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WA Rev Code § 35.27.345 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.27 - Towns.|35.27.345 - Payment of claims and obligations by warrant or check.

RCW 35.27.345 Payment of claims and obligations by warrant or check.A town, by ordinance, may adopt a policy for the payment of claims or other obligations of the town, which are payable out of solvent funds, electing to pay such obligations by warrant or by check. However, when the applicable fund is not solvent at the time payment is ordered, a warrant shall be issued. When checks are to be used, the legislative body shall designate the qualified public depositary, upon which such checks are to be drawn, and the officers authorized or required to sign such checks. Wherever a reference is made to warrants in this title, such term shall include checks where authorized by this section.[ 2006 c 41 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 35.27.350 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.27 - Towns.|35.27.350 - Contract for town printing.

RCW 35.27.350 Contract for town printing.Every town may designate any daily or weekly newspaper published or of general circulation therein as its official newspaper and all notices published in that newspaper for the period and in the manner provided by law or the ordinances of the town shall be due and legal notice.[ 1965 c 7 § 35.27.350. Prior: 1903 c 120 § 1; RRS § 9177.]
WA Rev Code § 35.27.362 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.27 - Towns.|35.27.362 - Contracts, purchases, advertising—Call for bids—Exceptions.

RCW 35.27.362 Contracts, purchases, advertising—Call for bids—Exceptions.See RCW 35.23.352.
WA Rev Code § 35.27.372 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.27 - Towns.|35.27.372 - City and town license fees and taxes on financial institutions.

RCW 35.27.372 City and town license fees and taxes on financial institutions.See chapter 82.14A RCW.
WA Rev Code § 35.27.373 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.27 - Towns.|35.27.373 - City license fees or taxes on certain business activities to be at a single uniform rate.

RCW 35.27.373 City license fees or taxes on certain business activities to be at a single uniform rate.See RCW 35.21.710.
WA Rev Code § 35.27.375 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.27 - Towns.|35.27.375 - Additional powers—Parking meter revenue for revenue bonds.

RCW 35.27.375 Additional powers—Parking meter revenue for revenue bonds.See RCW 35.23.454.
WA Rev Code § 35.27.376 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.27 - Towns.|35.27.376 - Nonpolluting power generation by individual—Exemption from regulation—Authorization to contract with utility.

RCW 35.27.376 Nonpolluting power generation by individual—Exemption from regulation—Authorization to contract with utility.See chapter 80.58 RCW.
WA Rev Code § 35.27.377 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.27 - Towns.|35.27.377 - Hydroelectric resources—Separate legal authority—Creation by irrigation districts and cities, towns, or public utility districts.

RCW 35.27.377 Hydroelectric resources—Separate legal authority—Creation by irrigation districts and cities, towns, or public utility districts.See RCW 87.03.825 through 87.03.840.
WA Rev Code § 35.27.380 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.27 - Towns.|35.27.380 - Additional powers—Eminent domain.

RCW 35.27.380 Additional powers—Eminent domain.Whenever it becomes necessary for a town to take or damage private property for the purpose of establishing, laying out, extending, and widening streets and other public highways and places within the town, or for the purpose of rights-of-way for drains, sewers, and aqueducts, and for the purpose of widening, straightening, or diverting the channels of streams and the improvement of waterfronts, and the council cannot agree with the owner thereof as to the price to be paid, the council may direct proceedings to be taken under the general laws of the state to procure the same.[ 1965 c 7 § 35.27.380. Prior: 1890 p 207 § 162; RRS § 9182.]NOTES:Eminent domain: Chapter 8.12 RCW.
WA Rev Code § 35.27.385 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.27 - Towns.|35.27.385 - Additional powers—Construction and operation of boat harbors, marinas, docks, etc.

RCW 35.27.385 Additional powers—Construction and operation of boat harbors, marinas, docks, etc.See RCW 35.23.455.
WA Rev Code § 35.27.390 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.27 - Towns.|35.27.390 - Employees' group insurance.

