Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 35 Cities And Towns - Chapter 35.22 First-Class Cities

35.22.010 Laws governing
Cities of the first class shall be organized and governed according to the law providing for the government of cities having a population of ten ...

35.22.020 Mode of exercising powers, functions and duties
The form of the organization and the manner and mode in which cities of the first class shall exercise the powers, functions and duties conferred ...

35.22.030 Cities having ten thousand or more population may frame charter for own government
Any city with a population of ten thousand or more inhabitants may frame a charter for its own government.[1965 ex.s. c 47 § 5; 1965 ...

35.22.050 Election of freeholders to frame charter
Whenever the population of a city is ten thousand or more, the legislative authority thereof shall provide by ordinance for an election to be held ...

35.22.055 Election of freeholders in cities of three hundred thousand or more population -- Designation of positions -- Rotation of names on ballots
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever the population of a city is three hundred thousand persons or more, not less than ten days before ...

35.22.060 Submission of charter -- Publication
The board of freeholders shall convene within ten days after their election and frame a charter for the city and within thirty days thereafter, they, ...

35.22.070 Election on adoption of charter -- Notice
Within five days after the filing with the city clerk of affidavits of publication, which affidavits shall be filed immediately after the last publication, the ...

35.22.080 Conduct of elections
The election of the members of the board of freeholders and that upon the proposition of adopting or rejecting the proposed charter and the officers ...

35.22.090 Form of ballot
The form of ballot in the election for the adoption or rejection of the proposed charter shall be: "For the proposed charter," "Against the proposed ...

35.22.100 Certificates of election to officers
If a majority of the votes cast at the election upon the adoption of the proposed charter favor it, certificates of election shall be issued ...

35.22.110 Authentication of charter
The authentication of the charter shall be by certificate of the mayor in substance as follows: "I . . . . . ., mayor of ...

35.22.120 Petition for submission of charter amendment
On petition of a number (equal to fifteen percent of the total number of votes cast at the last preceding general state election) of qualified ...

35.22.130 Requisites of petition -- Effect of favorable vote
A petition containing the demand for the submission of the proposed charter amendment or for an election to be held for the purpose of electing ...

35.22.140 New or revised charter -- Petition -- Freeholders
On the petition of a number of registered voters of a city equal to twenty-five percent of the total votes cast at the last preceding ...

35.22.150 Submission of new charter
Within ten days after the results of the election have been determined, if a majority of the votes cast favor the proceeding, the members of ...

35.22.160 Election on adoption of new charter
Upon the filing of the proposed new, altered, changed or revised charter with the city clerk, it shall be submitted to the qualified voters of ...

35.22.170 Publication of proposed charter
The proposed new, altered or revised charter shall be published in the newspaper having the largest general circulation within the city at least once each ...

35.22.180 Conduct of elections
The election of the board of freeholders and that upon the proposition of adopting the proposed new, altered or revised charter, may be general or ...

35.22.190 Effect of favorable vote
If a majority of the voters voting upon the adoption of the proposed new, altered or revised charter favor it, it shall become the charter ...

35.22.195 Powers of cities adopting charters
Any city adopting a charter under Article XI, section 10 of the Constitution of the state of Washington, as amended by amendment 40, shall have ...

35.22.200 Legislative powers of charter city -- Where vested -- Direct legislation
The legislative powers of a charter city shall be vested in a mayor and a city council, to consist of such number of members and ...

35.22.205 Compensation and hours of mayor and elected officials
The compensation and the time to be devoted to the performance of the duties of the mayor and elected officials of all cities of the ...

35.22.210 Separate designation of councilmen in certain first-class cities
Any city of the first class having a population less than one hundred thousand by the last federal census and having a charter providing that ...

35.22.220 Repeal of separate designation
Whenever any such city shall have passed such an ordinance providing for such separate designations and for filing for and election to office in accordance ...

