Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 35 Cities And Towns - Chapter 35.32A Budgets In Cities Over Three Hundred Thousand

  • 35.32A.010 Budget to be enacted -- Exempted functions or programs
    In each city of over three hundred thousand population, there shall be enacted annually by the legislative authority a budget covering all functions or programs ...
  • 35.32A.020 Budget director
    There shall be a budget director, appointed by the mayor without regard to civil service rules and regulations and subject to confirmation by a majority ...
  • 35.32A.030 Estimates of revenues and expenditures -- Preparation of proposed budget -- Submission to city council -- Copies -- Publication
    The heads of all departments, divisions or agencies of the city government, including the library department, and departments headed by commissions or elected officials shall ...
  • 35.32A.040 Consideration by city council -- Hearings -- Revision by council
    The city council shall forthwith consider the proposed budget submitted by the mayor and shall cause such public hearings to be scheduled on two or ...
  • 35.32A.050 Adoption of budget -- Expenditure allowances constitute appropriations -- Reappropriations -- Transfers of allowances
    Not later than thirty days prior to the beginning of the ensuing fiscal year the city council shall, by ordinance adopt the budget submitted by ...
  • 35.32A.060 Emergency fund
    Every city having a population of over three hundred thousand may maintain an emergency fund, which fund balance shall not exceed thirty-seven and one-half cents ...
  • 35.32A.070 Utilities -- Exemption from budgetary control
    Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter, the public utilities owned by a city having a population of over three hundred thousand supported wholly by revenues ...
  • 35.32A.080 Unexpended appropriations -- Annual -- Operating and maintenance -- Capital and betterment outlays
    The whole or any part of any appropriation provided in the budget for operating and maintenance expenses of any department or activity remaining unexpended or ...
  • 35.32A.090 Budget mandatory -- Other expenditures void -- Liability of public officials -- Penalty
    (1) There shall be no orders, authorizations, allowances, contracts or payments made or attempted to be made in excess of the expenditure allowances authorized in ...
  • 35.32A.900 Short title
    This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the budget act for cities over three hundred thousand population.[1967 c 7 § 2.] ...
  • 35.32A.910 Severability -- 1967 c 7
    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 ...

Last modified: April 7, 2009