RCW 35.27.390 Employees' group insurance.See RCW 35.23.460.
WA Rev Code § 35.27.400 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.27 - Towns.|35.27.400 - Fire limits—Parks.

RCW 35.27.400 Fire limits—Parks.Towns are hereby given the power to establish fire limits with proper regulations; to acquire by purchase or otherwise, lands for public parks within or without the limits of the town, and to improve the same.[ 1965 c 7 § 35.27.400. Prior: 1961 c 58 § 1; 1899 c 103 § 1; RRS § 9176.]
WA Rev Code § 35.27.410 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.27 - Towns.|35.27.410 - Nuisances.

RCW 35.27.410 Nuisances.Every act or thing done or being within the limits of a town, which is declared by law or by ordinance to be a nuisance shall be a nuisance and shall be so considered in all actions and proceedings. All remedies given by law for the prevention and abatement of nuisances shall apply thereto.[ 1965 c 7 § 35.27.410. Prior: 1890 p 205 § 160; RRS § 9181.]NOTES:Nuisances: Chapter 9.66 RCW.
WA Rev Code § 35.27.500 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.27 - Towns.|35.27.500 - Taxation—Street poll tax.

RCW 35.27.500 Taxation—Street poll tax.A town may impose upon and collect from every inhabitant of the town over eighteen years of age an annual street poll tax not exceeding two dollars and no other road poll tax shall be collected within the limits of the town.[ 1973 1st ex.s. c 154 § 52; 1971 ex.s. c 292 § 62; 1965 c 7 § 35.27.500. Prior: 1905 c 75 § 1, part; RRS § 9210, part.]NOTES:Severability—1973 1st ex.s. c 154: See note following RCW 2.12.030.Severability—1971 ex.s. c 292: See note following RCW 26.28.010.
WA Rev Code § 35.27.510 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.27 - Towns.|35.27.510 - Utilities—Transfer of part of net earnings to current expense fund.

RCW 35.27.510 Utilities—Transfer of part of net earnings to current expense fund.When any special fund of a public utility department of a town has retired all bond and warrant indebtedness and is on a cash basis, if a reserve or depreciation fund has been created in an amount satisfactory to the state auditor and if the fixing of the rates of the utility is governed by contract with the supplier of water, electrical energy, or other commodity sold by the town to its inhabitants, and the rates are at the lowest possible figure, the town council may set aside such portion of the net earnings of the utility as it may deem advisable and transfer it to the town's current expense fund: PROVIDED, That no amount in excess of fifty percent of the net earnings shall be so set aside and transferred except with the unanimous approval of the council and mayor.[ 1995 c 301 § 38; 1965 c 7 § 35.27.510. Prior: 1939 c 96 § 1; 1929 c 98 § 1; RRS § 9185-1.]
WA Rev Code § 35.27.515 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.27 - Towns.|35.27.515 - Criminal code repeals by town operating municipal court—Agreement covering costs of handling resulting criminal cases—Arbitration.

RCW 35.27.515 Criminal code repeals by town operating municipal court—Agreement covering costs of handling resulting criminal cases—Arbitration.A town 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 reached an agreement with the appropriate county under chapter 39.34 RCW under which the county is to be paid a reasonable amount for costs associated with prosecution, adjudication, and sentencing in criminal cases filed in district court as a result of the repeal. The agreement shall include provisions for periodic review and renewal of the terms of the agreement. If the municipality and the county are unable to agree on the terms for renewal of the agreement, they shall be deemed to have entered into an agreement to submit the issue to arbitration under chapter 7.04A RCW. Pending conclusion of the arbitration proceeding, the terms of the agreement shall remain in effect. The municipality and the county have the same rights and are subject to the same duties as other parties who have agreed to submit to arbitration under chapter 7.04A RCW.[ 2005 c 433 § 40; 1984 c 258 § 207.]NOTES:Application—Captions not law—Savings—Effective date—2005 c 433: See RCW 7.04A.290 through 7.04A.310 and 7.04A.900.Court Improvement Act of 1984—Effective dates—Severability—Short title—1984 c 258: See notes following RCW 3.30.010.
WA Rev Code § 35.27.550 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.27 - Towns.|35.27.550 - Off-street parking space and facilities—Authorized—Declared public use.

