterly along said boundary to Commencement Bay.

4 1 See also Charter Section 2 Subsequent annexations are available in the Public Works Department. Tacoma Municipal Code (Revised 7/2018) 1-6 City Clerk s Office Tacoma Municipal Code City Clerk s Office 1-7 (Revised 7/2018) CHAPTER SEAL Sections: City seal Authorized, use. City seal Authorized, The City Clerk is authorized and directed to procure and keep in the office of the Clerk a special seal of the City of Tacoma, of as small size as practicable, upon which shall be the words "SEAL OF THE CITY OF TACOMA 1884 ." Said special seal to be used in sealing interest coupons attached to bonds or warrants of the City and in all other cases where such seal is required by law or by the Charter or ordinances of the City. The seal shall be the lawful seal of the City in such instances. (Ord. 15681 1; passed Aug. 27, 1956) Tacoma Municipal Code (Revised 7/2018) 1-8 City Clerk s Office Tacoma Municipal Code City Clerk s Office 1-9 (Revised 7/2018) CHAPTER Administration 3 Sections: Administrative code adopted.

5 Utility service rates and charges Review. Administrative staff. Responsibilities of department and office heads. Internal organization of departments and offices. Cooperation between departments and offices. Reports and records. Administrative service Departments and offices. Police Department Citizen-Initiated Complaint Oversight. Boards and commissions. Appointments. City Clerk. Parking System Services. Institutional Network (I Net); Education, and Government Access Channels; Master Control Site; and Franchise Administration . City Manager Duties. City Manager Facilities, real estate, other assets and records management. City Manager Administrative supervision. City Manager Administrative rules. City Manager Staff. City Manager Absence or disability. City Manager Reports to council. City Manager Membership on boards and commissions. Community and Economic Development Department.

6 Planning and Development Services Department. Neighborhood and Community Services Department. Repealed. Repealed. Biennial budget authorized. Mid-biennium review and modification of budget. Finance Department. Repealed. Finance Accounting. Cash balance Daily report. City depositories Weekly report. Clerical errors Adjustment. Official receipts Printing and numbering. Official receipts Given unless waived. Violation of Penalty. Department labor charges Receipts. Department charges Distribution of funds. Repealed. Repealed. Bills and accounts Rendering. Repealed. Bills Duplicate copies to Director of Finance. Cancellation of amounts due. Application of Sections 3 Code reviser s note: Section 17 of Ord. 24720 provided: The Contract Compliance functions and the Affirmative Action functions now being performed by the Human Rights Department may be transferred to such other departments as the City Manager directs.

7 This Section 17 shall be effective and operative 10 days after publication of this adopted ordinance. Tacoma Municipal Code (Revised 7/2018) 1-10 City Clerk s Office Claims against City. Claims Settlement. Claims Releases. Claims Prosecution. Repealed. Repealed. Repealed. Repealed. Repealed. Repealed. Repealed. Repealed. Repealed. GENERAL PURCHASING PROCEDURE Approval by City Council of system expansions and additions and betterments. Definitions. General responsibility for purchasing. Purchasing Policy Manual. General competitive solicitation and award requirements. Competitive solicitation requirements for supplies and public works. Competitive solicitation requirements for services. Waiver of competitive solicitation requirements. Routine sole source items. Requests for formal sealed submittals. Bid deposits, performance bonds and noncollusion declarations. Formal sealed submittals opening procedure, tabulations and disclosure.

8 Evaluation of submittals, qualifications of bidders and respondents. Performance criteria. Award in cases of tie bids. Board of contracts and awards. Award or rejection of submittals. Award to other than low bidder. Contracting authority. Contract amendments. Cooperative purchasing. Unlawful purchases. SALE OF SURPLUS PERSONAL PROPERTY Certification of surplus personal properties to be sold or disposed. Competitive bidding required for surplus personal property sales. Good faith deposit for surplus personal property sales Surplus personal property sales bid opening. Award or rejection of surplus personal property sales. Purchase or sale at auctions. Disposal of surplus personal property with no or minimal commercial value. DEBARMENT Debarment and suspension of bidders, contractors or subcontractors. SALE OR PURCHASE OF REAL PROPERTY Purchase of sale of real properties by City Council resolution. Purchases and contracts subject to tax.

9 Inventory of City property. Inventory Change in office. Inventory Chief of Police. Responsibility for property. City records Refusing inspection unlawful. City records Delivery to successor. Rental and sale of certain surplus properties of major projects. Fire Department. Repealed. Tacoma Municipal Code City Clerk s Office 1-11 (Revised 7/2018) Repealed. Legal Department. Office hours. Repealed. Human Resources Department. Repealed. Establishment of Personnel Program. Content of Personnel rules. Administration of Personnel Program. The Civil Service Board. Industrial insurance Payrolls. Affidavit from contractors. Payment of premiums Retention of sum due. Payment to state. Industrial insurance Volunteer workers. Accidents to employees Reports. Repealed. Police Department. Repealed. Department of Public Utilities General powers. Public Utility Board. Department of Public Utilities Division and offices.

10 Public Utilities Administrative staff. Public Utilities Responsibilities of division and office heads. Public Utilities Internal organization of divisions and offices. Public Utilities Cooperation between divisions and offices Cooperation between Department of Public Utilities and other municipal departments and officers. Public Utilities Reports and records. Director of Public Utilities Duties. Assistant Director of Public Utilities Duties. Director of Public Utilities Administrative supervision. Director of Public Utilities Administrative rules. Director of Public Utilities Staff. Director of Public Utilities Reports to Public Utility Board. Director of Public Utilities Membership on boards and commission. Public Utilities Light Division. Industrial Relations Consultant. Public Utilities Water Division. Public Utilities Belt Line Division. Public Utilities Official name of Belt Line.