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WA Rev Code § 35A.42.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35A - Optional Municipal Code|Chapter 35A.42 - Public Officers and Agencies, Meetings, Duties and Powers.|35A.42.010 - City treasurer—Miscellaneous authority and duties.

RCW 35A.42.010 City treasurer—Miscellaneous authority and duties.In addition to authority granted and duties imposed upon code city treasurers by this title, code city treasurers, or the officers designated by charter or ordinance to perform the duties of a treasurer, shall have the duties and the authority to perform the following: (1) As provided in RCW 8.12.500 relating to bonds and compensation payments in eminent domain proceedings; (2) as provided in RCW 68.52.050 relating to cemetery improvement funds; (3) as provided in RCW 41.28.080 relating to custody of employees' retirement funds; (4) as provided in RCW 47.08.100 relating to the use of city street funds; (5) as provided in RCW 46.68.080 relating to motor vehicle funds; (6) as provided in RCW 41.16.020 and chapter 41.20 RCW relating to police and firefighters' relief and pension boards; (7) as provided in chapter 42.20 RCW relating to misappropriation of funds; and (8) as provided in chapter 39.60 RCW relating to investment of municipal funds. The treasurer shall be subject to the penalties imposed for the violation of any of such provisions. Where a provision of this title, or the general law, names the city treasurer as an officer of a board or other body, or assigns duties to a city treasurer, such position shall be filled, or such duties performed, by the officer of a code city who is performing the duties usually performed by a city treasurer, although he or she may not have that designation.[ 2009 c 549 § 3039; 1987 c 331 § 78; 1984 c 258 § 320; 1967 ex.s. c 119 § 35A.42.010.]NOTES:Effective date—1987 c 331: See RCW 68.05.900.Court Improvement Act of 1984—Effective dates—Severability—Short title—1984 c 258: See notes following RCW 3.30.010.Intent—1984 c 258: See note following RCW 3.34.130.
WA Rev Code § 35A.42.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35A - Optional Municipal Code|Chapter 35A.42 - Public Officers and Agencies, Meetings, Duties and Powers.|35A.42.020 - Qualification, removal, code of ethics, duties.

RCW 35A.42.020 Qualification, removal, code of ethics, duties.Except as otherwise provided in this title, every elective and appointive officer and all employees of code cities shall: (1) Be possessed of the qualifications and be subject to forfeiture of office, impeachment or removal and recall as provided in chapter 42.04 RCW and RCW 9.81.040; and (2) provide official bonds in accordance with the requirements of this title, and as required in compliance with chapters 42.08 and 48.28 RCW.When vacancies in public offices in code cities shall occur the term of a replacement officer shall be fixed as provided in chapter 42.12 RCW. A public officer charged with misconduct as defined in chapter 42.20 RCW, shall be charged and, upon conviction, punished as provided for such misconduct in chapter 42.20 RCW. The officers and employees of code cities shall be guided and governed by the code of ethics as provided in chapter 42.23 RCW. Vouchers for the payment of public funds and the provisions for certifying the same shall be as provided in chapter 42.24 RCW. The meetings of any board, agency, or commission of a code city shall be open to the public to the extent and notice given in the manner required by *chapter 42.32 RCW.[ 1967 ex.s. c 119 § 35A.42.020.]NOTES:*Reviser's note: RCW 42.32.010 and 42.32.020 were repealed by 1971 ex.s. c 250 § 15; later enactment, see chapter 42.30 RCW. RCW 42.32.030 was recodified as RCW 42.30.035 pursuant to 2017 3rd sp.s. c 25 § 30.Recall of elective officers: State Constitution Art. 1 §§ 33, 34 (Amendment 8); chapter 29A.56 RCW.Residence qualifications of officials and employees: RCW 35.21.200.
WA Rev Code § 35A.42.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35A - Optional Municipal Code|Chapter 35A.42 - Public Officers and Agencies, Meetings, Duties and Powers.|35A.42.030 - Continuity of government—Enemy attack.

RCW 35A.42.030 Continuity of government—Enemy attack.In the event that the mayor, manager or other chief executive officer of any code city is unavailable by reason of enemy attack to exercise the powers and to discharge the duties of his or her office, his or her successor or substitute shall be selected in the manner provided by RCW 42.14.050 subject to rules and regulations providing for the appointment of temporary interim successors adopted under RCW 42.14.070.[ 2009 c 549 § 3040; 1967 ex.s. c 119 § 35A.42.030.]
WA Rev Code § 35A.42.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35A - Optional Municipal Code|Chapter 35A.42 - Public Officers and Agencies, Meetings, Duties and Powers.|35A.42.040 - City clerks and controllers.