35.22.235 First-class mayor-council cities -- Twelve councilmembers
All regular elections in first-class cities having a mayor-council form of government whose charters provide for twelve councilmembers elected for a term of two years, ...

35.22.245 First-class mayor-council cities -- Seven councilmembers
All regular elections in first-class cities having a mayor-council form of government whose charters provide for seven councilmembers, one to be elected from each of ...

35.22.280 Specific powers enumerated
Any city of the first class shall have power: (1) To provide for general and special elections, for questions to be voted upon, and for ...

35.22.282 City and town license fees and taxes on financial institutions
See chapter 82.14A RCW. ...

35.22.283 City license fees or taxes on certain business activities to be at a single uniform rate
See RCW 35.21.710. ...

35.22.284 Association of sheriffs and police chiefs
See chapter 36.28A RCW. ...

35.22.285 Nonpolluting power generation by individual -- Exemption from regulation -- Authorization to contract with utility
See chapter 80.58 RCW. ...

35.22.287 Hydroelectric resources -- Separate legal authority -- Creation by irrigation districts and cities, towns, or public utility districts
See RCW 87.03.825 through 87.03.840. ...

35.22.288 Publication of ordinances or summary -- Public notice of hearings and meeting agendas
Promptly after adoption, the text of each ordinance or a summary of the content of each ordinance shall be published at least once in the ...

35.22.290 Additional powers -- Auditoriums, art museums
Every city of the first class may lease, purchase, or construct, and maintain public auditoriums and art museums and may use and let them for ...

35.22.300 Leasing of land for auditoriums, etc
If a city of the first class has acquired title to land for public auditoriums or art museums, it may let it or any part ...

35.22.302 Conveyance or lease of space above real property or structures or improvements
The legislative authority of every city of the first and second class owning real property, not limited by dedication or trust to a particular public ...

35.22.305 Department for administration, etc., of property incident to civic center -- Creation authorized -- Supervision -- Authority
The legislative authority of any city of the first class of more than four hundred thousand population shall have, notwithstanding any charter or statutory provision ...

35.22.310 Cesspools, filling of -- Removal of debris, etc
Every city of the first class is empowered to provide for the filling and closing of cesspools and for the removing of garbage, debris, grass, ...

35.22.320 Collection of cost of filling cesspools, etc
Every city of the first class by general ordinance may prescribe the mode and manner of assessing, levying and collecting assessments upon property for filling ...

35.22.330 Radio communication
Every city of the first class maintaining a harbor department may install, maintain, and operate in connection therewith wireless telegraph stations for the handling of ...

35.22.340 Streets -- Railroad franchises in, along, over, and across
Every city of the first class may by ordinance authorize the location, construction, and operation of railroads in, along, over, and across any highway, street, ...

35.22.350 Utilities -- Collective bargaining with employees
Every city of the first class which owns and operates a waterworks system, a light and power system, a street railway or other public utility, ...

35.22.360 Utilities -- Wage adjustments
Notwithstanding any annual budget or statute relating thereto, any city of the first class owning and operating a public utility, or the city's public utility ...

35.22.362 Nuclear thermal power facilities -- Joint development with public utility districts and electrical companies
See chapter 54.44 RCW. ...

35.22.365 Public transportation systems in municipalities -- Financing
See chapter 35.95 RCW. ...

35.22.370 Wards -- Division of city
Notwithstanding that the charter of a city of the first class may forbid the city council from redividing the city into wards except at stated ...

35.22.410 Wharves -- City may let wharves or privileges thereon
Every city of the first class may let the whole or any part of a wharf, or the privileges thereon owned by the city, for ...

35.22.415 Municipal airport located in unincorporated area -- Subject to county comprehensive plan and zoning ordinances
Whenever a first-class city owns and operates a municipal airport which is located in an unincorporated area of a county, the airport shall be subject ...