RCW 35.27.550 Off-street parking space and facilities—Authorized—Declared public use.Towns are authorized to provide off-street parking space and facilities for motor vehicles, and the use of real property for such purpose is declared to be a public use.[ 1994 c 81 § 54; 1965 c 7 § 35.27.550. Prior: 1961 c 33 § 1.]NOTES:Off-street parking facilities, cities of the first, second, and third classes: Chapter 35.86 RCW.
WA Rev Code § 35.27.560 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.27 - Towns.|35.27.560 - Off-street parking space and facilities—Financing.

RCW 35.27.560 Off-street parking space and facilities—Financing.In order to provide for off-street parking space and/or facilities, such towns are authorized, in addition to their powers for financing public improvements, to finance their acquisition through the issuance and sale of revenue bonds and general obligation bonds. Any bonds issued by such towns pursuant to this section shall be issued in the manner and within the limitations prescribed by the Constitution and the laws of this state. In addition local improvement districts may be created and their financing procedures used for this purpose in accordance with the provisions of Title 35 RCW, as now or hereafter amended. Such towns may finance from their general budget, costs of land acquisition, planning, engineering, location, design and construction to the off-street parking.[ 1965 c 7 § 35.27.560. Prior: 1961 c 33 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 35.27.570 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.27 - Towns.|35.27.570 - Off-street parking space and facilities—Acquisition and disposition of real property.

RCW 35.27.570 Off-street parking space and facilities—Acquisition and disposition of real property.Such towns are authorized to obtain by lease, purchase, donation and/or gift, or by eminent domain in the manner provided by law for the exercise of this power by cities, such real property for off-street parking as the legislative bodies thereof determine to be necessary by ordinance. Such property may be sold, transferred, exchanged, leased, or otherwise disposed of by the town when its legislative body has determined by ordinance such property is no longer necessary for off-street parking purposes.[ 1965 c 7 § 35.27.570. Prior: 1961 c 33 § 3.]NOTES:Eminent domain: Chapter 8.12 RCW.
WA Rev Code § 35.27.580 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.27 - Towns.|35.27.580 - Off-street parking space and facilities—Operation—Lease.

RCW 35.27.580 Off-street parking space and facilities—Operation—Lease.Such towns are authorized to establish the methods of operation of off-street parking space and/or facilities by ordinance, which may include leasing or municipal operation.[ 1965 c 7 § 35.27.580. Prior: 1961 c 33 § 4.]
WA Rev Code § 35.27.590 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.27 - Towns.|35.27.590 - Off-street parking space and facilities—Hearing prior to establishment.

RCW 35.27.590 Off-street parking space and facilities—Hearing prior to establishment.Before the establishment of any off-street parking space and/or facilities, the town shall hold a public hearing thereon, prior to the adoption of any ordinance relating to the leasing or acquisition of property, and for the financing thereof for this purpose.[ 1965 c 7 § 35.27.590. Prior: 1961 c 33 § 5.]
WA Rev Code § 35.27.600 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.27 - Towns.|35.27.600 - Off-street parking space and facilities—Construction.

RCW 35.27.600 Off-street parking space and facilities—Construction.Insofar as the provisions of RCW 35.27.550 through 35.27.600 are inconsistent with the provisions of any other law, the provisions of RCW 35.27.550 through 35.27.600 shall be controlling.[ 1965 c 7 § 35.27.600. Prior: 1961 c 33 § 7.]
WA Rev Code § 35.27.610 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.27 - Towns.|35.27.610 - Purchase of electric power and energy from joint operating agency.