RCW 35A.42.040 City clerks and controllers.In addition to any specific enumeration of duties of city clerks in a code city's charter or ordinances, and without limiting the generality of RCW 35A.21.030 of this title, the clerks of all code cities shall perform the following duties in the manner prescribed, to wit: (1) Certification of city streets as part of the highway system in accordance with the provisions of RCW 47.24.010; (2) perform the functions of a member of a firefighters' pension board as provided by RCW 41.16.020; (3) keep a record of ordinances of the city and provide copies thereof as authorized by RCW 5.44.080; (4) serve as applicable the trustees of any police relief and pension board as authorized by RCW 41.20.010; and (5) serve as secretary-treasurer of volunteer firefighters' relief and pension boards as provided in RCW 41.24.060.[ 2013 c 23 § 65; 1991 c 81 § 39; 1967 ex.s. c 119 § 35A.42.040.]NOTES:Effective date—1991 c 81: See note following RCW 29A.84.540.
WA Rev Code § 35A.42.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35A - Optional Municipal Code|Chapter 35A.42 - Public Officers and Agencies, Meetings, Duties and Powers.|35A.42.050 - Public officers and employees—Conduct.

RCW 35A.42.050 Public officers and employees—Conduct.In addition to provisions of general law relating to public officials and others in public administration, employment or public works, the duties and conduct of such officers and other persons shall be governed by: (1) Chapter 9A.68 RCW relating to bribery of a public officer; (2) Article II, section 30 of the Constitution of the state of Washington relating to bribery or corrupt solicitation; (3) RCW 35.17.150 relating to misconduct in code cities having a commission form of government; (4) chapter 42.23 RCW in regard to interest in contracts; (5) chapter 29A.84 RCW relating to misconduct in connection with elections; (6) RCW 49.44.060 relating to grafting by employees; (7) RCW 49.44.020 and 49.44.030 relating to the giving or solicitation of a bribe to a labor representative; (8) chapter 42.20 RCW relating to misconduct of a public officer; (9) RCW 49.52.050 and 49.52.090 relating to rebating by employees; and (10) chapter 9.18 RCW relating to bribery and grafting.[ 2015 c 53 § 58; 1983 c 3 § 67; 1967 ex.s. c 119 § 35A.42.050.]NOTES:
WA Rev Code § 35A.43.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35A - Optional Municipal Code|Chapter 35A.43 - Local Improvements in Code Cities.|35A.43.010 - General law applicable to code cities.

RCW 35A.43.010 General law applicable to code cities.Chapters 35.43, 35.44, 35.45, 35.47, 35.48, 35.49, 35.50, 35.53, 35.54, 35.55, and 35.56 RCW all relating to municipal local improvements and made applicable to all incorporated cities and towns by RCW 35.43.030 are hereby recognized as applicable to all code cities, and the provisions thereof shall supersede the provisions of any charter of a charter code city inconsistent therewith. The provisions of the chapters named in this section shall be effective as to charter code cities to the same extent as such provisions are effective as to cities of the first class, and all code cities may exercise, in the manner provided, any authority therein granted to any class of city.[ 1967 ex.s. c 119 § 35A.43.010.]NOTES:Local improvements, supplemental authority: Chapter 35.51 RCW.
WA Rev Code § 35A.43.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35A - Optional Municipal Code|Chapter 35A.43 - Local Improvements in Code Cities.|35A.43.020 - Public lands subject to local assessments.

RCW 35A.43.020 Public lands subject to local assessments.In addition to the authority provided by chapter 35.44 RCW, and chapter 79.44 RCW, a code city may assess public lands for the cost of local improvements specially benefiting such lands.[ 1967 ex.s. c 119 § 35A.43.020.]
WA Rev Code § 35A.44.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35A - Optional Municipal Code|Chapter 35A.44 - Census.|35A.44.010 - Population determination.

