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2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 35A - Optional Municipal Code › Chapter 35A.11 - Laws Governing Noncharter Code Cities and Charter Code Cities—Powers. › 35A.11.080 - Initiative and referendum—Election to exercise—Restriction or abandonment.

RCW 35A.11.080
Initiative and referendum—Election to exercise—Restriction or abandonment.
The qualified electors or legislative body of a noncharter code city may provide for the exercise in their city of the powers of initiative and referendum, upon electing so to do in the manner provided for changing the classification of a city or town in RCW 35A.02.020, 35A.02.025, 35A.02.030, and 35A.02.035, as now or hereafter amended.
The exercise of such powers may be restricted or abandoned upon electing so to do in the manner provided for abandoning the plan of government of a noncharter code city in RCW 35A.06.030, 35A.06.040, 35A.06.050, and 35A.06.060, as now or hereafter amended.
[ 1979 ex.s. c 18 § 18; 1973 1st ex.s. c 81 § 1.]
NOTES:
Severability—1979 ex.s. c 18: See note following RCW 35A.01.070.
Imposition or increase of business and occupation tax—Referendum procedure required—Exclusive procedure: RCW 35.21.706.
Initiative and referendum petitions: RCW 35A.29.170.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 35A - Optional Municipal Code › Chapter 35A.11 - Laws Governing Noncharter Code Cities and Charter Code Cities—Powers. › 35A.11.090 - Initiative and referendum—Effective date of ordinances—Exceptions.

RCW 35A.11.090
Initiative and referendum—Effective date of ordinances—Exceptions.
Ordinances of noncharter code cities the qualified electors of which have elected to exercise the powers of initiative and referendum shall not go into effect before thirty days from the time of final passage and are subject to referendum during the interim except:
(1) Ordinances initiated by petition;
(2) Ordinances necessary for immediate preservation of public peace, health, and safety or for the support of city government and its existing public institutions which contain a statement of urgency and are passed by unanimous vote of the council;
(3) Ordinances providing for local improvement districts;
(4) Ordinances appropriating money;
(5) Ordinances providing for or approving collective bargaining;
(6) Ordinances providing for the compensation of or working conditions of city employees; and
(7) Ordinances authorizing or repealing the levy of taxes; which excepted ordinances shall go into effect as provided by the general law or by applicable sections of Title 35A RCW as now or hereafter amended.
[ 1973 1st ex.s. c 81 § 2.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 35A - Optional Municipal Code › Chapter 35A.11 - Laws Governing Noncharter Code Cities and Charter Code Cities—Powers. › 35A.11.100 - Initiative and referendum—Exercise of powers.

RCW 35A.11.100
Initiative and referendum—Exercise of powers.
Except as provided in RCW 35A.11.090, and except that the number of registered voters needed to sign a petition for initiative or referendum shall be fifteen percent of the total number of names of persons listed as registered voters within the city on the day of the last preceding city general election, the powers of initiative and referendum in noncharter code cities shall be exercised in the manner set forth for the commission form of government in RCW 35.17.240 through 35.17.360, as now or hereafter amended.
[ 1973 1st ex.s. c 81 § 3.]
NOTES:
Sufficiency of petition in code city: RCW 35A.01.040.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 35A - Optional Municipal Code › Chapter 35A.11 - Laws Governing Noncharter Code Cities and Charter Code Cities—Powers. › 35A.11.110 - Members of legislative bodies authorized to serve as volunteer firefighters, volunteer ambulance personnel, or reserve law enforcement officers.

RCW 35A.11.110
Members of legislative bodies authorized to serve as volunteer firefighters, volunteer ambulance personnel, or reserve law enforcement officers.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the legislative body of any code city, by resolution adopted by a two-thirds vote of the full legislative body, may authorize any of its members to serve as volunteer firefighters, volunteer ambulance personnel, or reserve law enforcement officers, or two or more of such positions, and to receive the same compensation, insurance, and other benefits as are applicable to other volunteer firefighters, volunteer ambulance personnel, or reserve law enforcement officers employed by the code city.
[ 2005 c 38 § 1; 1993 c 303 § 2; 1974 ex.s. c 60 § 2.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 35A - Optional Municipal Code › Chapter 35A.11 - Laws Governing Noncharter Code Cities and Charter Code Cities—Powers. › 35A.11.200 - Criminal code repeal by city operating municipal court—Agreement covering costs of handling resulting criminal cases—Arbitration.

RCW 35A.11.200
Criminal code repeal by city operating municipal court—Agreement covering costs of handling resulting criminal cases—Arbitration.
A code city operating a municipal court may not repeal in its entirety that portion of its municipal code defining crimes 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 § 42; 1984 c 258 § 209.]
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.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 35A - Optional Municipal Code › Chapter 35A.11 - Laws Governing Noncharter Code Cities and Charter Code Cities—Powers. › 35A.11.210 - Juvenile curfews.

