Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 36 Counties - Chapter 36.69 Park And Recreation Districts

36.69.010 Park and recreation districts authorized -- "Recreational facilities" defined
Park and recreation districts are hereby authorized to be formed as municipal corporations for the purpose of providing leisure time activities and facilities and recreational ...

36.69.020 Formation of district by petition -- Procedure
The formation of a park and recreation district shall be initiated by a petition designating the boundaries thereof by metes and bounds, or by describing ...

36.69.030 Area which may be included -- Resolution of governing body of city or town
A park and recreation district may include any unincorporated area in the state and, when any part of the proposed district lies within the corporate ...

36.69.040 Hearing on petition -- Notice
The board of county commissioners shall set a time for a hearing on the petition for the formation of a park and recreation district to ...

36.69.050 Boundaries -- Name -- Inclusion, exclusion of lands
The board of county commissioners shall designate a name for and fix the boundaries of the proposed district following such hearing. No land shall be ...

36.69.065 Election for formation -- Inclusion of proposition for tax levy or issuance of bonds
If the petition or resolution initiating the formation of the proposed park and recreation district proposes that the initial capital or operational costs are to ...

36.69.070 Elections -- Procedures -- Terms
A ballot proposition authorizing the formation of the proposed park and recreation district shall be submitted to the voters of the proposed district for their ...

36.69.080 Election results
If a majority of all votes cast upon the proposition favors the formation of the district, the county legislative authority shall, by resolution, declare the ...

36.69.090 Commissioners -- Terms -- Election procedures
A park and recreation district shall be governed by a board of five commissioners. Except for the initial commissioners, all commissioners shall be elected to ...

36.69.100 Commissioners -- Vacancies
Vacancies on the board of park and recreation commissioners shall occur and shall be filled as provided in chapter 42.12 RCW.[1994 c 223 § 46; ...

36.69.110 Commissioners -- Compensation, expenses
The park and recreation commissioners shall receive no compensation for their services but shall receive necessary expenses in attending meetings of the board or when ...

36.69.120 Commissioners -- Duties
The park and recreation district board of commissioners shall: (1) Elect its officers including a chairman, vice chairman, secretary, and such other officers as it ...

36.69.130 Powers of districts
Park and recreation districts shall have such powers as are necessary to carry out the purpose for which they are created, including, but not being ...

36.69.140 Excess levies authorized -- Bonds -- Interest bearing warrants
(1) A park and recreation district shall have the power to levy excess levies upon the property included within the district, in the manner prescribed ...

36.69.145 Six-year regular property tax levies -- Limitations -- Election
(1) A park and recreation district may impose regular property tax levies in an amount equal to sixty cents or less per thousand dollars of ...

36.69.147 Community revitalization financing -- Public improvements
In addition to other authority that a park and recreation district possesses, a park and recreation district may provide any public improvement as defined under ...

36.69.150 District treasurer -- Warrants -- Vouchers
The county treasurer of the county in which the district shall be located shall be the treasurer of the district, and expenditures shall be made ...

36.69.160 Budget
The board of park and recreation commissioners of each park and recreation district shall annually compile a budget, in form prescribed by the state auditor, ...

36.69.170 Expenditures
Expenditures shall be made solely in accordance with the budget, and should revenues accrue at a rate below the anticipated amounts, the board of park ...

36.69.180 Violation of rules -- Penalty
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the violation of any of the rules or regulations of a park and recreation district adopted by ...

36.69.190 Additional area may be added to district
After a park and recreation district has been organized, an additional area may be added by the same procedure within the proposed additional area as ...

36.69.200 L.I.D.'s -- Authorization -- Assessments, warrants, bonds -- County treasurer's duties
(1) Whenever the board of park and recreation commissioners of any district shall determine that any proposed capital improvement would be of special benefit to ...

36.69.210 L.I.D.'s -- Initiation by resolution or petition
Local improvement districts may be initiated either (1) by resolution of the board of park and recreation commissioners, or, (2) by petition signed by the ...

36.69.220 L.I.D.'s -- Procedure when by resolution
If the board of park and recreation commissioners desires to initiate the formation of a local improvement district by resolution, it shall first pass a ...

36.69.230 L.I.D.'s -- Procedure when by petition -- Publication of notice of intent by either resolution or petition
If such local improvement district is initiated by petition, such petition shall set forth the nature and territorial extent of the proposed improvement requested to ...

