Title 36 — Title 36 COUNTIES
97 chapters · 1,831 sections in this title.
RCW 36.32.335 Coordination of county administrative programs—Legislative declaration.
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The public necessity for the coordination of county administrative programs, especially in the fields of highways and social security, be and is hereby recognized.[ 1963 c 4 s 36.32.335. Prior: 1939 c 188 s 1; RRS s 4077-2.]
RCW 36.32.340 Coordination of county administrative programs—Duties incident to.
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The county commissioners shall take such action as is necessary to effect coordination of their administrative programs and prepare reports annually on the operations of all departments under their jurisdiction.[ 1998 c 245 s 27; 1963 c 4 s 36.32.340. Prior: 1939 c 188 s 2; RRS s…
RCW 36.32.350 Coordination of county administrative programs—Coordinating agency—Agency reimbursement.
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County legislative authorities may designate the Washington state association of counties as a coordinating agency in the execution of duties imposed by RCW 36.32.335 through 36.32.360 and reimburse the association from county current expense funds in the county legislative autho…
RCW 36.32.360 Coordination of county administrative programs—Attendance at conventions authorized.
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County commissioners are hereby authorized to take such other and further action as may be deemed necessary to the compliance with the intent of RCW 36.32.335 through 36.32.360, including attendance at such state or district meetings as may be required to formulate the reports di…
RCW 36.32.370 Land surveys.
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Except as otherwise provided in this title, the board of county commissioners, through a surveyor employed by it shall execute all surveys of land that may be required by the county. The certificate of the surveyor so employed of any survey made of lands within the county shall b…
RCW 36.32.380 Land surveys—Record of surveys.
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Except as otherwise provided in this title, the board of county commissioners shall cause to be recorded in a suitable book all surveys except such as are made for a temporary purpose. The record book shall be so constructed as to have one page for diagrams to be numbered progres…
RCW 36.32.390 Nonmonthly employees, vacations and sick leaves.
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Each employee of any county in this state who is employed on an hourly or per diem basis, who shall have worked fifteen hundred hours or more in any one year may in the discretion of the board of county commissioners be given the same vacations and sick leaves as are provided for…
RCW 36.32.400 Health care and group insurance.
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Subject to chapter 48.62 RCW, any county by a majority vote of its board of county commissioners may enter into contracts to provide health care services and/or group insurance for the benefit of its employees, and may pay all or any part of the cost thereof. Any two or more coun…
RCW 36.32.410 Participation in Economic Opportunity Act programs.
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The board of county commissioners of any county is hereby authorized and empowered in its discretion by resolution or ordinance passed by a majority of the board, to take whatever action it deems necessary to enable the county to participate in the programs set forth in the Econo…
RCW 36.32.415 Low-income housing—Loans and grants.
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A county may assist in the development or preservation of publicly or privately owned housing for persons of low income by providing loans or grants of general county funds to the owners or developers of the housing. The loans or grants shall be authorized by the legislative auth…
RCW 36.32.420 Youth agencies—Establishment authorized.
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See RCW 35.21.630.
RCW 36.32.425 Juvenile curfews.
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(1) The legislative authority of any county has the authority to enact an ordinance, for the purpose of preserving the public safety or reducing acts of violence by or against juveniles that are occurring at such rates as to be beyond the capacity of the police to assure public s…
RCW 36.32.430 Parks, may designate name of.
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The board of county commissioners is authorized to designate the name of any park established by the county.[ 1965 ex.s. c 76 s 3.]Notes:Acquisition of property for park, recreational, viewpoint, greenbelt, conservation, historic, scenic, or view purposes: RCW 36.34.340.
RCW 36.32.435 Historic preservation—Authorization to acquire property, borrow money, issue bonds, etc.
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Any county may acquire title to or any interest in real and personal property for the purpose of historic preservation and may restore, improve, maintain, manage, and lease the property for public or private use and may enter into contracts, borrow money, and issue bonds and othe…
RCW 36.32.440 Staff to aid in purchasing, poverty programs, parks, emergency services, budget, etc., authorized.
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The board of county commissioners of the several counties may employ such staff as deemed appropriate to serve the several boards directly in matters including but not limited to purchasing, poverty and relief programs, parks and recreation, emergency services, budgetary preparat…
RCW 36.32.450 Tourist promotion.
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Any county in this state acting through its council or other legislative body shall have power to expend moneys and conduct promotion of resources and facilities in the county or general area by advertising, publicizing, or otherwise distributing information for the purpose of at…
RCW 36.32.460 Employee safety award programs.
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The board of county commissioners may establish an employee safety award program to reward and encourage the safe performance of assigned duties by county employees.The board may establish standards and regulations necessary or appropriate for the proper administration and for ot…
RCW 36.32.470 Fire protection, ambulance or other emergency services provided by municipal corporations within county—Financial and other assistance authorized.