RCW 35.27.610 Purchase of electric power and energy from joint operating agency.A town 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 contract may include the purchase of capability of the projects to produce electricity in addition to the actual output of the projects. The contract may provide that the town must make the payments required by the contract whether or not a project is completed, operable, or operating and notwithstanding the suspension, interruption, interference, reduction, or curtailment of the output of a project or the power and energy contracted for. The contract may also provide that payments under the contract are not subject to reduction, whether by offset or otherwise, and shall not be conditioned upon the performance or nonperformance of the joint operating agency or a city, town, or public utility district under the contract or other instrument.[ 2003 c 138 § 6.]
WA Rev Code § 35.27.620 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.27 - Towns.|35.27.620 - Telecommunications services and facilities authorized—Requirements.

RCW 35.27.620 Telecommunications services and facilities authorized—Requirements.(1) A town 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 town and its inhabitants with telecommunications services. The town has full authority to regulate and control the use, distribution, and price of the services.(2)(a) Before providing telecommunications services pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, a town must examine and report to its governing body and to the state broadband office the following about the area to be served by the town:(i) An assessment of the current availability of broadband infrastructure and its adequacy to provide high-speed internet access and other advanced telecommunications services to end users;(ii) The location of where retail telecommunications services will be provided;(iii) Evidence relating to the unserved nature of the community in which retail telecommunications services will be provided;(iv) Expected costs of providing retail telecommunications services to customers to be served by the town;(v) Evidence that proposed telecommunications infrastructure will be capable of scaling to greater download and upload speeds to meet state broadband goals under RCW 43.330.536;(vi) Sources of funding for the project that will supplement any grant or loan awards; and(vii) A strategic plan to maintain long-term operation of the infrastructure, and the expected installation charges and monthly costs for end users.(b) The state broadband office must post a review of the proposed project on its website.(3) For purposes of this section:(a) "Telecommunications" has the same meaning as defined in RCW 80.04.010.(b) "Unserved" means an area of Washington in which households and businesses lack access to broadband service at a minimum 100 megabits per second download speed and at a minimum 20 megabits per second upload speed.[ 2021 c 294 § 5.]NOTES:Short title—2021 c 294: See note following RCW 54.16.330.
WA Rev Code § 35.30.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.30 - Unclassified Cities.|35.30.010 - Additional powers.

RCW 35.30.010 Additional powers.The council, or other legislative body, of all cities within the state of Washington which were created by special charter prior to the adoption of the state Constitution, and which have not since reincorporated under any general statute, shall have, in addition to the powers specially granted by the charter of such cities, the following powers:(1) To construct, establish and maintain drains and sewers.(2) To impose and collect an annual license not exceeding two dollars on every dog owned or harbored within the limits of the city.(3) To levy and collect annually a property tax on all property within such city.(4) To license all shows, exhibitions and lawful games carried on therein; and to fix the rates of license tax upon the same, and to provide for the collection of the same by suit or otherwise.(5) To permit, under such restrictions as they may deem proper, the construction and maintenance of telephone, telegraph and electric light lines therein.(6) To impose fines, penalties and forfeitures for any and all violations of ordinances; and for any breach or violation of any ordinance, to fix the penalty by fine or imprisonment or both, but no such fine shall exceed five thousand dollars nor the term of imprisonment exceed one year.(7) To cause all persons imprisoned for violation of any ordinance to labor on the streets or other public property or works within the city.(8) To make all such ordinances, bylaws and regulations, not inconsistent with the Constitution and laws of the state of Washington, as may be deemed expedient to maintain the peace, good government and welfare of the city, and to do and perform any and all other acts and things necessary and proper to carry out the purposes of the municipal corporation.[ 1984 c 258 § 806; 1965 c 7 § 35.30.010. Prior: 1899 c 69 § 1; RRS § 8944.]NOTES:Court Improvement Act of 1984—Effective dates—Severability—Short title—1984 c 258: See notes following RCW 3.30.010.
WA Rev Code § 35.30.011 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.30 - Unclassified Cities.|35.30.011 - Nonpolluting power generation by individual—Exemption from regulation—Authorization to contract with utility.

