Revised Code of Washington (RCW) (Last Updated: August 9, 2016) |
Title 35. CITIES AND TOWNS |
Chapter 35.22. First-class cities. |
Section 35.22.010. Laws governing. |
Section 35.22.020. Mode of exercising powers, functions and duties. |
Section 35.22.030. Cities having ten thousand or more population may frame charter for own government. |
Section 35.22.050. Election of freeholders to frame charter. |
Section 35.22.055. Election of freeholders in cities of three hundred thousand or more population—Designation of positions. |
Section 35.22.060. Submission of charter—Publication. |
Section 35.22.070. Election on adoption of charter—Notice. |
Section 35.22.080. Conduct of elections. |
Section 35.22.090. Form of ballot. |
Section 35.22.100. Certificates of election to officers. |
Section 35.22.110. Authentication of charter. |
Section 35.22.120. Petition for submission of charter amendment. |
Section 35.22.130. Requisites of petition—Effect of favorable vote. |
Section 35.22.140. New or revised charter—Petition—Freeholders. |
Section 35.22.150. Submission of new charter. |
Section 35.22.160. Election on adoption of new charter. |
Section 35.22.170. Publication of proposed charter. |
Section 35.22.180. Conduct of elections. |
Section 35.22.190. Effect of favorable vote. |
Section 35.22.195. Powers of cities adopting charters. |
Section 35.22.200. Legislative powers of charter city—Where vested—Direct legislation. |
Section 35.22.205. Compensation and hours of mayor and elected officials. |
Section 35.22.210. Separate designation of councilmembers in certain first-class cities. |
Section 35.22.220. Repeal of separate designation. |
Section 35.22.235. First-class mayor-council cities—Twelve councilmembers. |
Section 35.22.245. First-class mayor-council cities—Seven councilmembers. |
Section 35.22.280. Specific powers enumerated. |
Section 35.22.282. City and town license fees and taxes on financial institutions. |
Section 35.22.283. City license fees or taxes on certain business activities to be at a single uniform rate. |
Section 35.22.284. Association of sheriffs and police chiefs. |
Section 35.22.285. Nonpolluting power generation by individual—Exemption from regulation—Authorization to contract with utility. |
Section 35.22.287. Hydroelectric resources—Separate legal authority—Creation by irrigation districts and cities, towns, or public utility districts. |
Section 35.22.288. Publication of ordinances or summary—Public notice of hearings and meeting agendas. |
Section 35.22.290. Additional powers—Auditoriums, art museums. |
Section 35.22.300. Leasing of land for auditoriums, etc. |
Section 35.22.302. Conveyance or lease of space above real property or structures or improvements. |
Section 35.22.305. Department for administration, etc., of property incident to civic center—Creation authorized—Supervision—Authority. |
Section 35.22.310. Cesspools, filling of—Removal of debris, etc. |
Section 35.22.320. Collection of cost of filling cesspools, etc. |
Section 35.22.330. Radio communication. |
Section 35.22.340. Streets—Railroad franchises in, along, over, and across. |
Section 35.22.350. Utilities—Collective bargaining with employees. |
Section 35.22.360. Utilities—Wage adjustments. |
Section 35.22.362. Nuclear thermal power facilities—Joint development with public utility districts and electrical companies. |
Section 35.22.365. Public transportation systems in municipalities—Financing. |
Section 35.22.370. Wards—Division of city. |
Section 35.22.410. Wharves—City may let wharves or privileges thereon. |
Section 35.22.415. Municipal airport located in unincorporated area—Subject to county comprehensive plan and zoning ordinances. |
Section 35.22.425. Criminal code repeals by city operating municipal court—Agreement covering costs of handling resulting criminal cases—Arbitration. |
Section 35.22.570. Omnibus grant of powers to first-class cities. |
Section 35.22.580. Diversion of local improvement moneys prohibited—Refund of excess. |
Section 35.22.590. Bonds voted by people—Transfer of excess to redemption fund. |
Section 35.22.600. Liability for violations of RCW 35.22.580 or 35.22.590. |
Section 35.22.610. Police officers—Appointment without regard to residence authorized. |
Section 35.22.620. Public works or improvements—Limitations on work by public employees—Small works roster—Purchase of reused or recycled materials or products. |
Section 35.22.625. Public works or improvements—Inapplicability of RCW 35.22.620 to certain agreements relating to water pollution control, solid waste handling facilities. |
Section 35.22.630. Public works or improvements—Cost amounts—How determined. |
Section 35.22.635. Public works or improvements—Low bidder claiming error—Prohibition on later bid for same project. |
Section 35.22.640. Public works or improvements—Electrical distribution and generating systems—Customer may contract with qualified electrical contractor. |
Section 35.22.650. Public works or improvements—Minority business, employees—Contract, contents. |
Section 35.22.660. Child care facilities—Review of need and demand—Adoption of ordinances. |
Section 35.22.680. Residential care facilities—Review of need and demand—Adoption of ordinances. |
Section 35.22.690. First-class cities subject to limitations on moratoria, interim zoning controls. |
Section 35.22.695. Planning regulations—Copies provided to county assessor. |
Section 35.22.700. Conformance with chapter 43.97 RCW required. |
Section 35.22.705. Purchase of electric power and energy from joint operating agency. |
Section 35.22.900. Liberal construction. |