Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 85 Diking And Drainage - Chapter 85.38 Special District Creation And Operation

85.38.001 Actions subject to review by boundary review board
The establishment of a drainage district, drainage improvement district, or drainage or diking improvement district may be subject to potential review by a boundary review ...

85.38.005 Purpose
The purpose of this chapter is to provide uniform and simplified procedures for the creation, elections, and operations of various special districts that provide diking, ...

85.38.010 Definitions
Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter: (1) "Governing body" means the board of commissioners, board of ...

85.38.020 Establishment of special districts -- Petition or resolution -- Contents
The establishment of a special district may be initiated by either petition of the owners of property located within the proposed special district, or by ...

85.38.030 Investigation of proposed boundaries and districts -- Report
Upon the filing of a valid petition or upon the adoption of the resolution, the county legislative authority shall direct the county engineer to investigate ...

85.38.040 Proposed special districts -- Public hearing -- Notice
The county legislative authority shall schedule a public hearing on the proposed special district if the county engineer's report indicates that the proposed projects are ...

85.38.050 Public hearing -- Elections
The county legislative authority or authorities shall conduct the public hearing at the date, time, and place indicated in the notice. Public hearings may be ...

85.38.060 Elections -- Notice -- Costs
The county legislative authority or authorities shall cause an election on the question of creating the special district to be held if findings as provided ...

85.38.070 Governing board -- Terms of office -- Election -- Appointment -- Vacancies -- Qualifications
(1) Except as provided in RCW 85.38.090, each special district shall be governed by a three-member governing body. The term of office for each member ...

85.38.075 Governing body -- Compensation and expenses
The members of the governing body may each receive up to ninety dollars per day or portion thereof spent in actual attendance at official meetings ...

85.38.080 Governing body -- Bond
Each member of a governing body of a special district, whether elected or appointed, shall enter into a bond, payable to the special district. The ...

85.38.090 Governing body -- Reduction in size
(1) Whenever the governing body of a special district has more than three members, the governing body shall be reduced to three members as of ...

85.38.100 General elections
General elections shall be held in each special district on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in February in each even-numbered year. The auditor ...

85.38.105 Voting rights
(1) The owner of land located in a special district who is a qualified voter of the special district shall receive two votes at any ...

85.38.110 Presumed eligible voters' list -- Notice of requirements of voting authority -- Copy of voter's list to county auditor
A list of presumed eligible voters shall be prepared and maintained by each special district. The list shall include the assessor's tax number for each ...

85.38.115 Elections -- When not required
No election shall be held to elect a member of a special district governing body, or to fill the remainder of an unexpired term which ...

85.38.120 Elections -- Auditor's assistance -- Notice -- Auditor's costs
The auditor of the county within which a special district, or the largest portion of a special district, is located shall assist such special district ...

85.38.125 Elections -- Auditor to conduct -- Election by mail
(1) If a special district has less than five hundred qualified voters, then the special district must contract with the county auditor to conduct the ...

85.38.130 Election officials -- Duties -- Voting hours -- Challenged ballots -- Absentee ballots
For special district elections that are not conducted by mail, the governing body of each special district shall appoint three voters of the special district, ...

85.38.140 Special district financing -- Alternative method
The process by which budgets are adopted, special assessments are measured and imposed, rates and charges are fixed, and assessment zones are established, as provided ...

85.38.145 Rates and charges
Regardless of whether any special assessments have been or may be imposed on a particular parcel of real property pursuant to this chapter, in order ...

85.38.150 Special assessments -- Valuation -- Assessment zones -- Criteria for assessments
(1) Special district special assessments shall be imposed only on real property within the district that uses or will use the special district's facilities or ...

85.38.160 Systems of assessment -- Hearing -- Notice -- Adoption of ordinance -- Appeals -- Review -- Emergency assessment
(1) The county within which each special district is located shall establish a system or systems of assessment for the special district as provided in ...

85.38.165 Applicable assessed value
(1) Every special district must use the assessed value applicable to forest land, farm and agricultural land, or open space land, under chapter 84.33 or ...

85.38.170 Budgets -- Special assessments -- Notice -- Delinquent special assessments -- Collection fee
Budgets for each special district shall be adopted, and special assessments imposed, annually for the succeeding calendar year. On or before December 1st of each ...

85.38.180 Special districts -- Powers
A special district may: (1) Engage in flood control activities, and investigate, plan, construct, acquire, repair, maintain, and operate improvements, works, projects, and facilities necessary ...

85.38.190 Construction of improvements -- When public bidding not required -- Use of district employees or volunteers
Any proposed improvement or part thereof, not exceeding five thousand dollars in cost, may be constructed by district employees: PROVIDED, That this shall not restrict ...

85.38.200 Annexation of contiguous territory -- Procedures
(1) Territory that is contiguously located to a special district may be annexed by the special district as provided in this section under the petition ...

85.38.210 Consolidation of contiguous districts -- Procedures
Two or more special districts that are contiguously located with each other, or which occupy all or part of the same territory, may consolidate as ...

85.38.213 Withdrawal of area within city or town
A special district may withdraw area from its boundaries that is located within the boundaries of a city or town, or area that includes area ...

85.38.215 Transfer of territory from one special district to another
Territory that is located in one special district may be transferred from that special district to another special district as provided in this section, if ...

85.38.217 Drainage and drainage improvement districts -- Removal of area by first-class city -- Notice
Any portion of a drainage district or drainage improvement district located within the boundaries of a first-class city operating a storm drain utility pursuant to ...

85.38.220 Suspension of operations -- Procedure -- Reactivation
Any special district may have its operations suspended as provided in this section. The process of suspending a special district's operations may be initiated by: ...

85.38.225 Alternative dissolution procedure -- Drainage and drainage improvement districts -- Conditions
As an alternative to this chapter a drainage district or drainage improvement district located within the boundaries of a county storm drainage and surface water ...

85.38.230 Special assessment bonds authorized
A special district may issue special assessment bonds or notes to finance costs related to providing, improving, expanding, or enlarging improvements and facilities if the ...

85.38.240 Special assessment bonds -- Issuance -- Terms
(1) Special assessment bonds and notes issued by special districts shall be issued and sold in accordance with chapter 39.46 RCW, except as otherwise provided ...

85.38.250 Special assessment bonds -- Guaranty fund
The governing body of a special district issuing special assessment bonds or notes may create and pay money into a special assessment bond guaranty fund ...

85.38.260 Special assessment bonds -- Refunding
A special district may issue funding or refunding special assessment bonds or notes to refund outstanding bonds or notes. Such funding or refunding bonds or ...

85.38.270 Special assessment bonds issued prior to July 1, 1986
Special assessment bonds or notes issued by a special district prior to July 1, 1986, shall continue to be retired and be subject to the ...

85.38.280 Cooperative watershed management
In addition to the authority provided throughout this title, diking, drainage, sewerage improvement, and similar districts organized pursuant to this title may participate in and ...

85.38.900 Severability -- 1985 c 396
If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application ...