Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 52 Fire Protection Districts - Chapter 52.14 Commissioners

  • 52.14.010 Number -- Qualifications -- Insurance -- Compensation and expenses -- Service as volunteer firefighter
    The affairs of the district shall be managed by a board of fire commissioners composed of three registered voters residing in the district except as ...
  • 52.14.013 Commissioner districts -- Creation -- Boundaries
    The board of fire commissioners of a fire protection district may adopt a resolution by unanimous vote causing a ballot proposition to be submitted to ...
  • 52.14.015 Increase from three to five commissioners -- Election
    In the event a three member board of commissioners of any fire protection district determines by resolution that it would be in the best interest ...
  • 52.14.017 Decrease from five to three commissioners -- Election -- Disposition of commissioner districts
    Except as provided in RCW 52.14.020, in the event a five-member board of commissioners of any fire protection district determines by resolution that it would ...
  • 52.14.020 Number in district having full-time, fully-paid personnel -- Terms of first appointees
    In a fire protection district maintaining a fire department consisting wholly of personnel employed on a full-time, fully-paid basis, there shall be five fire commissioners. ...
  • 52.14.030 Polling places
    The polling places for a fire protection district election may be located inside or outside the boundaries of the district, as determined by the auditor ...
  • 52.14.050 Vacancies
    Vacancies on a board of fire commissioners shall occur as provided in chapter 42.12 RCW. In addition, if a fire commissioner is absent from the ...
  • 52.14.060 Commissioner's terms
    The initial three members of the board of fire commissioners shall be elected at the same election as when the ballot proposition is submitted to ...
  • 52.14.070 Oath of office
    Before beginning the duties of office, each fire commissioner shall take and subscribe the official oath for the faithful discharge of the duties of office ...
  • 52.14.080 Chairman -- Secretary -- Duties and oath
    The fire commissioners shall elect a chairman from their number and shall appoint a secretary of the district, who may or may not be a ...
  • 52.14.090 Office -- Meetings
    (1) The office of the fire commissioners and principal place of business of the district shall be at some place within the county in which ...
  • 52.14.100 Meetings -- Powers and duties of board
    All meetings of the board of fire commissioners shall be conducted in accordance with chapter 42.30 RCW and a majority constitutes a quorum for the ...
  • 52.14.110 Purchases and public works -- Competitive bids required -- Exceptions
    Insofar as practicable, purchases and any public works by the district shall be based on competitive bids. A formal sealed bid procedure shall be used ...
  • 52.14.120 Purchases and public works -- Competitive bidding procedures
    (1) Notice of the call for bids shall be given by publishing the notice in a newspaper of general circulation within the district at least ...
  • 52.14.130 Low bidder claiming error -- Prohibition on later bid for same project
    A low bidder who claims error and fails to enter into a contract with a fire protection district for a public works project is prohibited ...

Last modified: April 7, 2009