RCW 35A.11.210
Juvenile curfews.
(1) Any code city has the authority to enact an ordinance, for the purpose of preserving the public safety or reducing acts of violence by or against juveniles that are occurring at such rates as to be beyond the capacity of the police to assure public safety, establishing times and conditions under which juveniles may be present on the public streets, in the public parks, or in any other public place during specified hours.
(2) The ordinance shall not contain any criminal sanctions for a violation of the ordinance.
[ 1994 sp.s. c 7 § 503.]
NOTES:
Finding—Intent—Severability—1994 sp.s. c 7: See notes following RCW 43.70.540.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 35A - Optional Municipal Code › Chapter 35A.12 - Mayor-Council Plan of Government. › 35A.12.020 - Appointive officers—Duties—Compensation.

RCW 35A.12.020
Appointive officers—Duties—Compensation.
The appointive officers shall be those provided for by charter or ordinance and shall include a city clerk and a chief law enforcement officer. The office of city clerk may be merged with that of a city treasurer, if any, with an appropriate title designated therefor. Provision shall be made for obtaining legal counsel for the city, either by appointment of a city attorney on a full-time or part-time basis, or by any reasonable contractual arrangement for such professional services. The authority, duties and qualifications of all appointive officers shall be prescribed by charter or ordinance, consistent with the provisions of this title, and any amendments thereto, and the compensation of appointive officers shall be prescribed by ordinance: PROVIDED, That the compensation of an appointed municipal judge shall be within applicable statutory limits.
[ 1987 c 3 § 14; 1967 ex.s. c 119 § 35A.12.020.]
NOTES:
Severability—1987 c 3: See note following RCW 3.70.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 35A - Optional Municipal Code › Chapter 35A.12 - Mayor-Council Plan of Government. › 35A.12.030 - Eligibility to hold elective office.

RCW 35A.12.030
Eligibility to hold elective office.
No person shall be eligible to hold elective office under the mayor-council plan unless the person is a registered voter of the city at the time of filing his or her declaration of candidacy and has been a resident of the city for a period of at least one year next preceding his or her election. Residence and voting within the limits of any territory which has been included in, annexed to, or consolidated with such city is construed to have been residence within the city. A mayor or councilmember shall hold within the city government no other public office or employment except as permitted under the provisions of chapter 42.23 RCW.
[ 2009 c 549 § 3006; 1979 ex.s. c 18 § 20; 1967 ex.s. c 119 § 35A.12.030.]
NOTES:
Severability—1979 ex.s. c 18: See note following RCW 35A.01.070.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 35A - Optional Municipal Code › Chapter 35A.12 - Mayor-Council Plan of Government. › 35A.12.040 - Elections—Terms of elective officers—Numbering of council positions.

RCW 35A.12.040
Elections—Terms of elective officers—Numbering of council positions.
Officers shall be elected at biennial municipal elections to be conducted as provided in chapter 35A.29 RCW. The mayor and the councilmembers shall be elected for four-year terms of office and until their successors are elected and qualified and assume office in accordance with RCW 29A.60.280. At any first election upon reorganization, councilmembers shall be elected as provided in RCW 35A.02.050. Thereafter the requisite number of councilmembers shall be elected biennially as the terms of their predecessors expire and shall serve for terms of four years. The positions to be filled on the city council shall be designated by consecutive numbers and shall be dealt with as separate offices for all election purposes. Election to positions on the council shall be by majority vote from the city at large, unless provision is made by charter or ordinance for election by wards. The mayor and councilmembers shall qualify by taking an oath or affirmation of office and as may be provided by law, charter, or ordinance.
[ 2015 c 53 § 52; 1994 c 223 § 31; 1979 ex.s. c 18 § 21; 1970 ex.s. c 52 § 3; 1967 ex.s. c 119 § 35A.12.040.]
NOTES:
Severability—1979 ex.s. c 18: See note following RCW 35A.01.070.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 35A - Optional Municipal Code › Chapter 35A.12 - Mayor-Council Plan of Government. › 35A.12.050 - Vacancies.

RCW 35A.12.050
Vacancies.
The office of a mayor or councilmember shall become vacant if the person who is elected or appointed to that position fails to qualify as provided by law, fails to enter upon the duties of that office at the time fixed by law without a justifiable reason, or as provided in RCW 35A.12.060 or 42.12.010. A vacancy in the office of mayor or in the council shall be filled as provided in chapter 42.12 RCW. An incumbent councilmember is eligible to be appointed to fill a vacancy in the office of mayor.
[ 2008 c 50 § 4; 1994 c 223 § 32; 1967 ex.s. c 119 § 35A.12.050.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 35A - Optional Municipal Code › Chapter 35A.12 - Mayor-Council Plan of Government. › 35A.12.060 - Vacancy for nonattendance.

