Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 36 Counties - Chapter 36.68 Parks And Recreational Facilities

36.68.010 Counties may establish park and playground systems -- Disposition of surplus park property
Counties may establish park and playground systems for public recreational purposes and for such purposes shall have the power to acquire lands, buildings and other ...

36.68.020 Programs of public recreation
Counties may conduct programs of public recreation, and in any such program property or facilities owned by any individual, group or organization, whether public or ...

36.68.030 Park and recreation board -- Composition
Each county may form a county park and recreation board composed of seven members, who shall be appointed by the board of county commissioners to ...

36.68.040 Park and recreation board -- Terms of members
For the appointive positions on the county park and recreation board the initial terms shall be two years for two positions, four years for two ...

36.68.050 Park and recreation board -- Removal of members -- Vacancies
Any appointed county park and recreation board member may be removed by a majority vote of the board of county commissioners either for cause or ...

36.68.060 Park and recreation board -- Powers and duties
The county park and recreation board: (1) Shall elect its officers, including a chairman, vice chairman and secretary, and such other officers as it may ...

36.68.070 Park and recreation fund
In counties in which county park and recreation boards are formed, a county park and recreation fund shall be established. Into this fund shall be ...

36.68.080 Penalty for violations of regulations
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, any person violating any rules or regulations adopted by the board of county commissioners relating to parks, ...

36.68.090 Counties authorized to build, improve, operate and maintain, etc., parks, playgrounds, gymnasiums, swimming pools, beaches, stadiums, golf courses, etc., and other recreational facilities -- Regulation -- Charges for use
Any county, acting through its board of county commissioners, is empowered to build, construct, care for, control, supervise, improve, operate and maintain parks, playgrounds, gymnasiums, ...

36.68.100 Moorage facilities -- Regulations authorized -- Port charges, delinquency -- Abandoned vessels, public sale
See RCW 53.08.310 and 53.08.320. ...

36.68.110 Counties authorized to permit public libraries on land used for park and recreation purposes
A county, acting through its county legislative authority, is authorized to permit the location of public libraries on land owned by the county that is ...

36.68.400 Creation authorized -- Purposes -- Taxing districts -- Powers
Any county shall have the power to create park and recreation service areas for the purpose of financing, acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining, or operating any ...

36.68.410 May be initiated by resolution or petition
Park and recreation service areas may be initiated in any unincorporated area of any county by resolution adopted by the county legislative authority or by ...

36.68.420 Resolution or petition -- Contents
Any resolution or petition initiating a proposed park and recreation service area shall set forth the boundaries of the service area with certainty, describe the ...

36.68.430 Petitions -- Verification of signatures
Petitions shall be submitted to the county auditor who shall verify the signatures thereon to determine that the petition has been signed by the requisite ...

36.68.440 Feasibility and cost studies -- Public hearing -- Notice
Upon accepting a petition to form a park and recreation service area, or upon passage of a resolution to establish such a service area, the ...

36.68.450 Hearing procedure -- Inclusion of property -- Examination of reports -- Recess
At the hearing, the county legislative authority shall first provide for an explanation of the objectives of the proposed park and recreation service area and ...

36.68.460 Findings of county commissioners -- Dismissal of proceedings, limitation on subsequent initiation
At the conclusion of a hearing, the board of county commissioners shall make the following findings: (1) Whether or not the service area's objectives fit ...

36.68.470 Resolution ordering election -- Election procedure -- Formation
(1) Upon making findings under the provisions of RCW 36.68.460, the county legislative authority shall, by resolution, order an election of the voters of the ...

36.68.480 Property tax levies or bond retirement levies -- Election
If the petition or resolution initiating the formation of the proposed park and recreation service area proposes that the initial capital or operational costs are ...

36.68.490 Annual excess levy or bond retirement levies -- Election procedure -- Vote required
In order for the annual excess tax levy proposition or bond retirement levies proposition to be approved, voters exceeding in number at least sixty percent ...

36.68.500 Resolution declaring formation -- Treasurer -- Disbursement procedure
If the formation of the service area is approved by the voters, the county legislative authority shall by resolution declare the service area to be ...

36.68.510 Local service area fund
If the service area is formed, there shall be created in the office of the county treasurer a local service area fund with such accounts ...

36.68.520 Annual excess property tax levy -- General obligation bonds
(1) A park and recreation service area shall have the power to levy annual excess levies upon the property included within the service area if ...

36.68.525 Six-year regular property tax levies -- Limitations -- Election
A park and recreation service area may impose regular property tax levies in an amount equal to sixty cents or less per thousand dollars of ...

36.68.527 Community revitalization financing -- Public improvements
In addition to other authority that a park and recreation service area possesses, a park and recreation service area may provide any public improvement as ...

36.68.530 Budgets -- Appropriations -- Accumulation of reserves
The governing body of each park and recreation service area shall annually compile a budget for each service area in a form prescribed by the ...

36.68.541 Employees
Park and recreation service areas may hire employees and may fund all or a portion of the salaries and benefits of county park employees who ...

36.68.550 Use and admission fees and charges
A park and recreation service area may impose and collect use fees or other direct charges on facilities financed, acquired, and operated by the park ...

36.68.555 Eminent domain
A park and recreation service area may exercise the power of eminent domain to obtain property for its authorized purposes in a manner consistent with ...

36.68.560 Concessions
The county legislative authority may transfer the proceeds from concessions for food and other services accruing to the county from park or park facilities which ...

36.68.570 Use of funds -- Purchases
A park and recreation service area may reimburse the county for any charge incurred by the county current expense fund which is properly an expense ...

36.68.580 Ownership of parks and facilities -- Expenditure of funds budgeted for park purposes
Any park facility or park acquired, improved or otherwise financed in whole or in part by park and recreation service area funds shall be owned ...

36.68.590 Purpose -- Level of services -- General park programs
The purpose of RCW 36.68.400 et seq. shall be to provide a higher level of park services and shall not in any way diminish the ...

36.68.600 Use of park and recreation service area funds in exercise of powers enumerated in chapter 67.20 RCW
A park and recreation service area may exercise any of the powers enumerated in chapter 67.20 RCW with respect to any park and recreation facility ...

36.68.610 Area which may be included -- Inclusion of area within city or town -- Procedure
A park and recreation service area may include any unincorporated area in the state, and when any part of the proposed district lies within the ...

36.68.620 Enlargement by inclusion of additional area -- Procedure
After a park and recreation service area has been organized, an additional area may be added by the same procedure within the proposed additional area ...