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WA Rev Code § 35A.29.170 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35A - Optional Municipal Code|Chapter 35A.29 - Municipal Elections in Code Cities.|35A.29.170 - Initiative and referendum petitions—Suspension of effectiveness of legislative action.

RCW 35A.29.170 Initiative and referendum petitions—Suspension of effectiveness of legislative action.Initiative and referendum petitions authorized to be filed under provisions of this title, or authorized by charter, or authorized for code cities having the commission form of government as provided by chapter 35.17 RCW, shall be in substantial compliance with the provisions of RCW 35A.01.040 as to form and content of the petition, insofar as such provisions are applicable; shall contain a true copy of a resolution or ordinance sought to be referred to the voters; and must contain valid signatures of registered voters of the code city in the number required by the applicable provision of this title. Except when otherwise provided by statute, referendum petitions must be filed with the clerk of the legislative body of the code city within ninety days after the passage of the resolution or ordinance sought to be referred to the voters, or within such lesser number of days as may be authorized by statute or charter in order to precede the effective date of an ordinance: PROVIDED, That nothing herein shall be construed to abrogate or affect an exemption from initiative and/or referendum provided by a code city charter. The clerk shall transmit the petition to the county auditor who shall determine the sufficiency of the petition under the rules set forth in RCW 35A.01.040. When a referendum petition is filed with the clerk, the legislative action sought to be referred to the voters shall be suspended from taking effect. Such suspension shall terminate when: (1) There is a final determination of insufficiency or untimeliness of the referendum petition; or (2) the legislative action so referred is approved by the voters at a referendum election.[ 1996 c 286 § 8; 1967 ex.s. c 119 § 35A.29.170.]
WA Rev Code § 35A.29.180 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35A - Optional Municipal Code|Chapter 35A.29 - Municipal Elections in Code Cities.|35A.29.180 - Recall.

RCW 35A.29.180 Recall.Elective officers of code cities may be recalled in the manner provided in chapter 29A.56 RCW.[ 2015 c 53 § 57; 1967 ex.s. c 119 § 35A.29.180.]
WA Rev Code § 35A.31.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35A - Optional Municipal Code|Chapter 35A.31 - Accident Claims and Funds.|35A.31.010 - Claims—Statement of residence required—Time for filing—Verification.

RCW 35A.31.010 Claims—Statement of residence required—Time for filing—Verification.Claims for damages sounding in tort against any code city shall be presented and filed within the time, in the manner and by the person prescribed in RCW 4.96.020.[ 1967 ex.s. c 119 § 35A.31.010.]
WA Rev Code § 35A.31.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35A - Optional Municipal Code|Chapter 35A.31 - Accident Claims and Funds.|35A.31.020 - Liberal construction.

RCW 35A.31.020 Liberal construction.With respect to the content of such claims the provisions of RCW 4.96.020 shall be liberally construed so that substantial compliance will be deemed satisfactory.[ 1967 ex.s. c 119 § 35A.31.020.]
WA Rev Code § 35A.31.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35A - Optional Municipal Code|Chapter 35A.31 - Accident Claims and Funds.|35A.31.030 - Report—Manner of filing.

RCW 35A.31.030 Report—Manner of filing.No ordinance or resolution shall be passed allowing such claim or any part thereof, or appropriating any money or other property to pay or satisfy the same or any part thereof, until the claim has first been referred to the proper department or committee, nor until such department or committee has made its report thereon to the legislative body of the code city pursuant to such reference.No action shall be maintained against any code city for any claim for damages until the claim has been filed in the manner set forth in chapter 4.96 RCW.[ 1993 c 449 § 9; 1967 ex.s. c 119 § 35A.31.030.]NOTES:Purpose—Severability—1993 c 449: See notes following RCW 4.96.010.
WA Rev Code § 35A.31.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35A - Optional Municipal Code|Chapter 35A.31 - Accident Claims and Funds.|35A.31.050 - Charter code cities—Provisions cumulative.

RCW 35A.31.050 Charter code cities—Provisions cumulative.Nothing herein shall be construed as in anywise modifying, limiting, or repealing any valid provision of the charter of any charter code city relating to such claims for damages, except when in conflict herewith, but the provisions hereof shall be in addition to such charter provisions, and such claims for damages, in all other respects, shall conform to and comply with such charter provisions.[ 1967 ex.s. c 119 § 35A.31.050.]
WA Rev Code § 35A.31.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35A - Optional Municipal Code|Chapter 35A.31 - Accident Claims and Funds.|35A.31.060 - Accident fund—Warrants for judgments.

RCW 35A.31.060 Accident fund—Warrants for judgments.Every code city may create an accident fund upon which the clerk shall draw warrants for the full amount of any judgment including interest and costs against the city on account of personal injuries suffered by any person as shown by a transcript of the judgment duly certified to the clerk. Warrants issued for such purpose shall be in denominations not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars; they shall draw interest at the rate of six percent per annum, shall be numbered consecutively and be paid in the order of their issue.[ 1967 ex.s. c 119 § 35A.31.060.]
WA Rev Code § 35A.31.070 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35A - Optional Municipal Code|Chapter 35A.31 - Accident Claims and Funds.|35A.31.070 - Tax levy for fund.

RCW 35A.31.070 Tax levy for fund.The legislative body of the code city, after the drawing of warrants against the accident fund, shall estimate the amount necessary to pay the warrant with accrued interest thereon and may appropriate and transfer money from the contingency fund sufficient therefor, or if there is not sufficient money in the contingency fund the legislative body shall levy a tax sufficient to pay all or such unpaid portion of any judgment not exceeding seventy-five cents per thousand dollars of assessed value. If a single levy of seventy-five cents per thousand dollars of assessed value is not sufficient, and if other moneys are not available therefor, an annual levy of seventy-five cents per thousand dollars of assessed value shall be made until the warrants and interest are fully paid.[ 1973 1st ex.s. c 195 § 27; 1967 ex.s. c 119 § 35A.31.070.]NOTES:Severability—Effective dates and termination dates—Construction—1973 1st ex.s. c 195: See notes following RCW 84.52.043.
WA Rev Code § 35A.31.080 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35A - Optional Municipal Code|Chapter 35A.31 - Accident Claims and Funds.|35A.31.080 - Surplus to general fund.

RCW 35A.31.080 Surplus to general fund.If there is no judgment outstanding against the city for personal injuries, the money remaining in the accident fund after the payment of the warrants drawn on that fund and interest in full shall be transferred to the general fund.[ 1967 ex.s. c 119 § 35A.31.080.]
WA Rev Code § 35A.33.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35A - Optional Municipal Code|Chapter 35A.33 - Budgets in Code Cities.|35A.33.010 - Definitions.

RCW 35A.33.010 Definitions.Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following words as used in this chapter shall have the meaning herein prescribed:(1) "Chief administrative officer" as used in this chapter includes the mayor of cities having a mayor-council form of government, the commissioners in cities having a commission form of government, the city manager, or any other city official designated by the charter or ordinances of such city under the plan of government governing the same, or the budget or finance officer designated by the mayor, manager or commissioners, to perform the functions, or portions thereof, contemplated by this chapter.(2) "Clerk" as used in this chapter includes the officer performing the functions of a finance or budget director, comptroller, auditor, or by whatever title he or she may be known in any code city.(3) "Council" as used in this chapter includes the commissioners in cities having a commission form of government and any other group of city officials serving as the legislative body of a code city.(4) "Department" as used in this chapter includes each office, division, service, system or institution of the city for which no other statutory or charter provision is made for budgeting and accounting procedures or controls.(5) "Fiscal year" as used in this chapter means that fiscal period set by the code city pursuant to authority given under RCW 1.16.030. (6) "Fund", as used in this chapter and "funds" where clearly used to indicate the plural of "fund", shall mean the budgeting or accounting entity authorized to provide a sum of money for specified activities or purposes.(7) "Funds" as used in this chapter where not used to indicate the plural of "fund" shall mean money in hand or available for expenditure or payment of a debt or obligation.(8) Except as otherwise defined herein, municipal accounting terms used in this chapter have the meaning prescribed in "Governmental Accounting, Auditing and Financial Reporting" prepared by the National Committee on Governmental Accounting, 1968.[ 2009 c 549 § 3032; 1969 ex.s. c 81 § 2; 1967 ex.s. c 119 § 35A.33.010.]NOTES:Reviser's note: The definitions in this section have been alphabetized pursuant to RCW 1.08.015(2)(k).Effective date—1969 ex.s. c 81: See note following RCW 35A.13.035.
WA Rev Code § 35A.33.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35A - Optional Municipal Code|Chapter 35A.33 - Budgets in Code Cities.|35A.33.020 - Applicability of chapter.

RCW 35A.33.020 Applicability of chapter.The provisions of this chapter apply to all code cities except those which have adopted an ordinance under RCW 35A.34.040 providing for a biennial budget. In addition, this chapter shall not apply to any municipal utility or enterprise for which separate budgeting provisions are made by general state law.[ 1985 c 175 § 33; 1967 ex.s. c 119 § 35A.33.020.]
WA Rev Code § 35A.33.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35A - Optional Municipal Code|Chapter 35A.33 - Budgets in Code Cities.|35A.33.030 - Budget estimates.

RCW 35A.33.030 Budget estimates.On or before the second Monday of the fourth month prior to the beginning of the city's next fiscal year, or at such other time as the city may provide by ordinance or charter, the clerk shall notify in writing the head of each department of a code city to file with the clerk within fourteen days of the receipt of such notification, detailed estimates of the probable revenue from sources other than ad valorem taxation and of all expenditures required by his or her department for the ensuing fiscal year. The notice shall be accompanied by the proper forms provided by the clerk, prepared in accordance with the requirements and classification established by the state auditor. The clerk shall prepare the estimates for interest and debt redemption requirements and all other estimates, the preparation of which falls properly within the duties of his or her office. The chief administrative officers of the city shall submit to the clerk detailed estimates of all expenditures proposed to be financed from the proceeds of bonds or warrants not yet authorized, together with a statement of the proposed method of financing them. In the absence or disability of the official or person regularly in charge of a department, the duties herein required shall devolve upon the person next in charge of such department.[ 1995 c 301 § 51; 1967 ex.s. c 119 § 35A.33.030.]
WA Rev Code § 35A.33.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35A - Optional Municipal Code|Chapter 35A.33 - Budgets in Code Cities.|35A.33.040 - Classification and segregation of budget estimates.

RCW 35A.33.040 Classification and segregation of budget estimates.All estimates of receipts and expenditures for the ensuing year shall be fully detailed in the annual budget and shall be classified and segregated according to a standard classification of accounts to be adopted and prescribed by the state auditor after consultation with the Washington finance officers association, the association of Washington cities and the association of Washington city managers.[ 1995 c 301 § 52; 1967 ex.s. c 119 § 35A.33.040.]
WA Rev Code § 35A.33.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35A - Optional Municipal Code|Chapter 35A.33 - Budgets in Code Cities.|35A.33.050 - Proposed preliminary budget.

RCW 35A.33.050 Proposed preliminary budget.On or before the first business day in the third month prior to the beginning of the fiscal year of a code city or at such other time as the city may provide by ordinance or charter, the clerk or other person designated by the charter, by ordinances, or by the chief administrative officer of the city shall submit to the chief administrative officer a proposed preliminary budget which shall set forth the complete financial program of the city for the ensuing fiscal year, showing the expenditure program requested by each department and the sources of revenue by which each such program is proposed to be financed.The revenue section shall set forth in comparative and tabular form for each fund the actual receipts for the last completed fiscal year, the estimated receipts for the current fiscal year and the estimated receipts for the ensuing fiscal year, which shall include the amount to be raised from ad valorem taxes and unencumbered fund balances estimated to be available at the close of the current fiscal year.The expenditure section shall set forth in comparative and tabular form for each fund and every department operating within each fund the actual expenditures for the last completed fiscal year, the appropriations for the current fiscal year and the estimated expenditures for the ensuing fiscal year. The salary or salary range for each office, position or job classification shall be set forth separately together with the title or position designation thereof: PROVIDED, That salaries may be set out in total amounts under each department if a detailed schedule of such salaries and positions be attached to and made a part of the budget document.[ 1967 ex.s. c 119 § 35A.33.050.]
WA Rev Code § 35A.33.052 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35A - Optional Municipal Code|Chapter 35A.33 - Budgets in Code Cities.|35A.33.052 - Preliminary budget.

RCW 35A.33.052 Preliminary budget.The chief administrative officer shall prepare the preliminary budget in detail, making any revisions or addition to the reports of the department heads deemed advisable by such chief administrative officer and at least sixty days before the beginning of the city's next fiscal year he or she shall file it with the city clerk as the recommendation of the chief administrative officer for the final budget. The clerk shall provide a sufficient number of copies of such preliminary budget and budget message to meet the reasonable demands of taxpayers therefor and have them available for distribution not later than six weeks before the beginning of the city's next fiscal year.[ 2009 c 549 § 3033; 1967 ex.s. c 119 § 35A.33.052.]
WA Rev Code § 35A.33.055 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35A - Optional Municipal Code|Chapter 35A.33 - Budgets in Code Cities.|35A.33.055 - Budget message—Preliminary hearings.

RCW 35A.33.055 Budget message—Preliminary hearings.In every code city a budget message prepared by or under the direction of the city's chief administrative officer shall be submitted as a part of the preliminary budget to the city's legislative body at least sixty days before the beginning of the city's next fiscal year and shall contain the following:(1) An explanation of the budget document;(2) An outline of the recommended financial policies and programs of the city for the ensuing fiscal year;(3) A statement of the relation of the recommended appropriation to such policies and programs;(4) A statement of the reason for salient changes from the previous year in appropriation and revenue items;(5) An explanation for any recommended major changes in financial policy.Prior to the final hearing on the budget, the legislative body or a committee thereof, shall schedule hearings on the budget or parts thereof, and may require the presence of department heads to give information regarding estimates and programs.[ 1967 ex.s. c 119 § 35A.33.055.]
WA Rev Code § 35A.33.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35A - Optional Municipal Code|Chapter 35A.33 - Budgets in Code Cities.|35A.33.060 - Budget—Notice of hearing on final.

RCW 35A.33.060 Budget—Notice of hearing on final.Immediately following the filing of the preliminary budget with the clerk, the clerk shall publish a notice once each week for two consecutive weeks stating that the preliminary budget for the ensuing fiscal year has been filed with the clerk, that a copy thereof will be furnished to any taxpayer who will call at the clerk's office therefor and that the legislative body of the city will meet on or before the first Monday of the month next preceding the beginning of the ensuing fiscal year for the purpose of fixing the final budget, designating the date, time and place of the legislative budget meeting and that any taxpayer may appear thereat and be heard for or against any part of the budget. The publication of the notice shall be made in the official newspaper of the city.[ 1985 c 469 § 43; 1973 c 67 § 1; 1967 ex.s. c 119 § 35A.33.060.]
WA Rev Code § 35A.33.070 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35A - Optional Municipal Code|Chapter 35A.33 - Budgets in Code Cities.|35A.33.070 - Budget—Hearing.

RCW 35A.33.070 Budget—Hearing.The council shall meet on the day fixed by RCW 35A.33.060 for the purpose of fixing the final budget of the city at the time and place designated in the notice thereof. Any taxpayer may appear and be heard for or against any part of the budget. The hearing may be continued from day to day but not later than the twenty-fifth day prior to commencement of the city's fiscal year.[ 1967 ex.s. c 119 § 35A.33.070.]
WA Rev Code § 35A.33.075 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35A - Optional Municipal Code|Chapter 35A.33 - Budgets in Code Cities.|35A.33.075 - Budget adoption.

RCW 35A.33.075 Budget adoption.Following conclusion of the hearing, and prior to the beginning of the fiscal year, the legislative body shall make such adjustments and changes as it deems necessary or proper and after determining the allowance in each item, department, classification and fund, and shall by ordinance, adopt the budget in its final form and content. Appropriations shall be limited to the total estimated revenues contained therein including the amount to be raised by ad valorem taxes and the unencumbered fund balances estimated to be available at the close of the current fiscal year. Such ordinances may adopt the final budget by reference: PROVIDED, That the ordinance adopting such budget shall set forth in summary form the totals of estimated revenues and appropriations for each separate fund and the aggregate totals for all such funds combined.A complete copy of the final budget as adopted shall be transmitted to the state auditor, and to the association of Washington cities.[ 1995 c 301 § 53; 1969 ex.s. c 81 § 3; 1967 ex.s. c 119 § 35A.33.075.]NOTES:Effective date—1969 ex.s. c 81: See note following RCW 35A.13.035.
WA Rev Code § 35A.33.080 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35A - Optional Municipal Code|Chapter 35A.33 - Budgets in Code Cities.|35A.33.080 - Emergency expenditures—Nondebatable emergencies.

RCW 35A.33.080 Emergency expenditures—Nondebatable emergencies.Upon the happening of any emergency caused by violence of nature, casualty, riot, insurrection, war, or other unanticipated occurrence requiring the immediate preservation of order or public health, or for the restoration to a condition of usefulness of any public property which has been damaged or destroyed by accident, or for public relief from calamity, or in settlement of approved claims for personal injuries or property damage, or to meet mandatory expenditures required by laws enacted since the last annual budget was adopted, or to cover expenses incident to preparing for or establishing a new form of government authorized or assumed after adoption of the current budget, including any expenses incident to selection of additional or new officials required thereby, or incident to employee recruitment at any time, the city council, upon the adoption of an ordinance, by the vote of one more than the majority of all members of the legislative body, stating the facts constituting the emergency and the estimated amount required to meet it, may make the expenditures therefor without notice or hearing.[ 1967 ex.s. c 119 § 35A.33.080.]
WA Rev Code § 35A.33.090 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35A - Optional Municipal Code|Chapter 35A.33 - Budgets in Code Cities.|35A.33.090 - Emergency expenditures—Other emergencies—Hearing.

RCW 35A.33.090 Emergency expenditures—Other emergencies—Hearing.If a public emergency which could not reasonably have been foreseen at the time of filing the preliminary budget requires the expenditure of money not provided for in the annual budget, and if it is not one of the emergencies specifically enumerated in RCW 35A.33.080, the city council before allowing any expenditure therefor shall adopt an ordinance stating the facts constituting the emergency and the estimated amount required to meet it and declaring that an emergency exists.Such ordinance shall not be voted on until five days have elapsed after its introduction, and for passage shall require the vote of one more than the majority of all members of the legislative body of the code city.Any taxpayer may appear at the meeting at which the emergency ordinance is to be voted on and be heard for or against the adoption thereof.[ 1967 ex.s. c 119 § 35A.33.090.]
WA Rev Code § 35A.33.100 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35A - Optional Municipal Code|Chapter 35A.33 - Budgets in Code Cities.|35A.33.100 - Emergency expenditures—Warrants—Payments.

RCW 35A.33.100 Emergency expenditures—Warrants—Payments.All expenditures for emergency purposes as provided in this chapter shall be paid by warrants from any available money in the fund properly chargeable with such expenditures. If, at any time, there is insufficient money on hand in a fund with which to pay such warrants as presented, the warrants shall be registered, bear interest and be called in the same manner as other registered warrants as prescribed in RCW 35A.21.110.[ 1967 ex.s. c 119 § 35A.33.100.]
WA Rev Code § 35A.33.102 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35A - Optional Municipal Code|Chapter 35A.33 - Budgets in Code Cities.|35A.33.102 - Registered warrants—Appropriations.

RCW 35A.33.102 Registered warrants—Appropriations.In adopting the final budget for any fiscal year, the council shall appropriate from estimated revenue sources available, a sufficient amount to pay the principal and interest on all outstanding registered warrants issued since the adoption of the last preceding budget except those issued and identified as revenue warrants and except those for which an appropriation previously has been made: PROVIDED, That no portion of the revenues which are restricted in use by law may be appropriated for the redemption of warrants issued against a utility or other special purpose fund of a self-supporting nature: PROVIDED FURTHER, That all or any portion of the city's outstanding registered warrants may be funded into bonds in any manner authorized by law.[ 1967 ex.s. c 119 § 35A.33.102.]