Washington Administrative Code

When no eligible candidate is elected, the position is deemed vacant and the conservation district may appoint an eligible successor, as per the provisions of WAC 135-110-970, following the official announcement by the conservation commission.[Statutory Authority: RCW 89.08.040, …

(1) The results of balloting must be reported to the conservation commission within fourteen days of the election, unless, after consultation with the conservation commission, the election supervisor determines more time is needed.(2) Ballot results must be reported separately fo…

(1) The conservation commission must canvass the returns of conservation district elections to verify election results and to determine if the election was properly conducted according to the requirements in these procedures.(2) The conservation commission must announce the offic…

(1) Elections are final when certified by the conservation commission and the official results are announced by the conservation commission in May of each year or later as deemed necessary.(2) A candidate may not perform the duties of a conservation district supervisor before the…

The office held by a conservation district supervisor is vacant upon the decision of a court of competent jurisdiction declaring his or her election to be void.[Statutory Authority: RCW 89.08.040, 89.08.160, 89.08.190, and 89.08.200. WSR 20-19-122, § 135-110-780, filed 9/21/20, e…

(1) Written complaints regarding conservation district elections shall be received by the commission using an online form no later than April 30th.(2) Complaints will be forwarded to the executive director of the conservation commission.(3) The executive director will notify the …

(1) The conservation commission shall make a determination of significant noncompliance when parties act in variance of this section.(2) The conservation commission may decline to certify an election found in significant noncompliance. If the conservation commission certifies an …

(1) A conservation district may change the date(s) or location(s) or times for poll sites only in an emergency.(2) The election supervisor may declare an emergency when adverse conditions may negatively affect the health or safety of voters or the timely return of absentee ballot…

(1) When a polling site is changed in response to an emergency, signage sufficient to notify potential voters must be provided to redirect voters to the new polling site(s). Poll times should be extended to allow for additional travel time to the relocated polls.(2) When the elec…

The office of conservation district supervisor may not be filled by election or appointment unless the term of office has expired, or the position has been immediately vacated as described in this section, or the conservation commission has declared the position vacant.[Statutory…

(1) A conservation district supervisor must be eligible to serve in the office of conservation district supervisor throughout the term of office.(2) If an incumbent no longer meets the minimum eligibility requirements to serve as a conservation district supervisor, the office is …

(1) A conservation district supervisor may resign from public office at any time, and for any reason.(2) Resignations must be made in writing to the conservation commission or to the conservation district.(3) Resignations are effective on the earliest date received, unless the in…

(1) The office held by an elected conservation district supervisor is immediately vacant upon that supervisor no longer meeting the definition of a qualified district elector.(2) The office held by an appointed conservation district supervisor is immediately vacant upon that supe…

The office held by a conservation district supervisor is immediately vacant upon the death of the supervisor.[Statutory Authority: RCW 89.08.040, 89.08.190, and 89.08.200. WSR 10-21-084, § 135-110-940, filed 10/19/10, effective 11/19/10.]

(1) As provided in RCW 89.08.200, a conservation district supervisor may be removed from office by the conservation commission governing board upon notice and hearing for neglect of duty or malfeasance.(2) The conservation commission must provide notice to the supervisor detailin…

A vacancy in the office of elected conservation district supervisor is filled by the conservation district board of supervisors after consultation with the conservation commission, for the remainder of the unexpired term, subject to the verification of supervisor qualifications b…

The county road administration board is a nine member board, organized under the provision of RCW 36.78.010 through 36.78.110.[Statutory Authority: Chapter 36.79 RCW. WSR 99-01-021, § 136-01-010, filed 12/7/98, effective 1/7/99. Statutory Authority: RCW 36.78.070 and 36.79.060. W…

Regular public meetings of the county road administration board shall be held quarterly, at times and locations set by the board. At the summer meeting, the board shall elect a chair, a vice chair, and a second vice chair who shall hold office until the next summer meeting. Addit…

This chapter is promulgated pursuant to the directions of chapter 43.21C RCW (SEPA) and chapter 197-11 WAC (SEPA rules). The adoption of this chapter is deemed to be in compliance with the requirements of chapter 43.21C RCW and chapter 197-11 WAC.[Statutory Authority: Chapter 36.…

The county road administration board has reviewed its authorized activities and found them all to be exempt under chapter 43.21C RCW and SEPA rules, WAC 197-11-800 (13), (15), (16), (18), (19), (20) and (23). This statement is adopted in accordance with RCW 43.21C.135 (1)(a).[Sta…

The purpose of this chapter is to establish rules for compliance by the Washington county road administration board with the provisions of chapter 42.56 RCW dealing with public records. This chapter describes the places at which, the employees from whom, and the methods whereby p…

The board's public records officer shall be the executive assistant to the county road administration board. The public records officer shall be officed at 2404 Chandler Court S.W., Suite 240, Olympia, Washington. The public records officer shall be responsible for:(1) Implementa…

Public records shall be available for inspection and copying from 9:00 a.m. to noon and from 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays.[Statutory Authority: RCW 36.78.070 and 42.56.040. WSR 23-16-139, § 136-03-030, filed 8/2/23, effective 9/2/23. Stat…

(1) Website records: Persons seeking public records of the county road administration board under the act are strongly encouraged to, before submitting a records request, first review the board's website at www.crab.wa.gov.(2) Public Records Act requests: Public Records Act reque…