RCW 35A.12.060
Vacancy for nonattendance.
In addition a council position shall become vacant if the councilmember fails to attend three consecutive regular meetings of the council without being excused by the council.
[ 1994 c 223 § 33; 1967 ex.s. c 119 § 35A.12.060.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 35A - Optional Municipal Code › Chapter 35A.12 - Mayor-Council Plan of Government. › 35A.12.065 - Pro tempore appointments.

RCW 35A.12.065
Pro tempore appointments.
Biennially at the first meeting of a new council, or periodically, the members thereof, by majority vote, may designate one of their number as mayor pro tempore or deputy mayor for such period as the council may specify, to serve in the absence or temporary disability of the mayor; or, in lieu thereof, the council may, as the need may arise, appoint any qualified person to serve as mayor pro tempore in the absence or temporary disability of the mayor. In the event of the extended excused absence or disability of a councilmember, the remaining members by majority vote may appoint a councilmember pro tempore to serve during the absence or disability.
[ 2009 c 549 § 3007; 1967 ex.s. c 119 § 35A.12.065.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 35A - Optional Municipal Code › Chapter 35A.12 - Mayor-Council Plan of Government. › 35A.12.070 - Compensation of elective officers—Expenses.

RCW 35A.12.070
Compensation of elective officers—Expenses.
The salaries of the mayor and the councilmembers shall be fixed by ordinance and may be revised from time to time by ordinance, but any increase in the compensation attaching to an office shall not be applicable to the term then being served by the incumbent if such incumbent is a member of the city legislative body fixing his or her own compensation or as mayor in a mayor-council code city casts a tie-breaking vote relating to such ordinance: PROVIDED, That if the mayor of such a city does not cast such a vote, his or her salary may be increased during his or her term of office.
Until the first elective officers under this mayor-council plan of government may lawfully be paid the compensation provided by such salary ordinance, such officers shall be entitled to be compensated in the same manner and in the same amount as the compensation paid to officers of such city performing comparable services immediately prior to adoption of this mayor-council plan.
Until a salary ordinance can be passed and become effective as to elective officers of a newly incorporated code city, such first officers shall be entitled to compensation as follows: In cities having less than five thousand inhabitants, the mayor shall be entitled to a salary of one hundred and fifty dollars per calendar month and a councilmember shall be entitled to twenty dollars per meeting for not more than two meetings per month; in cities having more than five thousand but less than fifteen thousand inhabitants, the mayor shall be entitled to a salary of three hundred and fifty dollars per calendar month and a councilmember shall be entitled to one hundred and fifty dollars per calendar month; in cities having more than fifteen thousand inhabitants, the mayor shall be entitled to a salary of twelve hundred and fifty dollars per calendar month and a councilmember shall be entitled to four hundred dollars per calendar month: PROVIDED, That such interim compensation shall remain in effect only until a salary ordinance is passed and becomes effective as to such officers, and the amounts herein provided shall not be construed as fixing the usual salary of such officers. The mayor and councilmembers shall receive reimbursement for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of the duties of their office, or the council by ordinance may provide for a per diem allowance. Procedure for approval of claims for expenses shall be as provided by ordinance.
[ 2009 c 549 § 3008; 1971 ex.s. c 251 § 5; 1967 ex.s. c 119 § 35A.12.070.]
NOTES:
Limitations on salaries: State Constitution Art. 11 § 8.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 35A - Optional Municipal Code › Chapter 35A.12 - Mayor-Council Plan of Government. › 35A.12.080 - Oath and bond of officers.

RCW 35A.12.080
Oath and bond of officers.
Any officer before entering upon the performance of his or her duties may be required to take an oath or affirmation as prescribed by charter or by ordinance for the faithful performance of his or her duties. The oath or affirmation shall be filed with the county auditor. The clerk, treasurer, if any, chief of police, and such other officers or employees as may be designated by ordinance or by charter shall be required to furnish annually an official bond conditioned on the honest and faithful performance of their official duties. The terms and penalty of official bonds and the surety therefor shall be prescribed by ordinance or charter and the bond shall be approved by the chief administrative officer of the city. The premiums on such bonds shall be paid by the city. When the furnishing of an official bond is required of an officer or employee, compliance with such provisions shall be an essential part of qualification for office.
[ 2009 c 549 § 3009; 1986 c 167 § 20; 1967 ex.s. c 119 § 35A.12.080.]
NOTES:
Severability—1986 c 167: See note following RCW 29A.16.040.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 35A - Optional Municipal Code › Chapter 35A.12 - Mayor-Council Plan of Government. › 35A.12.090 - Appointment and removal of officers—Terms.