RCW 35A.44.010 Population determination.The population of code cities shall be determined for specific purposes in accordance with any express provision of state law relating thereto. Where no express provision is made, the provisions of RCW 43.41.110(7) relating to the office of financial management and the provisions of RCW 35.13.260 shall govern.[ 1979 ex.s. c 18 § 32; 1979 c 151 § 36; 1967 ex.s. c 119 § 35A.44.010.]NOTES:Severability—1979 ex.s. c 18: See note following RCW 35A.01.070.
WA Rev Code § 35A.46.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35A - Optional Municipal Code|Chapter 35A.46 - Motor Vehicles.|35A.46.010 - State law applicable.

RCW 35A.46.010 State law applicable.The provisions of Title 46 RCW relating to regulation of motor vehicles shall be applicable to code cities and its officers and employees to the same extent as such provisions grant powers and impose duties upon cities of any class and their officers and agents, including without limitation the following: (1) Authority to provide for angle parking on certain city streets designated as forming a route of a primary state highway as authorized in RCW 46.61.575; (2) application of city police regulations to port districts as authorized by RCW 53.08.230; (3) authority to establish local regulations relating to city streets forming a part of the state highway system as authorized by RCW 46.44.080; (4) exemption from the payment of vehicle license fees for city owned vehicles as authorized by RCW 46.16A.170 and 46.16A.200(8); (5) authority to establish traffic schools as provided by chapter 46.83 RCW; and (6) authority to enforce the provisions of RCW 81.48.050 relating to railroad crossings.[ 2010 c 161 § 1104; 1967 ex.s. c 119 § 35A.46.010.]NOTES:Effective date—Intent—Legislation to reconcile chapter 161, Laws of 2010 and other amendments made during the 2010 legislative session—2010 c 161: See notes following RCW 46.04.013.
WA Rev Code § 35A.47.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35A - Optional Municipal Code|Chapter 35A.47 - Highways and Streets.|35A.47.010 - Highways, granting land for.

RCW 35A.47.010 Highways, granting land for.A code city may exercise the powers relating to granting of property for state highway purposes as authorized by RCW 47.12.040 in accordance with the procedures therein prescribed.[ 1967 ex.s. c 119 § 35A.47.010.]
WA Rev Code § 35A.47.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35A - Optional Municipal Code|Chapter 35A.47 - Highways and Streets.|35A.47.020 - Streets—Acquisition, standards of design, use, vacation and abandonment—Funds.

RCW 35A.47.020 Streets—Acquisition, standards of design, use, vacation and abandonment—Funds.The designation of code city streets as a part of the state highway system, the jurisdiction and control of such streets, the procedure for acquisition or abandonment of rights-of-way for city streets and state highways, and the sale or lease of state highway land or toll facility to a code city, the requirements for accounting and expenditure of street funds, and the authority for contracting for the construction, repair and maintenance of streets by the state or county shall be the same as is provided in RCW 36.75.090, chapters 47.08, 47.12, 47.24 and 47.56 RCW, and the regulation of signs thereon as provided in chapter 47.42 RCW. Code cities shall be regulated in the acquisition, construction, maintenance, use and vacation of alleys, city streets, parkways, boulevards and sidewalks and in the design standards therefor as provided in chapters 35.68 through 35.79, 35.85, and 35.86 RCW and *RCW 79.93.010 relating to dedication of tidelands and shorelands to public use and in the use of state shared funds as provided by general law.[ 1983 c 3 § 68; 1967 ex.s. c 119 § 35A.47.020.]NOTES:*Reviser's note: RCW 79.93.010 was recodified as RCW 79.120.010 pursuant to 2005 c 155 § 1007.
WA Rev Code § 35A.47.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35A - Optional Municipal Code|Chapter 35A.47 - Highways and Streets.|35A.47.030 - Public highways—Acquisition, agreements, transfers, regulations.