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The legislative authority of any county shall have the power to furnish, upon such terms as the board may deem proper, with or without consideration, financial or other assistance to any municipal corporation, or political subdivision within such county for the purpose of impleme…
RCW 36.32.475 Regulation of automatic number or location identification—Prohibited.
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No county may enact or enforce an ordinance or regulation mandating automatic number identification or automatic location identification for a private telecommunications system or for a provider of private shared telecommunications services.[ 1995 c 243 s 8.]Notes:Findings—Severa…
RCW 36.32.480 Emergency medical service districts—Creation authorized—Composition of governing body.
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(1) A county legislative authority may adopt an ordinance creating an emergency medical service district in all or a portion of the unincorporated area of the county and, pursuant to subsection (2) of this section, within the corporate limits of any city or town. The ordinance ma…
RCW 36.32.490 County freeholders—Method of filling vacancies.
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Vacancies in the position of county freeholder shall be filled with a person qualified for the position who is appointed by majority action of the remaining county freeholders.[ 1984 c 163 s 1.]
RCW 36.32.510 Right-of-way donations—Credit against required improvements.
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Where the zoning and planning provisions of a county require landscaping, parking, or other improvements as a condition to granting permits for commercial or industrial developments, the county may credit donations of right-of-way in excess of that required for traffic improvemen…
RCW 36.32.520 Child care facilities—Review of need and demand—Adoption of ordinances.
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If a county operating under home rule charter zones pursuant to its inherent charter authority and not pursuant to chapter 35.63 RCW, nor chapter 36.70 RCW, and that county does not provide for the siting of family day care homes in zones or areas that are designated for single-f…
RCW 36.32.525 Conditional and special use permit applications by parties licensed or certified by the department of social and health services or the department of corrections—Mediation prior to appeal required.
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A final decision by a hearing examiner involving a conditional or special use permit application under a home rule charter that is requested by a party that is licensed or certified by the department of social and health services or the department of corrections is subject to med…
RCW 36.32.540 Settlement of Indian claims.
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(1) The settlement of Indian land and other claims against public and private property owners is declared to be in the interest of public health and safety, orderly government, environmental protection, economic development, and the social well-being of the citizens of this state…
RCW 36.32.550 Conformance with chapter 43.97 RCW required.
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With respect to the National Scenic Area, as defined in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Act, P.L. 99-663, the exercise of any power or authority by a county pursuant to this chapter shall be subject to and in conformity with the requirements of chapter 43.97 RCW, in…
RCW 36.32.560 Home rule charter counties—Residential care facilities—Review of need and demand—Adoption of ordinances.
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If a county operating under home rule charter zones pursuant to its inherent charter authority and not pursuant to chapter 35.63 RCW, nor chapter 36.70 RCW, and that county does not provide for the siting of residential care facilities in zones or areas that are designated for si…
RCW 36.32.570 Conservation area acquisition and maintenance.
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The legislative authority of each county may acquire a fee simple interest, or lesser interest, in conservation areas in the county and may maintain the conservation areas. The conservation areas may be acquired and maintained with moneys obtained from the excise tax under RCW 82…
RCW 36.32.580 Home rule charter counties subject to limitations on moratoria, interim zoning controls.
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A charter county that plans under the authority of its charter is subject to the provisions of RCW 36.70.795.[ 1992 c 207 s 5.]
RCW 36.32.590 Building construction projects—County prohibited from requiring state agencies or local governments to provide bond or other security as a condition for issuance of permit.
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A county legislative authority may not require any state agency or unit of local government to secure the performance of a permit requirement with a surety bond or other financial security device, including cash or assigned account, as a condition of issuing a permit to that unit…
RCW 36.32.600 Amateur radio antennas—Local regulation to conform with federal law.
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No county shall enact or enforce an ordinance or regulation that fails to conform to the limited preemption entitled "Amateur Radio Preemption, 101 FCC 2nd 952 (1985)" issued by the federal communications commission. An ordinance or regulation adopted by a county with respect to …
RCW 36.32.610 Library capital facility areas authorized.
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A county legislative authority may establish a library capital facility area pursuant to chapter 27.15 RCW.[ 1995 c 368 s 8.]Notes:Findings—1995 c 368: See RCW 27.15.005.
RCW 36.32.620 Abandoned or derelict vessels.
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A county has the authority, subject to the processes and limitation outlined in chapter 79.100 RCW, to store, strip, use, auction, sell, salvage, scrap, or dispose of an abandoned or derelict vessel found on or above publicly or privately owned aquatic lands within the jurisdicti…