RCW 35A.12.090
Appointment and removal of officers—Terms.
The mayor shall have the power of appointment and removal of all appointive officers and employees subject to any applicable law, rule, or regulation relating to civil service. The head of a department or office of the city government may be authorized by the mayor to appoint and remove subordinates in such department or office, subject to any applicable civil service provisions. All appointments of city officers and employees shall be made on the basis of ability and training or experience of the appointees in the duties they are to perform, from among persons having such qualifications as may be prescribed by ordinance or by charter, and in compliance with provisions of any merit system applicable to such city. Confirmation by the city council of appointments of officers and employees shall be required only when the city charter, or the council by ordinance, provides for confirmation of such appointments. Confirmation of mayoral appointments by the council may be required by the council in any instance where qualifications for the office or position have not been established by ordinance or charter provision. Appointive offices shall be without definite term unless a term is established for such office by law, charter or ordinance.
[ 1987 c 3 § 15; 1967 ex.s. c 119 § 35A.12.090.]
NOTES:
Severability—1987 c 3: See note following RCW 3.70.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 35A - Optional Municipal Code › Chapter 35A.12 - Mayor-Council Plan of Government. › 35A.12.100 - Duties and authority of the mayor—Veto—Tie-breaking vote.

RCW 35A.12.100
Duties and authority of the mayor—Veto—Tie-breaking vote.
The mayor shall be the chief executive and administrative officer of the city, in charge of all departments and employees, with authority to designate assistants and department heads. The mayor may appoint and remove a chief administrative officer or assistant administrative officer, if so provided by ordinance or charter. He or she shall see that all laws and ordinances are faithfully enforced and that law and order is maintained in the city, and shall have general supervision of the administration of city government and all city interests. All official bonds and bonds of contractors with the city shall be submitted to the mayor or such person as he or she may designate for approval or disapproval. He or she shall see that all contracts and agreements made with the city or for its use and benefit are faithfully kept and performed, and to this end he or she may cause any legal proceedings to be instituted and prosecuted in the name of the city, subject to approval by majority vote of all members of the council. The mayor shall preside over all meetings of the city council, when present, but shall have a vote only in the case of a tie in the votes of the councilmembers with respect to matters other than the passage of any ordinance, grant, or revocation of franchise or license, or any resolution for the payment of money. He or she shall report to the council concerning the affairs of the city and its financial and other needs, and shall make recommendations for council consideration and action. He or she shall prepare and submit to the council a proposed budget, as required by chapter 35A.33 RCW. The mayor shall have the power to veto ordinances passed by the council and submitted to him or her as provided in RCW 35A.12.130 but such veto may be overridden by the vote of a majority of all councilmembers plus one more vote. The mayor shall be the official and ceremonial head of the city and shall represent the city on ceremonial occasions, except that when illness or other duties prevent the mayor's attendance at an official function and no mayor pro tempore has been appointed by the council, a member of the council or some other suitable person may be designated by the mayor to represent the city on such occasion.
[ 2009 c 549 § 3010; 1979 ex.s. c 18 § 22; 1967 ex.s. c 119 § 35A.12.100.]
NOTES:
Severability—1979 ex.s. c 18: See note following RCW 35A.01.070.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 35A - Optional Municipal Code › Chapter 35A.12 - Mayor-Council Plan of Government. › 35A.12.110 - Council meetings.

RCW 35A.12.110
Council meetings.
The city council and mayor shall meet regularly, at least once a month, at a place and at such times as may be designated by the city council. All final actions on resolutions and ordinances must take place within the corporate limits of the city. Special meetings may be called by the mayor or any three members of the council by written notice delivered to each member of the council at least twenty-four hours before the time specified for the proposed meeting. All actions that have heretofore been taken at special council meetings held pursuant to this section, but for which the number of hours of notice given has been at variance with requirements of RCW 42.30.080, are hereby validated. All council meetings shall be open to the public except as permitted by chapter 42.30 RCW. No ordinance or resolution shall be passed, or contract let or entered into, or bill for the payment of money allowed at any meeting not open to the public, nor at any public meeting the date of which is not fixed by ordinance, resolution, or rule, unless public notice of such meeting has been given by such notice to each local newspaper of general circulation and to each local radio or television station, as provided in RCW 42.30.080 as now or hereafter amended. Meetings of the council shall be presided over by the mayor, if present, or otherwise by the mayor pro tempore, or deputy mayor if one has been appointed, or by a member of the council selected by a majority of the councilmembers at such meeting. Appointment of a councilmember to preside over the meeting shall not in any way abridge his or her right to vote on matters coming before the council at such meeting. In the absence of the clerk, a deputy clerk or other qualified person appointed by the clerk, the mayor, or the council, may perform the duties of clerk at such meeting. A journal of all proceedings shall be kept, which shall be a public record.
[ 2009 c 549 § 3011; 1993 c 199 § 3; 1979 ex.s. c 18 § 23; 1967 ex.s. c 119 § 35A.12.110.]
NOTES:
Severability—1979 ex.s. c 18: See note following RCW 35A.01.070.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 35A - Optional Municipal Code › Chapter 35A.12 - Mayor-Council Plan of Government. › 35A.12.120 - Council—Quorum—Rules—Voting.

