Title 35 — Title 35 CITIES AND TOWNS
49 chapters · 1,261 sections in this title.
RCW 35.23.480 Publicity board.
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The publicity board administering the publicity fund shall consist of three members nominated by a recognized commercial organization in the city, then appointed by the mayor and confirmed by at least a two-thirds vote of the city council. The commercial organization must be inco…
RCW 35.23.490 Limitations on use of publicity fund.
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All expenditures shall be made under direction of the board of publicity. No part of the publicity fund shall ever be paid to any newspaper, magazine, or periodical published within the city or county in which the city is situated, for advertising, or write-ups or for any other s…
RCW 35.23.505 Local improvement guaranty fund—Investment in city's own guaranteed bonds.
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The city treasurer of any second-class city, by and with the consent of the city council or finance committee of the city council, may invest any portion of its local improvement guaranty fund in the city's own guaranteed local improvement bonds in an amount not to exceed ten per…
RCW 35.23.515 Utilities—City may contract for service or construct own facilities.
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The city council of every city of the second class may contract for supplying the city with water, light, power, and heat for municipal purposes; and within or without the city may acquire, construct, repair, and manage pumps, aqueducts, reservoirs, plants, or other works necessa…
RCW 35.23.525 Utilities—Method of acquisition—Bonds.
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To pay the original cost of water, light, power, or heat systems, every city of the second class may issue:(1) General bonds to be retired by general tax levies against all the property within the city limits then existing or as they may thereafter be extended; or(2) Utility bond…
RCW 35.23.535 Utilities—Maintenance and operation—Rates.
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No taxes shall be imposed for maintenance and operating charges of city owned water, light, power, or heating works or systems.Rates shall be fixed by ordinance for supplying water, light, power, or heat for commercial, domestic, or irrigation purposes sufficient to pay for all o…
RCW 35.23.545 Procedure to attack consolidation or annexation of territory.
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Proceedings attacking the validity of the consolidation of a city of the second class or the annexation of territory to a city of the second class shall be by quo warranto only, instituted by the prosecuting attorney of the county in which the city is located or by a person inter…
RCW 35.23.555 Criminal code repeals by city operating municipal court—Agreement covering costs of handling resulting criminal cases—Arbitration.
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A city of the second class operating a municipal court may not repeal in its entirety that portion of its municipal code defining crimes or repeal a provision of its municipal code which defines a crime equivalent to an offense listed in RCW 46.63.020 unless the municipality has …
RCW 35.23.560 Waterworks—Construction by city or by district assessments.
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All cities and towns within the state, other than cities of the first class, which are empowered to construct waterworks for irrigation and domestic purposes, may do so either by the entire city or by assessment districts as the mayor and council may determine.[ 1965 c 7 s 35.23.…
RCW 35.23.570 Waterworks—Plans—Special assessments.
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Before letting any contract for the construction of any waterworks for irrigation and domestic purposes, the mayor and council shall by ordinance or resolution adopt the plans therefor and shall fix and establish the assessment district, if the same is to be constructed at the ex…
RCW 35.23.580 Waterworks—Procedure—Bonds.
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For the purpose of providing for, constructing and maintaining such waterworks for irrigation and domestic purposes and issuing bonds to pay therefor, such cities and towns may proceed in all ways in accordance with, and apply all the provisions of, law relating to local improvem…
RCW 35.23.680 Cities of ten thousand or more may frame charter without changing classification.
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See chapter 35.22 RCW.
RCW 35.23.705 Purchase of electric power and energy from joint operating agency.
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A city of the second class may contract to purchase from a joint operating agency electric power and energy required for its present or future requirements. For projects the output of which is limited to qualified alternative energy resources as defined by RCW 19.29A.090(3), the …
RCW 35.23.800 Code city retaining former second-class city plan—Elective officers.
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In a city initially classified as a second-class city prior to January 1, 1993, that retained its second-class city plan of government when the city reorganized as a noncharter code city, the elective officers shall consist of a mayor, twelve councilmembers, a city clerk, and a c…
RCW 35.23.805 Code city retaining former second-class city plan—Elections—Terms of office.
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In a city initially classified as a second-class city prior to January 1, 1993, that retained its second-class city plan of government when the city reorganized as a noncharter code city, the terms of office of mayor, city clerk, city treasurer and councilmembers shall be four ye…
RCW 35.23.810 Code city retaining former second-class city plan—Mayor—General duties.
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In a city initially classified as a second-class city prior to January 1, 1993, that retained its second-class city plan of government when the city reorganized as a noncharter code city, the mayor shall be the chief executive officer of the city and shall:(1) Have general superv…
RCW 35.23.815 Code city retaining former second-class city plan—Appointive officers.
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In a city initially classified as a second-class city prior to January 1, 1993, that retained its second-class city plan of government when the city reorganized as a noncharter code city, the appointive officers shall be a chief of police, city attorney, health officer, and stree…
RCW 35.23.820 Code city retaining former second-class city plan—Health officer.
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In a city initially classified as a second-class city prior to January 1, 1993, that retained its second-class city plan of government when the city reorganized as a noncharter code city, the council shall create the office of city health officer, prescribe the duties and qualifi…
RCW 35.23.825 Code city retaining former second-class city plan—Street commissioner.
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In a city initially classified as a second-class city prior to January 1, 1993, that retained its second-class city plan of government when the city reorganized as a noncharter code city, the street commissioner shall be under the direction of the mayor and city council shall hav…
RCW 35.23.830 Code city retaining former second-class city plan—Appointment of officers—Confirmation.
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In a city initially classified as a second-class city prior to January 1, 1993, that retained its second-class city plan of government when the city reorganized as a noncharter code city, the mayor shall appoint all the appointive officers of the city subject to confirmation by t…
RCW 35.23.835 Code city retaining former second-class city plan—Oath and bond of officers.
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Before entering upon official duties and within ten days after receiving notice of being elected or appointed to city office, every officer of a city initially classified as a second-class city prior to January 1, 1993, that retained its second-class city plan of government when …
RCW 35.23.840 Code city retaining former second-class city plan—City council—How constituted.
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In a city initially classified as a second-class city prior to January 1, 1993, that retained its second-class city plan of government when the city reorganized as a noncharter code city, the mayor and twelve councilmembers shall constitute the city council. At the first council …
RCW 35.23.845 Code city retaining former second-class city plan—City council—Presiding officer—Voting rights.
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In a city initially classified as a second-class city prior to January 1, 1993, that retained its second-class city plan of government when the city reorganized as a noncharter code city, the mayor shall have a vote only in the case of a tie in the votes of the councilmembers. Th…
RCW 35.23.850 Code city retaining former second-class city plan—Wards—Division of city into.
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In any city initially classified as a second-class city prior to January 1, 1993, that retained its second-class city plan of government when the city reorganized as a noncharter code city, the city council may divide the city into wards, not exceeding six in all, or change the b…
RCW 35.23.860 Telecommunications services and facilities authorized—Requirements.
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(1) A second-class city may construct, purchase, acquire, develop, finance, lease, license, provide, contract for, interconnect, alter, improve, repair, operate, and maintain telecommunications services or telecommunications facilities for the purpose of furnishing the second-cla…