35.22.425 Criminal code repeals by city operating municipal court -- Agreement covering costs of handling resulting criminal cases -- Arbitration
A city of the first class operating a municipal court may not repeal in its entirety that portion of its municipal code defining crimes or ...

35.22.570 Omnibus grant of powers to first-class cities
Any city adopting a charter under the provisions of this chapter shall have all the powers which are conferred upon incorporated cities and towns by ...

35.22.580 Diversion of local improvement moneys prohibited -- Refund of excess
Whenever any city of the first class shall levy and collect moneys by sale of bonds or otherwise for any local improvement by special assessment ...

35.22.590 Bonds voted by people -- Transfer of excess to redemption fund
(1) Whenever the issuance or sale of bonds or other obligations of any city of the first class has been authorized by vote of the ...

35.22.600 Liability for violations of RCW 35.22.580 or 35.22.590
Any ordinance, resolution, order or other action of any city council, board or officer, and every city warrant or other instrument in writing made in ...

35.22.610 Police officers -- Appointment without regard to residence authorized
Notwithstanding the provisions of RCW 35.21.200, as now or hereafter amended, all cities of the first class shall have the right and authority to appoint ...

35.22.620 Public works or improvements -- Limitations on work by public employees -- Small works roster -- Purchase of reused or recycled materials or products
(1) As used in this section, the term "public works" means as defined in RCW 39.04.010. (2) A first-class city may have public works performed ...

35.22.625 Public works or improvements -- Inapplicability of RCW 35.22.620 to certain agreements relating to water pollution control, solid waste handling facilities
RCW 35.22.620 does not apply to the selection of persons or entities to construct or develop water pollution control facilities or to provide water pollution ...

35.22.630 Public works or improvements -- Cost amounts -- How determined
The cost of any public work or improvement for the purposes of RCW 35.22.620 and 35.22.640 shall be the aggregate of all amounts to be ...

35.22.635 Public works or improvements -- 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 city for a public works project is prohibited from bidding ...

35.22.640 Public works or improvements -- Electrical distribution and generating systems -- Customer may contract with qualified electrical contractor
Cities of the first class are relieved from complying with the provisions of RCW 35.22.620 with respect to any public work or improvement relating solely ...

35.22.650 Public works or improvements -- Minority business, employees -- Contract, contents
All contracts by and between a first-class city and contractors for any public work or improvement exceeding the sum of ten thousand dollars, or fifteen ...

35.22.660 Child care facilities -- Review of need and demand -- Adoption of ordinances
If a first-class city zones pursuant to its inherent charter authority and not pursuant to chapter 35.63 RCW, and does not provide for the siting ...

35.22.680 Residential care facilities -- Review of need and demand -- Adoption of ordinances
If a first-class city zones pursuant to its inherent charter authority and not pursuant to chapter 35.63 RCW, and does not provide for the siting ...

35.22.685 Conditional and special use permit applications by parties licensed or certified by the department of social and health services or the department of corrections -- Mediation prior to appeal required
A final decision by a hearing examiner involving a conditional or special use permit application under a home-rule charter that is requested by a party ...

35.22.690 First-class cities subject to limitations on moratoria, interim zoning controls
A first-class city that plans under the authority of its charter is subject to the provisions of RCW 35.63.200.[1992 c 207 § 2.] ...

35.22.695 Planning regulations -- Copies provided to county assessor
By July 31, 1997, a first-class city planning under RCW 36.70A.040 shall provide to the county assessor a copy of the first-class city's comprehensive plan ...

35.22.700 Conformance with chapter 43.97 RCW required
With respect to the National Scenic Area, as defined in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Act, P.L. 99-663, the exercise of any power ...

35.22.705 Purchase of electric power and energy from joint operating agency
A city of the first class may contract to purchase from a joint operating agency electric power and energy required for its present or future ...

35.22.900 Liberal construction
The rule that statutes in derogation of the common law are to be strictly construed shall have no application to this chapter, but the same ...