RCW 35A.12.120
Council—Quorum—Rules—Voting.
At all meetings of the council a majority of the councilmembers shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, but a less number may adjourn from time to time and may compel the attendance of absent members in such manner and under such penalties as may be prescribed by ordinance. The council shall determine its own rules and order of business, and may establish rules for the conduct of council meetings and the maintenance of order. At the desire of any member, any question shall be voted upon by roll call and the ayes and nays shall be recorded in the journal.
The passage of any ordinance, grant or revocation of franchise or license, and any resolution for the payment of money shall require the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the whole membership of the council.
[ 2009 c 549 § 3012; 1967 ex.s. c 119 § 35A.12.120.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 35A - Optional Municipal Code › Chapter 35A.12 - Mayor-Council Plan of Government. › 35A.12.130 - Ordinances—Style—Requisites—Veto.

RCW 35A.12.130
Ordinances—Style—Requisites—Veto.
The enacting clause of all ordinances shall be as follows: "The city council of the city of . . . . . . do ordain as follows:" No ordinance shall contain more than one subject and that must be clearly expressed in its title.
No ordinance or any section or subsection thereof shall be revised or amended unless the new ordinance sets forth the revised ordinance or the amended section or subsection at full length.
No ordinance shall take effect until five days after the date of its publication unless otherwise provided by statute or charter, except that an ordinance passed by a majority plus one of the whole membership of the council, designated therein as a public emergency ordinance necessary for the protection of public health, public safety, public property or the public peace, may be made effective upon adoption, but such ordinance may not levy taxes, grant, renew, or extend a franchise, or authorize the borrowing of money.
Every ordinance which passes the council in order to become valid must be presented to the mayor; if he or she approves it, he or she shall sign it, but if not, he or she shall return it with his or her written objections to the council and the council shall cause his or her objections to be entered at large upon the journal and proceed to a reconsideration thereof. If upon reconsideration a majority plus one of the whole membership, voting upon a call of ayes and nays, favor its passage, the ordinance shall become valid notwithstanding the mayor's veto. If the mayor fails for ten days to either approve or veto an ordinance, it shall become valid without his or her approval. Ordinances shall be signed by the mayor and attested by the clerk.
[ 2009 c 549 § 3013; 1967 ex.s. c 119 § 35A.12.130.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 35A - Optional Municipal Code › Chapter 35A.12 - Mayor-Council Plan of Government. › 35A.12.140 - Adoption of codes by reference.

RCW 35A.12.140
Adoption of codes by reference.
Ordinances may by reference adopt Washington state statutes and state, county, or city codes, regulations, or ordinances or any standard code of technical regulations, or portions thereof, including, for illustrative purposes but not limited to, fire codes and codes or ordinances relating to the construction of buildings, the installation of plumbing, the installation of electric wiring, health and sanitation, the slaughtering, processing, and selling of meats and meat products for human consumption, the production, pasteurizing, and sale of milk and milk products, or other subjects, together with amendments thereof or additions thereto, on the subject of the ordinance. Such Washington state statutes or codes or other codes or compilations so adopted need not be published in a newspaper as provided in RCW 35A.12.160, but the adopting ordinance shall be so published and a copy of any such adopted statute, ordinance, or code, or portion thereof, with amendments or additions, if any, in the form in which it was adopted, shall be filed in the office of the city clerk for use and examination by the public. While any such statute, code, or compilation is under consideration by the council prior to adoption, not less than one copy thereof shall be filed in the office of the city clerk for examination by the public.
[ 1995 c 71 § 1; 1982 c 226 § 2; 1967 ex.s. c 119 § 35A.12.140.]
NOTES:
Effective date—1982 c 226: See note following RCW 35.21.180.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 35A - Optional Municipal Code › Chapter 35A.12 - Mayor-Council Plan of Government. › 35A.12.150 - Ordinances—Authentication and recording.