RCW 35A.47.030 Public highways—Acquisition, agreements, transfers, regulations.The provisions of Title 47 RCW shall apply to code cities, its officers and employees to the same extent as such provisions are applicable to any other class of city within the state, including, without limitation, the following: (1) The acquisition by the state of municipal lands and the exchange of state highway and municipal lands, as provided in chapter 47.12 RCW; (2) the dedication of public land for city streets as provided by RCW 36.34.290 and 36.34.300; (3) city contributions to finance toll facilities as provided in RCW 47.56.250; (4) contracts with the department of transportation, as provided in RCW 47.01.210; (5) the construction, maintenance, jurisdiction, and control of city streets, as provided in chapter 47.24 RCW; (6) agreements between the department of transportation and a city for the benefit or improvement of highways, roads, or streets, as provided in RCW 47.28.140; (7) sales, leases, or transfers as authorized by RCW 47.12.063, 47.12.066, and 47.12.080; (8) the erection of information signs as regulated by RCW 47.42.050 and 47.42.060; (9) provisions relating to limited access highways under chapter 47.52 RCW; (10) the acquisition and abandonment for state highways as provided by RCW 36.75.090 and 90.28.020; and (11) the sharing of maintenance of streets and alleys as an extension of county roads as provided by RCW 35.77.020.[ 1984 c 258 § 321; 1983 c 3 § 69; 1967 ex.s. c 119 § 35A.47.030.]NOTES:Court Improvement Act of 1984—Effective dates—Severability—Short title—1984 c 258: See notes following RCW 3.30.010.Intent—1984 c 258: See note following RCW 3.34.130.
WA Rev Code § 35A.47.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35A - Optional Municipal Code|Chapter 35A.47 - Highways and Streets.|35A.47.040 - Franchises and permits—Streets and public ways.

RCW 35A.47.040 Franchises and permits—Streets and public ways.Every code city shall have authority to permit and regulate under such restrictions and conditions as it may set by charter or ordinance and to grant nonexclusive franchises for the use of public streets, bridges or other public ways, structures or places above or below the surface of the ground for railroads and other routes and facilities for public conveyances, for poles, conduits, tunnels, towers and structures, pipes and wires and appurtenances thereof for transmission and distribution of electrical energy, signals and other methods of communication, for gas, steam and liquid fuels, for water, sewer and other private and publicly owned and operated facilities for public service. The power hereby granted shall be in addition to the franchise authority granted by general law to cities.No ordinance or resolution granting any franchise in a code city for any purpose shall be adopted or passed by the city's legislative body on the day of its introduction nor for five days thereafter, nor at any other than a regular meeting nor without first being submitted to the city attorney, nor without having been granted by the approving vote of at least a majority of the entire legislative body, nor without being published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the city before becoming effective.The city council may require a bond in a reasonable amount for any person or corporation obtaining a franchise from the city conditioned upon the faithful performance of the conditions and terms of the franchise and providing a recovery on the bond in case of failure to perform the terms and conditions of the franchise.A code city may exercise the authority hereby granted, notwithstanding a contrary limitation of any preexisting charter provision.[ 1967 ex.s. c 119 § 35A.47.040.]
WA Rev Code § 35A.49.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35A - Optional Municipal Code|Chapter 35A.49 - Labor and Safety Regulations.|35A.49.010 - Labor regulations—Safety regulations, discrimination in employment, hours, wages.

RCW 35A.49.010 Labor regulations—Safety regulations, discrimination in employment, hours, wages.Provisions of state laws relating to labor and safety regulations as provided in Title 49 RCW shall apply to code cities to the same extent as such laws apply to other classes of cities.[ 1967 ex.s. c 119 § 35A.49.010.]
WA Rev Code § 35A.56.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35A - Optional Municipal Code|Chapter 35A.56 - Local Service Districts.|35A.56.010 - Laws relating to special service districts, application to code cities.

