Item Number:    6a_Res_ 
Meeting Date:  April 14, 2015 

Draft Resolution No. 3704 

A Resolution      of the Port of Seattle Commission repealing portions of Resolution
No. 3605, as amended, and adopting the General Delegation of
Authority from the Port Commission to the Chief Executive Officer. 

WHEREAS, the Washington State Legislature in 1911 authorized local
voters to create publicly owned and managed port districts as independent
government bodies run by directly elected port commissioners with powers to
acquire and manage resources that promote trade and commerce; 
WHEREAS, Title 53 of the Revised Code of Washington ("RCW") sets forth
the powers and responsibilities of port districts and Title 14, Chapters 14.07 and
14.08 RCW sets forth the powers and responsibilities of airport operators; 
WHEREAS, through a vote of the people, the citizens of King County
created the Port of Seattle in 1911 as a public agency that today advances trade and
commerce, promotes economic vitality, industrial growth and tourism, and creates
jobs that provide a sustainable quality of life for the people of King County; 
WHEREAS, the Port of Seattle is critical to the success of Washington's
economy and its competitiveness as the most trade-dependent state in the country; 
WHEREAS, the Port of Seattle Commission is the legally constituted and
publicly elected executive governing body of the Port of Seattle; 
WHEREAS, the Port of Seattle Commission leads through the principle that
"public service is a public trust," and promotes accountability, transparency, and
public confidence by its actions; 
WHEREAS, the Port Commission has ultimate responsibility for all Port
operations, activities, initiatives, and relationships; 
WHEREAS, Chapter 53.12 RCW authorizes the Port Commission to delegate
powers and responsibilities to a managing official of the Port District as the Port
Commission determines; 
WHEREAS, this resolution provides the managing official, designated by the
Port Commission as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), with the powers and
responsibilities for day-to-day management and administration of the Port; 

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WHEREAS, this resolution adopts the General Delegation of Authority
("General Delegation") that defines and updates the delegation of authority from the
Port Commission to the CEO concerning a variety of operational matters; and 
WHEREAS, the adoption of this General Delegation will be followed by
further policy guidance in the form of "Policy Directives" which will provide highlevel
guidance about how the Port does its work. 
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Port Commission of the
Port of Seattle as follows: 
1.  The General Delegation of Authority ("General Delegation") attached to this
resolution as exhibit A is incorporated into and adopted as part of this
resolution. 
2.  The following sections of Resolution No. 3605, as amended, are repealed: 
Preamble 
Section 1, Roles and Responsibilities of the CEO 
Section 11, Investment of Temporarily Idle Port Funds 
Section 12, Insurance Programs 
Section 13, Trade Development Programs 
Section 14, Issuance of Tariffs 
Section 15, Administration Rules and Regulations 
Section 17, Travel of Employees and Other Authorized Representatives
of the Port 
Section 18, Sale of Personal Property 
Section 19, Working Funds 
APOPTED by the Port Commission of the Port of Seattle at a duly noticed
meeting thereof, held this      day of         , 2015, and duly authenticated
in open session by the signatures of the Commissioners voting in favor thereof and
the seal of the Commission. 



Port Commission 
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