RCW 35A.12.150
Ordinances—Authentication and recording.
The city clerk shall authenticate by his or her signature and record in full in a properly indexed book kept for the purpose all ordinances and resolutions adopted by the council. Such book, or copies of ordinances and resolutions, shall be available for inspection by the public at reasonable times and under reasonable conditions.
[ 2009 c 549 § 3014; 1967 ex.s. c 119 § 35A.12.150.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 35A - Optional Municipal Code › Chapter 35A.12 - Mayor-Council Plan of Government. › 35A.12.160 - Publication of ordinances or summary—Public notice of hearings and meeting agendas.

RCW 35A.12.160
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 city's official newspaper.
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 § 15; 1988 c 168 § 7; 1987 c 400 § 3; 1985 c 469 § 42; 1967 ex.s. c 119 § 35A.12.160.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 35A - Optional Municipal Code › Chapter 35A.12 - Mayor-Council Plan of Government. › 35A.12.170 - Audit and allowance of demands against city.

RCW 35A.12.170
Audit and allowance of demands against city.
All demands against a code city shall be presented and audited in accordance with such regulations as may be prescribed by charter or ordinance; and upon the allowance of a demand, the clerk shall draw a warrant upon the treasurer for it, which warrant shall be countersigned by the mayor, or such person as he or she may designate, and shall specify the fund from which it is to be paid; or, payment may be made by a bank check when authorized by the legislative body of the code city under authority granted by RCW 35A.40.020, which check shall bear the signatures of the officers designated by the legislative body as required signatories of checks of such city, and shall specify the fund from which it is to be paid.
[ 2009 c 549 § 3015; 1967 ex.s. c 119 § 35A.12.170.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 35A - Optional Municipal Code › Chapter 35A.12 - Mayor-Council Plan of Government. › 35A.12.180 - Optional division of city into wards.

RCW 35A.12.180
Optional division of city into wards.
At any time not within three months previous to a municipal general election the council of a noncharter code city organized under this chapter may divide the city into wards or change the boundaries of existing wards. Unless the city is dividing into wards or changing the boundaries of existing wards under RCW 29A.92.040 or 29A.92.110, no change in the boundaries of wards shall affect the term of any councilmember, and councilmembers shall serve out their terms in the wards of their residences at the time of their elections: PROVIDED, That if this results in one ward being represented by more councilmembers than the number to which it is entitled those having the shortest unexpired terms shall be assigned by the council to wards where there is a vacancy, and the councilmembers so assigned shall be deemed to be residents of the wards to which they are assigned for purposes of those positions being vacant. The representation of each ward in the city council shall be in proportion to the population as nearly as is practicable.
If the city is dividing into wards or changing the boundaries of existing wards under RCW 29A.92.040 or 29A.92.110, all council positions are subject to election at the next regular election.
Wards shall be redrawn as provided in chapter 29A.76 RCW. Wards shall be used as follows: (1) Only a resident of the ward may be a candidate for, or hold office as, a councilmember of the ward; and (2) only voters of the ward may vote at a primary to nominate candidates for a councilmember of the ward. Voters of the entire city may vote at the general election to elect a councilmember of a ward, unless the city had prior to January 1, 1994, limited the voting in the general election for any or all council positions to only voters residing within the ward associated with the council positions. If a city had so limited the voting in the general election to only voters residing within the ward, then the city shall be authorized to continue to do so.
[ 2019 c 454 § 7; 2015 c 53 § 53; 1994 c 223 § 34; 1967 ex.s. c 119 § 35A.12.180.]
NOTES:
Retroactive application—Effective date—2019 c 454: See notes following RCW 29A.92.050.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 35A - Optional Municipal Code › Chapter 35A.12 - Mayor-Council Plan of Government. › 35A.12.190 - Powers of council.

