Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 35 Cities And Towns - Chapter 35.61 Metropolitan Park Districts

35.61.001 Actions subject to review by boundary review board
The creation of a metropolitan park district, and an annexation by, or dissolution or disincorporation of, a metropolitan park district may be subject to potential ...

35.61.010 Creation -- Territory included
A metropolitan park district may be created for the management, control, improvement, maintenance, and acquisition of parks, parkways, boulevards, and recreational facilities. A metropolitan park ...

35.61.020 Election -- Resolution or petition -- Area
(1) When proposed by citizen petition or by local government resolution as provided in this section, a ballot proposition authorizing the creation of a metropolitan ...

35.61.030 Election -- Review by boundary review board -- Question stated
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section for review by a boundary review board, the ballot proposition authorizing creation of a metropolitan ...

35.61.040 Election -- Creation of district
If a majority of the voters voting on the ballot proposition authorizing the creation of the metropolitan park district vote in favor of the formation ...

35.61.050 Composition of board -- Election of commissioners -- Terms -- Vacancies
(1) The resolution or petition submitting the ballot proposition shall designate the composition of the board of metropolitan park commissioners from among the alternatives provided ...

35.61.090 Elections -- Laws governing
The manner of holding any general or special election in a metropolitan park district shall be in accordance with the general election laws of this ...

35.61.100 Indebtedness limit -- Without popular vote
Every metropolitan park district through its board of commissioners may contract indebtedness and evidence such indebtedness by the issuance and sale of warrants, short-term obligations ...

35.61.110 Indebtedness limit -- With popular vote
Every metropolitan park district may contract indebtedness not exceeding in amount, together with existing voter-approved indebtedness and nonvoter-approved indebtedness, equal to two and one-half percent ...

35.61.115 Revenue bonds
A metropolitan park district may issue and sell revenue bonds as provided in chapter 39.46 RCW to be made payable from the operating revenues of ...

35.61.120 Park commissioners as officers of district -- Organization
The officers of a metropolitan park district shall be a board of park commissioners consisting of five members. The board shall annually elect one of ...

35.61.130 Eminent domain -- Park commissioners' authority, generally -- Prospective staff screening
(1) A metropolitan park district has the right of eminent domain, and may purchase, acquire and condemn lands lying within or without the boundaries of ...

35.61.132 Disposition of surplus property
Every metropolitan park district may, by unanimous decision of its board of park commissioners, sell, exchange, or otherwise dispose of any real or personal property ...

35.61.133 Executory conditional sales contracts for purchase of property -- Limit on indebtedness -- Election, when
See RCW 39.30.010. ...

35.61.135 Contracts -- Competitive bidding -- Small works roster -- Exemption
(1) All work ordered, the estimated cost of which is in excess of five thousand dollars, shall be let by contract and competitive bidding. Before ...

35.61.137 Community revitalization financing -- Public improvements
In addition to other authority that a metropolitan park district possesses, a metropolitan park district may provide any public improvement as defined under RCW 39.89.020, ...

35.61.140 Park commissioners -- Civil service for employees
A metropolitan park district may establish civil service for its employees by resolution upon the following plan: (1) It shall create a civil service commission ...

35.61.150 Park commissioners -- Compensation
Metropolitan park commissioners selected by election according to RCW 35.61.050(2) shall perform their duties and may provide, by resolution passed by the commissioners, for the ...

35.61.180 Designation of district treasurer
The county treasurer of the county within which all, or the major portion, of the district lies shall be the ex officio treasurer of a ...

35.61.190 Park district bonds -- Retirement
Whenever there is money in the metropolitan park district fund and the commissioners of the park district deem it advisable to apply any part thereof ...

35.61.200 Park district bonds -- Payment of interest
Any coupons for the payment of interest on metropolitan park district bonds shall be considered for all purposes as warrants drawn upon the metropolitan park ...

35.61.210 Park district tax levy -- Metropolitan park district fund
The board of park commissioners may levy or cause to be levied a general tax on all the property located in said park district each ...

35.61.220 Petition for improvements on assessment plan
If at any time any proposed improvement of any parkway, avenue, street, or boulevard is deemed by the board of metropolitan park commissioners to be ...

35.61.230 Objections -- Appeal
Any person, firm or corporation feeling aggrieved by the assessment against his or its property may file objections with the city council and may appeal ...

35.61.240 Assessment lien -- Collection
The assessment for local improvements authorized by this chapter shall become a lien in the same manner, and be governed by the same law, as ...

35.61.250 Territorial annexation -- Authority -- Petition
The territory adjoining a metropolitan park district may be annexed to and become a part thereof upon petition and an election held pursuant thereto. The ...

35.61.260 Territorial annexation -- Hearing on petition
Upon the filing of an annexation petition with the board of park commissioners, if the commissioners concur in the petition, they shall provide for a ...

35.61.270 Territorial annexation -- Election -- Method
If the park commissioners concur in the petition, they shall cause the proposal to be submitted to the electors of the territory proposed to be ...

35.61.275 Territorial annexation -- Park district containing city with population over one hundred thousand -- Assumption of indebtedness
The board of park commissioners of any metropolitan park district which includes a city with a population greater than one hundred thousand may submit to ...

35.61.280 Territorial annexation -- Election -- Result
The canvassing authority shall cause a statement of the result of such election to be forwarded to the board of park commissioners for entry on ...

35.61.290 Transfer of property by city, county, or other municipal corporation -- Emergency grant, loan, of funds by city
(1) Any city within or comprising any metropolitan park district may turn over to the park district any lands which it may own, or any ...

35.61.300 Transfer of property by city, county, or other municipal corporation -- Assumption of indebtedness -- Issuance of refunding bonds
(1) When any metropolitan park district is formed pursuant to this chapter and assumes control of the parks, parkways, boulevards, and park property of the ...

35.61.310 Dissolution
A board of commissioners of a metropolitan park district may, upon a majority vote of all its members, dissolve any metropolitan park district, prorate the ...

35.61.315 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. ...

35.61.350 Moorage facilities -- Regulations authorized -- Port charges, delinquency -- Abandoned vessels, public sale
See RCW 53.08.310 and 53.08.320. ...

35.61.360 Withdrawal or reannexation of areas
(1) As provided in this section, a metropolitan park district may withdraw areas from its boundaries, or reannex areas into the metropolitan park district that ...

35.61.370 Park district containing city with population over one hundred thousand -- May commission police officers
A metropolitan park district which contains a city with a population greater than one hundred thousand may commission its own police officers with full police ...