RCW 35A.56.010 Laws relating to special service districts, application to code cities.Except as otherwise provided in this title, state laws relating to special service or taxing districts shall apply to, grant powers, and impose duties upon code cities and their officers to the same extent as such laws apply to and affect other classes of cities and towns and their employees, including, without limitation, the following: (1) Chapter 70A.15 RCW, relating to air pollution control; (2) chapter 68.52 RCW, relating to cemetery districts; (3) chapter 29A.28 RCW, relating to congressional districts; (4) chapters 14.07 and 14.08 RCW, relating to municipal airport districts; (5) chapter 36.88 RCW, relating to county road improvement districts; (6) Title 85 RCW, relating to diking districts, drainage districts, and drainage improvement districts; (7) chapter 36.54 RCW, relating to county-owned ferries; (8) Title 52 RCW, relating to fire protection districts; (9) Title 86 RCW, relating to flood control districts and flood control; (10) chapter 70.46 RCW, relating to health districts; (11) chapters 87.03 through 87.84 and 89.12 RCW, relating to irrigation districts; (12) chapter 35.61 RCW, relating to metropolitan park districts; (13) chapter 35.58 RCW, relating to metropolitan municipalities; (14) chapter 17.28 RCW, relating to mosquito control districts; (15) chapter 17.12 RCW, relating to agricultural pest districts; (16) Title 53 RCW, relating to port districts; (17) chapter 70.44 RCW, relating to public hospital districts; (18) Title 54 RCW, relating to public utility districts; (19) chapter 91.08 RCW, relating to public waterway districts; (20) chapter 89.12 RCW, relating to reclamation districts; (21) chapters 57.02 through 57.36 RCW, relating to water-sewer districts; and (22) chapter 17.04 RCW, relating to weed districts.[ 2021 c 65 § 24; 2015 c 53 § 59; 1996 c 230 § 1605; 1987 c 331 § 79; 1979 ex.s. c 30 § 2; 1967 ex.s. c 119 § 35A.56.010.]NOTES:Explanatory statement—2021 c 65: See note following RCW 53.54.030.Part headings not law—Effective date—1996 c 230: See notes following RCW 57.02.001.Effective date—1987 c 331: See RCW 68.05.900.
WA Rev Code § 35A.57.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35A - Optional Municipal Code|Chapter 35A.57 - Inclusion of Code Cities in Metropolitan Municipal Corporations.|35A.57.020 - Metropolitan municipal corporations—May be formed around charter code city.

RCW 35A.57.020 Metropolitan municipal corporations—May be formed around charter code city.Any area of the state containing two or more cities, at least one of which is a code city having at least ten thousand population, may organize as a metropolitan municipal corporation. The presence in such area of a code city having at least ten thousand population, shall fulfill the requirement of RCW 35.58.030 as to the class of city required to be included in an area incorporating as a metropolitan municipal corporation.[ 1967 ex.s. c 119 § 35A.57.020.]
WA Rev Code § 35A.58.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35A - Optional Municipal Code|Chapter 35A.58 - Boundaries and Plats.|35A.58.010 - Locating corners and boundaries.

RCW 35A.58.010 Locating corners and boundaries.General laws shall govern the methods, procedures, and standards for surveying, establishing corners and boundaries, describing and perpetuating and recording information and descriptions relating thereto. The boundaries and corners of sections, parcels, plats, and subdivisions of land within a code city, may be surveyed, established, relocated, and perpetuated whenever a majority of the resident owners of any section or part or parts of any section of land within the city makes application in accordance with the provisions of chapter 58.04 RCW.[ 1967 ex.s. c 119 § 35A.58.010.]
WA Rev Code § 35A.58.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35A - Optional Municipal Code|Chapter 35A.58 - Boundaries and Plats.|35A.58.020 - Alteration and vacation of plats.

RCW 35A.58.020 Alteration and vacation of plats.The provisions of *chapters 58.11 and 58.12 RCW shall apply in appropriate cases to the alteration or vacation of plats including land or lots within a code city or the vacation of streets therein as provided in chapter 35.79 RCW. The vacation of waterways within a code city shall be governed by the provisions of **chapter 79.16 RCW.[ 1967 ex.s. c 119 § 35A.58.020.]NOTES:Reviser's note: *(1) Chapters 58.11 and 58.12 RCW were repealed by 1987 c 354 § 8.**(2) Chapter 79.16 RCW was repealed by 1982 1st ex.s. c 21 § 183. For later enactment, see chapters 79.90 through 79.96 RCW. Chapters 79.90 through 79.96 RCW were subsequently recodified as chapters 79.105 through 79.140 RCW pursuant to 2005 c 155.
WA Rev Code § 35A.58.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35A - Optional Municipal Code|Chapter 35A.58 - Boundaries and Plats.|35A.58.030 - Platting and subdivision of land.

RCW 35A.58.030 Platting and subdivision of land.The provisions of chapter 58.17 RCW together with the provisions of a code city's subdivision regulations as adopted by ordinance not inconsistent with the provisions of chapter 58.17 RCW shall control the platting and subdividing of land into lots or tracts comprising five or more of such lots or tracts or containing a dedication of any part thereof as a public street or highway, or other public place or use: PROVIDED, That nothing herein shall prohibit the legislative body of a code city from adopting reasonable ordinances regulating the subdivision of land into two or more parcels without requiring compliance with all of the requirements of the platting law.[ 1983 c 3 § 70; 1971 ex.s. c 251 § 9; 1967 ex.s. c 119 § 35A.58.030.]NOTES: