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WA Rev Code § 35.13A.070 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.13A - Water or Sewer Districts—Assumption of Jurisdiction.|35.13A.070 - Contracts.

RCW 35.13A.070 Contracts.Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, one or more cities and one or more districts may, through their legislative authorities, authorize a contract with respect to the rights, powers, duties, and obligation of such cities, or districts with regard to the use and ownership of property, the providing of services, the maintenance and operation of facilities, allocation of cost, financing and construction of new facilities, application and use of assets, disposition of liabilities and debts, the performance of contractual obligations, and any other matters arising out of the inclusion, in whole or in part, of the district or districts within any city or cities, or the assumption by the city of jurisdiction of a district under *RCW 35.13A.110. The contract may provide for the furnishing of services by any party thereto and the use of city or district facilities or real estate for such purpose, and may also provide for the time during which such district or districts may continue to exercise any rights, privileges, powers, and functions provided by law for such district or districts as if the district or districts or portions thereof were not included within a city or were not subject to an assumption of jurisdiction under *RCW 35.13A.110, including but not by way of limitation, the right to promulgate rules and regulations, to levy and collect special assessments, rates, charges, service charges, and connection fees, to adopt and carry out the provisions of a comprehensive plan, and amendments thereto, for a system of improvements, and to issue general obligation bonds or revenue bonds in the manner provided by law. The contract may provide for the transfer to a city of district facilities, property, rights, and powers as provided in RCW 35.13A.030, 35.13A.050, and * 35.13A.110, whether or not sixty percent or any of the area or assessed valuation of real estate lying within the district or districts is included within such city. The contract may provide that any party thereto may authorize, issue, and sell revenue bonds to provide funds for new water or sewer improvements or to refund any water revenue, sewer revenue, or combined water and sewer revenue bonds outstanding of any city, or district which is a party to such contract if such refunding is deemed necessary, providing such refunding will not increase interest costs. The contract may provide that any party thereto may authorize and issue, in the manner provided by law, general obligation or revenue bonds of like amounts, terms, conditions, and covenants as the outstanding bonds of any other party to the contract, and such new bonds may be substituted or exchanged for such outstanding bonds. However, no such exchange or substitution shall be effected in such a manner as to impair the obligation or security of any such outstanding bonds.[ 1997 c 426 § 2; 1971 ex.s. c 95 § 7.]NOTES:*Reviser's note: RCW 35.13A.110 expired December 31, 1998.
WA Rev Code § 35.13A.090 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.13A - Water or Sewer Districts—Assumption of Jurisdiction.|35.13A.090 - Employment and rights of district employees.

RCW 35.13A.090 Employment and rights of district employees.Whenever a city acquires all of the facilities of a district, pursuant to this chapter, such a city shall offer to employ every full time employee of the district who is engaged in the operation of such a district's facilities on the date on which such city acquires the district facilities. When a city acquires any portion of the facilities of such a district, such a city shall offer to employ full time employees of the district as of the date of the acquisition of the facilities of the district who are not longer needed by the district.Whenever a city employs a person who was employed immediately prior thereto by the district, arrangements shall be made:(1) For the retention of all sick leave standing to the employee's credit in the plan of such district.(2) For a vacation with pay during the first year of employment equivalent to that to which he or she would have been entitled if he or she had remained in the employment of the district.[ 2009 c 549 § 2011; 1999 c 153 § 32; 1971 ex.s. c 95 § 9.]NOTES:Part headings not law—1999 c 153: See note following RCW 57.04.050.
WA Rev Code § 35.13A.100 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.13A - Water or Sewer Districts—Assumption of Jurisdiction.|35.13A.100 - Assumption of substandard water system—Limited immunity from liability.

RCW 35.13A.100 Assumption of substandard water system—Limited immunity from liability.A city assuming responsibility for a water system that is not in compliance with state or federal requirements for public drinking water systems, and its agents and employees, are immune from lawsuits or causes of action, based on noncompliance with state or federal requirements for public drinking water systems, which predate the date of assuming responsibility and continue after the date of assuming responsibility, provided that the city has submitted and is complying with a plan and schedule of improvements approved by the department of health. This immunity shall expire on the earlier of the date the plan of improvements is completed or four years from the date of assuming responsibility. This immunity does not apply to intentional injuries, fraud, or bad faith.[ 1994 c 292 § 5.]NOTES:Findings—Intent—1994 c 292: See note following RCW 57.04.050.
WA Rev Code § 35.13A.111 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.13A - Water or Sewer Districts—Assumption of Jurisdiction.|35.13A.111 - Assumption of water-sewer district with fewer than two hundred fifty customers.

RCW 35.13A.111 Assumption of water-sewer district with fewer than two hundred fifty customers.The board of commissioners of a water-sewer district, with fewer than two hundred fifty customers on July 24, 2005, and the city council of a code city with a population greater than one hundred thousand on July 24, 2005, may provide for assumption by the city of the district in accordance with RCW 35.13A.020, except as provided herein, pursuant to the terms and conditions of a contract executed in accordance with RCW 35.13A.070. None of the territory of the water-sewer district need be included within the territory of the city. The contract and assumption shall be approved by resolution of the board of commissioners and ordinance of the city council. If the water-sewer district has no indebtedness or monetary obligations on the date of assumption, the city shall use any surplus funds only for water services delivered to and water facilities constructed in the former territory of the district, unless provided otherwise in the contract. In connection with the assumption, the water-sewer district or the city, or both, may provide for dissolution of the district pursuant to RCW 35.13A.080.[ 2005 c 43 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 35.13A.120 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.13A - Water or Sewer Districts—Assumption of Jurisdiction.|35.13A.120 - Assumption resolution or ordinance—Effective date.

RCW 35.13A.120 Assumption resolution or ordinance—Effective date.A resolution or ordinance adopted by a city in accordance with this chapter to assume jurisdiction of all or part of a district may not take effect until ninety or more days after its adoption.[ 2015 c 172 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 35.14.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.14 - Community Municipal Corporations.|35.14.010 - When community municipal corporation may be organized—Service areas—Territory.

RCW 35.14.010 When community municipal corporation may be organized—Service areas—Territory.Whenever unincorporated territory is annexed by a city or town pursuant to the provisions of chapter 35.13 RCW, or whenever unincorporated territory is annexed to a code city pursuant to the provisions of chapter 35A.14 RCW, community municipal corporations may be organized for the territory comprised of all or a part of an unincorporated area annexed to a city or town pursuant to chapter 35.13 or 35A.14 RCW, if: (1) The service area is such as would be eligible for incorporation as a city or town; or (2) the service area has a minimum population of not less than three hundred inhabitants and ten percent of the population of the annexing city or town; or (3) the service area has a minimum population of not less than one thousand inhabitants.Whenever two or more cities are consolidated pursuant to the provisions of chapter 35.10 RCW, a community municipal corporation may be organized within one or more of the consolidating cities.No territory shall be included in the service area of more than one community municipal corporation. Whenever a new community municipal corporation is formed embracing all of the territory of an existing community municipal corporation, the prior existing community municipal corporation shall be deemed to be dissolved on the effective date of the new corporation.[ 1993 c 75 § 1; 1985 c 281 § 24; 1967 c 73 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 35.14.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.14 - Community Municipal Corporations.|35.14.020 - Community council—Membership—Election—Terms.

RCW 35.14.020 Community council—Membership—Election—Terms.A community municipal corporation shall be governed by a community council composed of five members. Initial councilmembers shall be elected concurrently with the annexation election to consecutively numbered positions from qualified electors residing within the service area. Declarations of candidacy and withdrawals shall be in the same manner as is provided for members of the city council or other legislative body of the city to which annexation is proposed. Subsequent council membership shall be the same in number as the initial council and such members shall be elected to consecutively numbered positions at the continuation election pursuant to RCW 35.14.060 from qualified electors residing within the service area. Terms of original councilmembers shall be coexistent with the original term of existence of the community municipal corporation and until their successors are elected and qualified. Vacancies in any council shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term by a majority vote of the remaining members.[ 1985 c 281 § 25; 1967 c 73 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 35.14.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.14 - Community Municipal Corporations.|35.14.030 - Community council—Employees—Office—Officers—Quorum—Meetings—Compensation and expenses.

RCW 35.14.030 Community council—Employees—Office—Officers—Quorum—Meetings—Compensation and expenses.Each community council shall be staffed by a deputy to the city clerk of the city with which the service area is consolidated or annexed and shall be provided with such other clerical and technical assistance and a properly equipped office as may be necessary to carry out its functions.Each community council shall elect a chair and vice chair from its membership. A majority of the council shall constitute a quorum. Each action of the community municipal corporation shall be by resolution approved by vote of the majority of all the members of the community council. Meetings shall be held at such times and places as provided in the rules of the community council. Members of the community council shall receive no compensation.The necessary expenses of the community council shall be budgeted and paid by the city.[ 2009 c 549 § 2012; 1967 c 73 § 3.]
WA Rev Code § 35.14.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.14 - Community Municipal Corporations.|35.14.040 - Ordinances or resolutions of city applying to land, buildings or structures within corporation, effectiveness—Zoning ordinances, resolutions or land use controls to remain in effect upon annexation or consolidation—Comprehensive plan.

RCW 35.14.040 Ordinances or resolutions of city applying to land, buildings or structures within corporation, effectiveness—Zoning ordinances, resolutions or land use controls to remain in effect upon annexation or consolidation—Comprehensive plan.The adoption, approval, enactment, amendment, granting or authorization by the city council or commission of any ordinance or resolution applying to land, buildings or structures within any community council corporation shall become effective within such community municipal corporation either on approval by the community council, or by failure of the community council to disapprove within sixty days of final enactment, with respect to the following:(1) Comprehensive plan;(2) Zoning ordinance;(3) Conditional use permit, special exception or variance;(4) Subdivision ordinance;(5) Subdivision plat;(6) Planned unit development.Disapproval by the community council shall not affect the application of any ordinance or resolution affecting areas outside the community municipal corporation.Upon annexation or consolidation, pending the effective enactment or amendment of a zoning or land use control ordinance, without disapproval of the community municipal corporation, affecting land, buildings, or structures within a community municipal corporation, the zoning ordinance, resolution or land use controls applicable to the annexed or consolidated area, prior to the annexation or consolidation, shall remain in effect within the community municipal corporation and be enforced by the city to which the area is annexed or consolidated.Whenever the comprehensive plan of the city, insofar as it affects the area of the community municipal corporation has been submitted as part of an annexation proposition and approved by the voters of the area proposed for annexation pursuant to chapter 88, Laws of 1965 extraordinary session, such action shall have the same force and effect as approval by the community council of the comprehensive plan, zoning ordinance and subdivision ordinance.[ 1967 c 73 § 4.]
WA Rev Code § 35.14.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.14 - Community Municipal Corporations.|35.14.050 - Powers and duties of community municipal corporation.

RCW 35.14.050 Powers and duties of community municipal corporation.In addition to powers and duties relating to approval of zoning regulations and restrictions as set forth in RCW 35.14.040, a community municipal corporation acting through its community council may:(1) Make recommendations concerning any proposed comprehensive plan or other proposal which directly or indirectly affects the use of property or land within the service area;(2) Provide a forum for consideration of the conservation, improvement or development of property or land within the service area; and(3) Advise, consult, and cooperate with the legislative authority of the city on any local matters directly or indirectly affecting the service area.[ 1967 c 73 § 5.]
WA Rev Code § 35.16.001 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.16 - Reduction of City Limits.|35.16.001 - Actions subject to review by boundary review board.

RCW 35.16.001 Actions subject to review by boundary review board.Actions taken under chapter 35.16 RCW may be subject to potential review by a boundary review board under chapter 36.93 RCW.[ 1989 c 84 § 29.]
WA Rev Code § 35.16.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.16 - Reduction of City Limits.|35.16.010 - Petition, resolution for election.

RCW 35.16.010 Petition, resolution for election.Upon the filing of a petition which is sufficient as determined by RCW 35A.01.040 requesting the exclusion from the boundaries of a city or town of an area described by metes and bounds or by reference to a recorded plat or government survey, signed by qualified voters of the city or town equal in number to not less than ten percent of the number of voters voting at the last general municipal election, the city or town legislative body shall submit the question to the voters. As an alternate method, the legislative body of the city or town may by resolution submit a proposal to the voters for excluding such a described area from the boundaries of the city or town. The question shall be submitted at the next general municipal election if one is to be held within one hundred eighty days or at a special election called for that purpose not less than ninety days nor more than one hundred eighty days after the certification of sufficiency of the petition or the passage of the resolution. The petition or resolution shall set out and describe the territory to be excluded from the city or town, together with the boundaries of the city or town as it will exist after such change is made.[ 1994 c 273 § 1; 1965 c 7 § 35.16.010. Prior: (i) 1895 c 93 § 1, part; RRS § 8902, part. (ii) 1895 c 93 § 4, part; RRS § 8905, part.]NOTES:Times for holding elections: RCW 29A.04.311 through 29A.04.330.
WA Rev Code § 35.16.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.16 - Reduction of City Limits.|35.16.030 - Canvassing the returns—Abstract of vote.

RCW 35.16.030 Canvassing the returns—Abstract of vote.The election returns shall be canvassed as provided in RCW 29A.60.010. If three-fifths of the votes cast on the proposition favor the reduction of the corporate limits, the legislative body of the city or town, by an order entered on its minutes, shall direct the clerk to make and transmit to the office of the secretary of state a certified abstract of the vote. The abstract shall show the total number of voters voting, the number of votes cast for reduction and the number of votes cast against reduction.[ 2015 c 53 § 27; 1994 c 273 § 3; 1965 c 7 § 35.16.030. Prior: 1895 c 93 § 1, part; RRS § 8902, part.]NOTES:Canvassing returns, generally: Chapter 29A.60 RCW.Conduct of election—Canvass: RCW 29A.60.010.
WA Rev Code § 35.16.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.16 - Reduction of City Limits.|35.16.040 - Ordinance to reduce boundaries.