(1) General. The agency shall respond promptly to requests for records made under chapter 42.56 RCW, the Public Records Act. Within five business days of receiving a Public Records Act request, the agency will assign the request a tracking number and log it in. The public records…

(1) The following copy fees and payment procedures apply to requests to the agency under chapter 42.56 RCW.(2) Pursuant to RCW 42.56.120 (2)(b), the agency is not calculating all actual costs for copying records because to do so would be unduly burdensome for the following reason…

(1) The Public Records Act provides that a number of types of documents are exempt from public inspection and copying. In addition, documents are exempt from disclosure if any "other statutes" exempts or prohibits disclosure. The attorney general's office maintains a list of exem…

(1) The requestor is encouraged to communicate with the public records officer or assigned designee regarding denials of public records requests, estimates of time, or estimates of costs. If the requestor remains unsatisfied, the requestor may seek formal review of the issue.(2) …

A person may request that the attorney general's office conduct a review pursuant to RCW 42.56.530 of the agencies denial of records requested. Requests for such review shall be directed to the attorney general's office in accordance with WAC 44-06-160.[Statutory Authority: RCW 3…

The county road administration board is authorized by RCW 36.78.090 through 36.78.100 to transmit to the state treasurer certificates of good practice, hereinafter referred to as certificates, on behalf of the counties which during the preceding calendar year have reasonably comp…

The executive director shall formulate a questionnaire for use by the counties designed to demonstrate to the county road administration board each county's level of compliance with pertinent laws and regulations. The proposed questionnaire shall be reviewed and approved by the c…

Each county engineer shall complete the questionnaire, certify as to its accuracy, have it approved by the county legislative authority or the county executive, and shall return it to the executive director no later than April 1st.[Statutory Authority: RCW 36.78.070 and 36.79.060…

The executive director shall receive the completed questionnaires and prepare a report for the county road administration board regarding the level of each county's compliance with pertinent laws and regulations. The board shall review the executive director's report at its secon…

The county road administration board shall transmit a certificate to the state treasurer prior to May 1st of each year on behalf of those counties found to be in reasonable compliance with provisions of law relating to county road administration and with the standards of good pra…

Whenever the county road administration board finds that after issuance of a certificate a county fails to meet the requirements of such certification, the board may revoke the previously issued certificate, or substitute a conditional certificate therefor, in the manner provided…

Whenever the board finds that a county has failed to be in reasonable compliance with provisions of law or standards of good practice, it may transmit to the state treasurer on behalf of such county a conditional certificate, in the manner provided in WAC 136-04-080 and 136-04-09…

At a designated subsequent meeting, the county road administration board shall receive a report from the executive director pursuant to each conditional certificate. The board shall issue a certificate upon finding that the county has complied or is diligently attempting to compl…

The board shall not consider revocation of a certificate or substitution of a conditional certificate or adverse modification of a conditional certificate for any county unless written notice of hearing thereon shall have been given to the legislative authority or county executiv…

At the time appointed for the hearing, the county road administration board shall receive a report from the executive director detailing those laws or regulations with which the county is not in reasonable compliance, or those terms and conditions of the conditional certificate w…

Upon revocation of a certificate or a conditional certificate by the county road administration board, notice thereof shall be given to the state treasurer and to the legislative authority or county executive of the affected county. If any certificate is revoked without a conditi…

Failure of a county to receive and maintain a certificate of good practice or a conditional certificate of good practice will, upon notification to the state treasurer by the county road administration board, result in the withholding from the county of a part of or its entire sh…

RCW 36.79.060 provides that the county road administration board shall administer the rural arterial program (RAP) established by chapter 36.79 RCW. This chapter describes the manner in which the county road administration board will implement the several provisions of chapter 36…

The county road administration board shall adopt rules in accordance with the provisions of the statute for purposes of administering the RAP regarding the following:(1) Apportionment of rural arterial trust account (RATA) funds to regions.(2) RAP projects in the six-year program…

The statute specifies that rural arterials and collectors shall be eligible for RATA funding. In developing project priorities and in approving RAP projects the county road administration board shall prioritize all prospectus applications to determine the priority rating of each …

Each RAP project application submitted in accordance with WAC 136-161-020 shall show the functional classification of the road or roads included in the project. Prior to project approval, the county road administration board shall verify that the road on which the RAP project is …

In order to assure effective and timely administration of the RAP, the county road administration board may delegate authority in specific matters to its executive director. Delegation may be relative to signing of contracts, approval of RAP project vouchers, approval of change o…

RCW 36.79.040 sets forth the apportionment formula to be used in distributing RATA funds to the five regions. Following are the computations used in the apportionment formula:(1) Computation of land area ratio. The ratio that the total county rural land area of each region bears …

(1) Audit provisions. RAP project audits may be conducted by the state auditor's office and will normally be conducted in conjunction with the audits of the different counties of the state as required by RCW 43.09.260 and 36.80.080. Special audits of specific RAP projects may be …

The laws of the state of Washington provide in RCW 36.80.030 that the county engineer shall have supervision, under the direction of the county legislative authority, of maintaining all county roads of the county. The purpose of maintenance management is to recognize that many ro…

This chapter is intended to establish basic management principles for road maintenance activities and to set forth specific goals and objectives relative to the results to be achieved.[Statutory Authority: Chapter 36.79 RCW. WSR 05-22-060, § 136-11-020, filed 10/31/05, effective …