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RCW Sections

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

Notes:

Accident claims against: RCW 35.31.020. Actions against    public corporations: RCW 4.08.120.    state: Chapter 4.92 RCW. Actions by in corporate name: RCW 4.08.110. Advancement in classification: RCW 35.06.010. Annexation of federal areas: RCW 35.13.185. Bond issues by proxy: Chapter 35.36 RCW. Charters    provisions on local improvements superseded: RCW 35.43.030.    subject to general laws: State Constitution Art. 11 § 10 (Amendment 40). Classification as: RCW 35.01.010. Discrimination, administrative remedies authorized: RCW 49.60.330. Employment of legal interns: RCW 35.21.760. Harbor improvements, joint planning authorized: RCW 88.32.240, 88.32.250. Health officer, birth and death records, furnishing of, fees: RCW 70.58.107. Inhabitants at time of organization: RCW 35.01.010. Judgment against local governmental entity, enforcement: RCW 6.17.080. Limitations on indebtedness: State Constitution Art. 7 § 2 (Amendments 55, 59), Art. 8 § 6 (Amendment 27), chapter 39.36 RCW, RCW 84.52.050. Local improvement    bonds: Chapters 35.43 through 35.48 RCW.    bonds, collection of assessments: RCW 35.49.010.    laws superseded: RCW 35.43.030. Lost and found property: Chapter 63.21 RCW. Municipal transportation systems, budget by transportation commission: RCW 35.32A.010. Officers    salaries of, not to be changed during term: State Constitution Art. 11 § 8 (Amendment 57).    vacancies not to be extended: State Constitution Art. 11 § 8 (Amendment 57). Organization under general laws required: State Constitution Art. 11 § 10 (Amendment 40). Parking, off-street facilities: Chapter 35.86 RCW. Police    regulations, enforcement of: State Constitution Art. 11 § 11.    relief and pensions in first class cities: Chapter 41.20 RCW. Public funds    deposited with treasurer: State Constitution Art. 11 § 15.    use of, by official, a felony: State Constitution Art. 11 § 14. Public health pooling fund: Chapter 70.12 RCW. Retirement and pensions: Chapter 41.28 RCW. Roadways, elevated, authority to construct: RCW 35.85.010. Sanitary fills: RCW 35.73.010. Service of summons on, personal service: RCW 4.28.080. Sidewalks, construction and reconstruction, generally: Chapter 35.69 RCW. Streets and alleys, grades at high elevation, drainage impractical on private abutting land, effect: Chapter 35.73 RCW. Subways, authority to construct: RCW 35.85.050. Taxes, collection by county treasurer: RCW 36.29.100, 36.29.110. Tunnels, authority to construct: RCW 35.85.050. Unclaimed property in hands of city police: Chapter 63.32 RCW. Viaducts, authority to construct: RCW 35.85.010. Vital statistics, primary registration district: RCW 70.58.010.