RCW 35.16.040 Ordinance to reduce boundaries.Promptly after the filing of the abstract of votes with the office of the secretary of state, the legislative body of the city or town shall adopt an ordinance defining and fixing the corporate limits after excluding the area as determined by the election. The ordinance shall also describe the excluded territory by metes and bounds or by reference to a recorded plat or government survey and declare it no longer a part of the city or town.[ 1994 c 273 § 4; 1965 c 7 § 35.16.040. Prior: 1895 c 93 § 2; RRS § 8903.]
WA Rev Code § 35.16.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.16 - Reduction of City Limits.|35.16.050 - Recording of ordinance and plat on effective date of reduction.

RCW 35.16.050 Recording of ordinance and plat on effective date of reduction.A certified copy of the ordinance defining the reduced city or town limits together with a map showing the corporate limits as altered shall be filed in accordance with RCW 29A.76.020 and recorded in the office of the county auditor of the county in which the city or town is situated, upon the effective date of the ordinance. The new boundaries of the city or town shall take effect immediately after they are filed and recorded with the county auditor.[ 2015 c 53 § 28; 1996 c 286 § 3; 1994 c 273 § 5; 1965 c 7 § 35.16.050. Prior: 1895 c 93 § 3; RRS § 8904.]
WA Rev Code § 35.16.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.16 - Reduction of City Limits.|35.16.060 - Effect of exclusion as to liability for indebtedness.

RCW 35.16.060 Effect of exclusion as to liability for indebtedness.The exclusion of an area from the boundaries of a city or town shall not exempt any real property therein from taxation for the purpose of paying any indebtedness of the city or town existing at the time of its exclusion, and the interest thereon.[ 1965 c 7 § 35.16.060. Prior: 1895 c 93 § 4, part; RRS § 8905, part.]
WA Rev Code § 35.16.070 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.16 - Reduction of City Limits.|35.16.070 - Previously granted franchises in excluded territory.

RCW 35.16.070 Previously granted franchises in excluded territory.In regard to franchises previously granted for operation of any public service business or facility within the territory excluded from a city or town by proceedings under this chapter, the rights, obligations, and duties of the legislative body of the county or other political subdivision having jurisdiction over such territory and of the franchise holder shall be as provided in RCW 35.02.160, relating to inclusion of territory by an incorporation.[ 1994 c 273 § 6.]
WA Rev Code § 35.17.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.17 - Commission Form of Government.|35.17.010 - Definition of commission form.

RCW 35.17.010 Definition of commission form.The commission form of city government means a city government in which the legislative powers and duties are exercised by a commission of three, consisting of a mayor, a commissioner of finance and accounting, and a commissioner of streets and public improvements, and in which the executive and administrative powers and duties are distributed among the three departments as follows:(1) Department of public safety of which the mayor shall be the superintendent;(2) Department of finance and accounting of which the commissioner of finance and accounting shall be the superintendent;(3) Department of streets and public improvements of which the commissioner of streets and public improvement shall be the superintendent.[ 1965 c 7 § 35.17.010. Prior: (i) 1911 c 116 § 11, part; RRS § 9100, part. (ii) 1943 c 25 § 3, part; 1911 c 116 § 12, part; Rem. Supp. 1943 § 9101, part.]
WA Rev Code § 35.17.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 35 - Cities and Towns|Chapter 35.17 - Commission Form of Government.|35.17.020 - Elections—Terms of commissioners—Vacancies.

RCW 35.17.020 Elections—Terms of commissioners—Vacancies.(1) All regular elections in cities organized under the statutory commission form of government shall be held quadrennially in the odd-numbered years on the dates provided in RCW 29A.04.330. However, after commissioners are elected at the next general election occurring in 1995 or 1997, regular elections in cities organized under a statutory commission form of government shall be held biennially at municipal general elections.(2) The commissioners shall be nominated and elected at large. Their terms shall be for four years and until their successors are elected and qualified and assume office in accordance with RCW 29A.60.280. However, at the next regular election of a city organized under a statutory commission form of government, the terms of office of commissioners shall occur with the person who is elected as a commissioner receiving the least number of votes being elected to a two-year term of office and the other two persons who are elected being elected to four-year terms of office. Thereafter, commissioners shall be elected to four-year terms of office.(3) Vacancies on a commission shall occur and shall be filled as provided in chapter 42.12 RCW.[ 2013 c 11 § 87. Prior: 1994 c 223 § 10; 1994 c 119 § 1; 1979 ex.s. c 126 § 17; 1965 c 7 § 35.17.020; prior: 1963 c 200 § 12; 1959 c 86 § 2; 1955 c 55 § 9; prior: (i) 1911 c 116 § 5; RRS § 9094. (ii) 1943 c 25 § 1, part; 1911 c 116 § 3, part; Rem. Supp. 1943 § 9092, part.]NOTES:Purpose—1979 ex.s. c 126: See RCW 29A.60.280(1).