36.69.240 L.I.D.'s -- Notice -- Contents
Notice of the adoption of the resolution of intention shall be given each owner or reputed owner of any lot, tract, parcel of land or ...

36.69.245 L.I.D.'s -- Notice must contain statement that assessments may vary from estimates
Any notice given to the public or to the owners of specific lots, tracts, or parcels of land relating to the formation of a local ...

36.69.250 L.I.D.'s -- Public hearing -- Inclusion, exclusion of property
Whether the improvement is initiated by petition or resolution, the board of park and recreation commissioners shall conduct a public hearing at the time and ...

36.69.260 L.I.D.'s -- Protests -- Procedure -- Jurisdiction of board
After said hearing the board of park and recreation commissioners shall have jurisdiction to overrule protests and proceed with any such improvement initiated by petition ...

36.69.270 L.I.D.'s -- Powers and duties of board upon formation
If the board of park and recreation commissioners finds that the district should be formed, it shall by resolution order the improvement, adopt detailed plans ...

36.69.280 L.I.D.'s -- Assessment roll -- Procedure for approval -- Objections
Before approval of the roll a notice shall be published once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the ...

36.69.290 L.I.D.'s -- Segregation of assessments -- Power of board
Whenever any land against which there has been levied any special assessment by any park and recreation district shall have been sold in part or ...

36.69.300 L.I.D.'s -- Segregation of assessments -- Procedure -- Fee, charges
Any person desiring to have such a special assessment against a tract of land segregated to apply to smaller parts thereof shall apply to the ...

36.69.305 L.I.D.'s -- Acquisition of property subject to unpaid or delinquent assessments by state or political subdivision -- Payment of lien or installments
See RCW 79.44.190. ...

36.69.310 Dissolution
Any park and recreation district formed under the provisions of this chapter may be dissolved in the manner provided in chapter 53.48 RCW, relating to ...

36.69.320 Disincorporation of district located in county with a population of two hundred ten thousand or more and inactive for five years
See chapter 57.90 RCW. ...

36.69.350 Board authorized to contract indebtedness and issue revenue bonds
The board of parks and recreation commissioners is hereby authorized for the purpose of carrying out the lawful powers granted to park and recreation districts ...

36.69.360 Revenue bonds -- Authorized purposes
All such revenue bonds authorized under the terms of this chapter may be issued and sold by the district from time to time and in ...

36.69.370 Revenue bonds -- Issuance, form, seal, etc
(1) When revenue bonds are issued for authorized purposes, said bonds shall be either registered as to principal only or principal and interest as provided ...

36.69.380 Resolution to authorize bonds -- Contents
Bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter shall be payable solely out of the operating revenues of the park and recreation district. Such bonds ...

36.69.390 Payment of bonds -- Covenants -- Enforcement
The board of park and recreation commissioners may provide covenants as it may deem necessary to secure the payment of the principal of and interest ...

36.69.400 Funding, refunding bonds
(1) The board of parks and recreation commissioners of any district may by resolution, from time to time, provide for the issuance of funding or ...

36.69.410 Authority for issuance of bonds -- Construction
This chapter shall be complete authority for the issuance of the revenue bonds hereby authorized, and shall be liberally construed to accomplish its purposes. Any ...

36.69.420 Joint park and recreation district -- Authorization
A park and recreation district may be formed encompassing portions of two or more counties. Such a district shall be known as a joint park ...

36.69.430 Joint park and recreation district -- Formation -- Petition
The formation of a joint park and recreation district shall be initiated by a petition as prescribed in RCW 36.69.020. The petition shall be filed ...

36.69.440 Joint park and recreation district -- Formation -- Hearing -- Boundaries -- Election
(1) If the petition filed under RCW 36.69.430 is found to contain a sufficient number of signatures, the legislative authority of each county shall set ...

36.69.450 Joint park and recreation district -- Duties of county officers
For all purposes essential to the maintenance, operation, and administration of a joint park and recreation district, including the apportionment of any funds, the county ...

36.69.460 Joint park and recreation district -- Population determinations
Population determinations for the purposes of RCW 36.69.440 and 36.69.450 shall be made by the office of financial management.[1979 ex.s. c 11 § 5.]Notes: Severability ...

36.69.900 Short title
This chapter may be cited as the "Recreation Districts Act for Counties."[1969 c 26 § 7; 1967 c 63 § 7; 1963 c 4 § ...