RCW 35A.12.190
Powers of council.
The council of any code city organized under the mayor-council plan of government provided in this chapter shall have the powers and authority granted to the legislative bodies of cities governed by this title, as more particularly described in chapter 35A.11 RCW.
[ 1967 ex.s. c 119 § 35A.12.190.]
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RCW 35A.13.020
Election of councilmembers—Eligibility—Terms—Vacancies—Forfeiture of office—Council chair.
In council-manager code cities, eligibility for election to the council, the manner of electing councilmembers, the numbering of council positions, the terms of councilmembers, the occurrence and the filling of vacancies, the grounds for forfeiture of office, and appointment of a mayor pro tempore or deputy mayor or councilmember pro tempore shall be governed by the corresponding provisions of RCW 35A.12.030, 35A.12.040, 35A.12.050, 35A.12.060, and 35A.12.065 relating to the council of a code city organized under the mayor-council plan, except that in council-manager cities where all council positions are at large positions, the city council may, pursuant to RCW 35A.13.033, provide that the person elected to council position one shall be the council chair and shall carry out the duties prescribed by RCW 35A.13.030.
[ 2009 c 549 § 3017; 1994 c 223 § 36; 1975 1st ex.s. c 155 § 1; 1967 ex.s. c 119 § 35A.13.020.]
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RCW 35A.13.030
Mayor—Election—Chair to be mayor—Duties.
Biennially at the first meeting of the new council the members thereof shall choose a chair from among their number unless the chair is elected pursuant to RCW 35A.13.033. The chair of the council shall have the title of mayor and shall preside at meetings of the council. In addition to the powers conferred upon him or her as mayor, he or she shall continue to have all the rights, privileges, and immunities of a member of the council. The mayor shall be recognized as the head of the city for ceremonial purposes and by the governor for purposes of military law. He or she shall have no regular administrative duties, but in time of public danger or emergency, if so authorized by ordinance, shall take command of the police, maintain law, and enforce order.
[ 2009 c 549 § 3018; 1975 1st ex.s. c 155 § 2; 1967 ex.s. c 119 § 35A.13.030.]
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RCW 35A.13.033
Election on proposition to designate person elected to position one as chair—Subsequent holders of position one to be chair.
The city council of a council-manager city may by resolution place before the voters of the city, a proposition to designate the person elected to council position one as the chair of the council with the powers and duties set forth in RCW 35A.13.030. If a majority of those voting on the proposition cast a positive vote, then at all subsequent general elections at which position one is on the ballot, the person who is elected to position one shall become the chair upon taking office.
[ 2009 c 549 § 3019; 1975 1st ex.s. c 155 § 3.]
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RCW 35A.13.035
Mayor pro tempore or deputy mayor.
Biennially at the first meeting of a new council, or periodically, the members thereof, by majority vote, may designate one of their number as mayor pro tempore or deputy mayor for such period as the council may specify, to serve in the absence or temporary disability of the mayor; or, in lieu thereof, the council may, as the need may arise, appoint any qualified person to serve as mayor pro tempore in the absence or temporary disability of the mayor. In the event of the extended excused absence or disability of a councilmember, the remaining members by majority vote may appoint a councilmember pro tempore to serve during the absence or disability.
[ 2009 c 549 § 3020; 1969 ex.s. c 81 § 1.]
NOTES:
Effective date—1969 ex.s. c 81: "This 1969 amendatory act shall take effect July 1, 1969." [ 1969 ex.s. c 81 § 7.]
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RCW 35A.13.040
Compensation of councilmembers—Expenses.
The salaries of the councilmembers, including the mayor, shall be fixed by ordinance and may be revised from time to time by ordinance, but any increase or reduction in the compensation attaching to an office shall not become effective until the expiration of the term then being served by the incumbent: PROVIDED, That compensation of councilmembers may not be increased or diminished after their election nor may the compensation of the mayor be increased or diminished after the mayor has been chosen by the council.
Until councilmembers of a newly organized council-manager code city may lawfully be paid as provided by salary ordinance, such councilmembers shall be entitled to compensation in the same manner and in the same amount as councilmembers of such city prior to the adoption of this council-manager plan.
Until a salary ordinance can be passed and become effective as to elective officers of a newly incorporated code city, the first councilmembers shall be entitled to compensation as follows: In cities having less than five thousand inhabitants—twenty dollars per meeting for not more than two meetings per month; in cities having more than five thousand but less than fifteen thousand inhabitants—a salary of one hundred and fifty dollars per calendar month; in cities having more than fifteen thousand inhabitants—a salary of four hundred dollars per calendar month. A councilmember who is occupying the position of mayor, in addition to his or her salary as a councilmember, shall be entitled, while serving as mayor, to an additional amount per calendar month, or portion thereof, equal to twenty-five percent of the councilmember salary: PROVIDED, That such interim compensation shall remain in effect only until a salary ordinance is passed and becomes effective as to such officers, and the compensation provided herein shall not be construed as fixing the usual compensation of such officers. Councilmembers shall receive reimbursement for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of the duties of their office, or the council by ordinance may provide for a per diem allowance. Procedure for approval of claims for expenses shall be as provided by ordinance.