RCW 35.30.011 Nonpolluting power generation by individual—Exemption from regulation—Authorization to contract with utility.See chapter 80.58 RCW.
WA Rev Code § 35.30.014 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.30 - Unclassified Cities.|35.30.014 - Hydroelectric resources—Separate legal authority—Creation by irrigation districts and cities, towns, or public utility districts.

RCW 35.30.014 Hydroelectric resources—Separate legal authority—Creation by irrigation districts and cities, towns, or public utility districts.See RCW 87.03.825 through 87.03.840.
WA Rev Code § 35.30.018 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.30 - Unclassified Cities.|35.30.018 - Publication of ordinances or summary—Public notice of hearings and meeting agendas.

RCW 35.30.018 Publication of ordinances or summary—Public notice of hearings and meeting agendas.Promptly after adoption, the text of each ordinance or a summary of the content of each ordinance shall be published at least once in the official newspaper of the city.For purposes of this section, a summary shall mean a brief description which succinctly describes the main points of the ordinance. Publication of the title of an ordinance authorizing the issuance of bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness shall constitute publication of a summary of that ordinance. When the city publishes a summary, the publication shall include a statement that the full text of the ordinance will be mailed upon request.An inadvertent mistake or omission in publishing the text or a summary of the content of an ordinance shall not render the ordinance invalid.In addition to the requirement that a city publish the text or a summary of the content of each adopted ordinance, every city shall establish a procedure for notifying the public of upcoming hearings and the preliminary agenda for the forthcoming council meeting. Such procedure may include, but not be limited to, written notification to the city's official newspaper, publication of a notice in the official newspaper, posting of upcoming council meeting agendas, or such other processes as the city determines will satisfy the intent of this requirement.[ 1994 c 273 § 13; 1988 c 168 § 6; 1985 c 469 § 101.]
WA Rev Code § 35.30.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.30 - Unclassified Cities.|35.30.020 - Sewer systems—Sewer fund.

RCW 35.30.020 Sewer systems—Sewer fund.The city council of all unclassified cities in this state are authorized to construct a sewer or system of sewers and to keep the same in repair; the cost of such sewer or sewers shall be paid from a special fund to be known as the "sewer fund" to be provided by the city council, which fund shall be created by a tax on all the property within the limits of such city: PROVIDED, That such tax shall not exceed one dollar and twenty-five cents per thousand dollars of the assessed value of all real and personal property within such city for any one year. Whenever it shall become necessary for the city to take or damage private property for the purpose of making or repairing sewers, and the city council cannot agree with the owner as to the price to be paid, the city council may direct proceedings to be taken by law for the condemnation of such property for such purpose.[ 1973 1st ex.s. c 195 § 18; 1965 c 7 § 35.30.020. Prior: 1899 c 69 § 2; RRS § 8945.]NOTES:Severability—Effective dates—Construction—1973 1st ex.s. c 195: See notes following RCW 84.52.043.
WA Rev Code § 35.30.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.30 - Unclassified Cities.|35.30.030 - Assessment, levy and collection of taxes.

RCW 35.30.030 Assessment, levy and collection of taxes.The city council shall have power to provide by ordinance a complete system for the assessment, levy, and collection of all city taxes. All taxes assessed together with any percentage imposed for delinquency and the cost of collection, shall constitute liens on the property assessed from and after the first day of November each year; which liens may be enforced by a summary sale of such property, and the execution and delivery of all necessary certificates and deeds therefor, under such regulations as may be prescribed by ordinance or by action in any court of competent jurisdiction to foreclose such liens: PROVIDED, That any property sold for taxes shall be subject to redemption within the time and within the manner provided or that may hereafter be provided by law for the redemption of property sold for state and county taxes.[ 1965 c 7 § 35.30.030. Prior: 1899 c 69 § 3; RRS § 8946.]