Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 36 Counties - Chapter 36.105 Community Councils For Unincorporated Areas Of Island Counties

  • 36.105.010 Purpose
    Voters of the unincorporated areas of the state are authorized to establish community councils as provided in this chapter. It is the purpose of this ...
  • 36.105.020 Definitions
    Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter. (1) "Community" means a portion of the unincorporated area for ...
  • 36.105.030 Minimum requirements
    A community for which a community council is created may include only unincorporated territory located in a single county with a population of over thirty ...
  • 36.105.040 Creation
    (1) The process to create a community council shall be initiated by the filing of petitions with the county auditor of the county in which ...
  • 36.105.050 Election of initial community councilmembers
    The initial members of the community council shall be elected at the same election as the ballot proposition is submitted authorizing the creation of the ...
  • 36.105.060 Community councilmembers -- Election -- Terms
    Community councilmembers shall be elected to staggered four-year terms until their successors are elected and qualified. Each council position shall be numbered separately. Candidates shall ...
  • 36.105.070 Responsibility of county legislative authority
    (1) Within ninety days of the election at which a community council is created, the county legislative authority shall adopt an ordinance establishing policies and ...
  • 36.105.080 Powers
    A community council shall adopt proposed community comprehensive plans and proposed community zoning ordinances as provided in RCW 36.105.070. Community councils shall not have the ...
  • 36.105.090 Annexation
    A community council may provide for the annexation of adjacent unincorporated areas to the community that are not included within another community for which a ...
  • 36.105.100 Dissolution
    A community council shall be dissolved if the population of the community is reduced to less than five hundred persons, or less than two hundred ...

Last modified: April 7, 2009