[ 2009 c 549 § 3021; 1979 ex.s. c 18 § 25; 1967 ex.s. c 119 § 35A.13.040.]
NOTES:
Severability—1979 ex.s. c 18: See note following RCW 35A.01.070.
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RCW 35A.13.050
City manager—Qualifications.
The city manager need not be a resident at the time of his or her appointment, unless such residency is required by the council. He or she shall be chosen by the council solely on the basis of his or her executive and administrative qualifications with special reference to his or her actual experience in, or his or her knowledge of, accepted practice in respect to the duties of his or her office. No person elected to membership on the council shall be eligible for appointment as city manager until one year has elapsed following the expiration of the term for which he or she was elected.
[ 2022 c 30 § 2; 2009 c 549 § 3022; 1967 ex.s. c 119 § 35A.13.050.]
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RCW 35A.13.060
City manager may serve two or more cities.
Whether the city manager shall devote his or her full time to the affairs of one code city shall be determined by the council. A city manager may serve two or more cities in that capacity at the same time.
[ 2009 c 549 § 3023; 1967 ex.s. c 119 § 35A.13.060.]
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RCW 35A.13.070
City manager—Bond and oath.
Before entering upon the duties of his or her office the city manager shall take an oath or affirmation for the faithful performance of his or her duties and shall execute and file with the clerk of the council a bond in favor of the code city in such sum as may be fixed by the council. The premium on such bond shall be paid by the city.
[ 2009 c 549 § 3024; 1967 ex.s. c 119 § 35A.13.070.]
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RCW 35A.13.080
City manager—Powers and duties.
The powers and duties of the city manager shall be:
(1) To have general supervision over the administrative affairs of the code city;
(2) To appoint and remove at any time all department heads, officers, and employees of the code city, except members of the council, and subject to the provisions of any applicable law, rule, or regulation relating to civil service: PROVIDED, That the council may provide for the appointment by the mayor, subject to confirmation by the council, of a city planning commission, and other advisory citizens' committees, commissions, and boards advisory to the city council: PROVIDED FURTHER, That if the municipal judge of the code city is appointed, such appointment shall be made by the city manager subject to confirmation by the council, for a four year term. The council may cause an audit to be made of any department or office of the code city government and may select the persons to make it, without the advice or consent of the city manager;
(3) To attend all meetings of the council at which his or her attendance may be required by that body;
(4) To see that all laws and ordinances are faithfully executed, subject to the authority which the council may grant the mayor to maintain law and order in times of emergency;
(5) To recommend for adoption by the council such measures as he or she may deem necessary or expedient;
(6) To prepare and submit to the council such reports as may be required by that body or as he or she may deem it advisable to submit;
(7) To keep the council fully advised of the financial condition of the code city and its future needs;
(8) To prepare and submit to the council a proposed budget for the fiscal year, as required by chapter 35A.33 RCW, and to be responsible for its administration upon adoption;
(9) To perform such other duties as the council may determine by ordinance or resolution.
[ 2009 c 549 § 3025; 1987 c 3 § 17; 1967 ex.s. c 119 § 35A.13.080.]
NOTES:
Severability—1987 c 3: See note following RCW 3.70.010.
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RCW 35A.13.090
Creation of departments, offices, and employment—Compensation.
On recommendation of the city manager or upon its own action, the council may create such departments, offices, and employments as it may find necessary or advisable and may determine the powers and duties of each department or office. Compensation of appointive officers and employees may be fixed by ordinance after recommendations are made by the city manager. The appointive officers shall include a city clerk and a chief of police or other law enforcement officer. Pursuant to recommendation of the city manager, the council shall make provision for obtaining legal counsel for the city, either by appointment of a city attorney on a full time or part time basis, or by any reasonable contractual arrangement for such professional services.
[ 1967 ex.s. c 119 § 35A.13.090.]
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RCW 35A.13.100
City manager—Department heads—Authority.
The city manager may authorize the head of a department or office responsible to him or her to appoint and remove subordinates in such department or office. Any officer or employee who may be appointed by the city manager, or by the head of a department or office, except one who holds his or her position subject to civil service, may be removed by the manager or other such appointing officer at any time subject to any applicable law, rule, or regulation relating to civil service. Subject to the provisions of RCW 35A.13.080 and any applicable civil service provisions, the decision of the manager or other appointing officer, shall be final and there shall be no appeal therefrom to any other office, body, or court whatsoever.
[ 2009 c 549 § 3026; 1967 ex.s. c 119 § 35A.13.100.]
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RCW 35A.13.110
City manager—Appointment of subordinates—Qualifications—Terms.
Appointments made by or under the authority of the city manager shall be on the basis of ability and training or experience of the appointees in the duties which they are to perform, and shall be in compliance with provisions of any merit system applicable to such city. Residence within the code city shall not be a requirement. All such appointments shall be without definite term.
[ 1967 ex.s. c 119 § 35A.13.110.]