Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 35 Cities And Towns - Chapter 35.33 Budgets In Second And Third-Class Cities, Towns, And First-Class Cities Under Three Hundred Thousand
- 35.33.011 Definitions
Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following words as used in this chapter shall have the meaning herein prescribed: (1) "Clerk" as used in ...
- 35.33.020 Applicability of chapter
The provisions of this chapter apply to all cities of the first class that have a population of less than three hundred thousand, to all ...
- 35.33.031 Budget estimates
On or before the second Monday of the fourth month prior to the beginning of the city's or town's next fiscal year, or at such ...
- 35.33.041 Budget estimates -- Classification and segregation
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 ...
- 35.33.051 Budget -- Preliminary
On or before the first business day in the third month prior to the beginning of the fiscal year of a city or town or ...
- 35.33.055 Budget -- Preliminary -- Filing -- Copies
The chief administrative officer shall prepare the preliminary budget in detail, making any revisions or additions to the reports of the department heads deemed advisable ...
- 35.33.057 Budget message -- Hearings
In every city or town a budget message prepared by or under the direction of the city's or town's chief administrative officer shall be submitted ...
- 35.33.061 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 ...
- 35.33.071 Budget -- Final -- Hearing
The council shall meet on the day fixed by RCW 35.33.061 for the purpose of fixing the final budget of the city or town at ...
- 35.33.075 Budget -- Final -- Adoption -- Appropriations
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 ...
- 35.33.081 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 ...
- 35.33.091 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 ...
- 35.33.101 Emergency warrants
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 ...
- 35.33.106 Registered warrants -- Payment
In adopting the final budget for any fiscal year, the legislative body shall appropriate from estimated revenue sources available, a sufficient amount to pay the ...
- 35.33.107 Adjustment of wages, hours, and conditions of employment
Notwithstanding the appropriations for any salary, or salary range of any employee or employees adopted in a final budget, the legislative body of any city ...
- 35.33.111 Forms -- Accounting -- Supervision by state
The state auditor is empowered to make and install the forms and classifications required by this chapter to define what expenditures are chargeable to each ...
- 35.33.121 Funds -- Limitations on expenditures -- Transfers
The expenditures as classified and itemized in the final budget shall constitute the city's or town's appropriations for the ensuing fiscal year. Unless otherwise ordered ...
- 35.33.123 Administration, oversight, or supervision of utility -- Reimbursement from utility budget authorized
Whenever any city or town apportions a percentage of the city manager's, administrator's, or supervisor's time, or the time of other management or general government ...
- 35.33.125 Liabilities incurred in excess of budget
Liabilities incurred by any officer or employee of the city or town in excess of any budget appropriations shall not be a liability of the ...
- 35.33.131 Funds received from sale of bonds and warrants -- Expenditure program
Moneys received from the sale of bonds or warrants shall be used for no other purpose than that for which they were issued and no ...
- 35.33.135 Revenue estimates -- Amount to be raised by ad valorem taxes
At a time fixed by the city's or town's ordinance or city charter, not later than the first Monday in October of each year, the ...
- 35.33.141 Report of expenditures and liabilities against budget appropriations
At such intervals as may be required by city charter or city or town ordinance, however, being not less than quarterly, the clerk shall submit ...
- 35.33.145 Contingency fund -- Creation -- Purpose -- Support -- Lapse
Every city or town may create and maintain a contingency fund to provide moneys with which to meet any municipal expense, the necessity or extent ...
- 35.33.147 Contingency fund -- Withdrawals
No money shall be withdrawn from the contingency fund except by transfer to the appropriate operating fund authorized by a resolution or ordinance of the ...
- 35.33.151 Unexpended appropriations
All appropriations in any current operating fund shall lapse at the end of each fiscal year: PROVIDED, That this shall not prevent payments in the ...
- 35.33.170 Violations and penalties
Upon the conviction of any city or town official, department head or other city or town employee of knowingly failing, or refusing, without just cause, ...
Last modified: April 7, 2009