Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 52 Fire Protection Districts - Chapter 52.26 Regional Fire Protection Service Authorities

52.26.010 Findings
The legislature finds that: (1) The ability to respond to emergency situations by many of Washington state's fire protection jurisdictions has not kept up with ...

52.26.020 Definitions
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Board" means the governing body of a regional fire ...

52.26.030 Planning committee -- Formation -- Powers
Regional fire protection service authority planning committees are advisory entities that are created, convened, and empowered as follows: (1) Any two or more adjacent fire ...

52.26.040 Planning committee -- Formulation of service plan -- Competition with private ambulance service
(1) A regional fire protection service authority planning committee shall adopt a regional fire protection service authority plan providing for the design, financing, and development ...

52.26.050 Service plan -- Taxes and benefit charges
(1) A regional fire protection service authority planning committee may, as part of a regional fire protection service authority plan, recommend the imposition of some ...

52.26.060 Service plan -- Submission to voters
The governing bodies of two or more adjacent fire protection jurisdictions, upon receipt of the regional fire protection service authority plan under RCW 52.26.040, may ...

52.26.070 Service authority -- Formation -- Challenges
If the voters approve the plan, including creation of a regional fire protection service authority and imposition of taxes and benefit charges, if any, the ...

52.26.080 Organization and composition of governing board
(1) The board shall adopt rules for the conduct of business. The board shall adopt bylaws to govern authority affairs, which may include: (a) The ...

52.26.090 Powers of governing board
(1) The governing board of the authority is responsible for the execution of the voter-approved plan. Participating jurisdictions shall review the plan every ten years. ...

52.26.100 Transfer of responsibilities and employees to authority -- Civil service system
(1) Except as otherwise provided in the regional fire protection service authority plan, all powers, duties, and functions of a participating fire protection jurisdiction pertaining ...

52.26.110 Withdrawal, reannexation of territory
(1) As provided in this section, a regional fire protection service authority may withdraw areas from its boundaries or reannex into the authority areas that ...

52.26.120 Dissolution of fire protection district -- Election -- Transfer of responsibilities
Any fire protection district within the authority may be dissolved by a majority vote of the registered electors of the district at an election conducted ...

52.26.130 Debt -- Interlocal contracts -- General obligation bonds
(1) An authority may incur general indebtedness for authority purposes, issue bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness not to exceed an amount, together with ...

52.26.140 Levy of taxes -- Levies authorized by special election -- Indebtedness -- Definition
(1) To carry out the purposes for which a regional fire protection service authority is created, as authorized in the plan and approved by the ...

52.26.150 Levy of taxes -- To be made by county or counties where authority is located
At the time of making general tax levies in each year, the county legislative authority or authorities of the county or counties in which a ...

52.26.160 Taxation of lands lying within authority and forest protection assessment area
In the event that lands lie within both a regional fire protection service authority and a forest protection assessment area they shall be taxed and ...

52.26.170 Collection of taxes
It is the duty of the county treasurer of the county in which the regional fire protection service authority created under this chapter is located ...

52.26.180 Benefit charges
(1) The governing board of a regional fire protection service authority may by resolution, as authorized in the plan and approved by the voters, for ...

52.26.190 Benefit charges -- Exemptions
All personal property not assessed and subjected to ad valorem taxation under Title 84 RCW, all property under contract or for which the regional fire ...

52.26.200 Benefit charges -- Resolution -- County assessor's duties
(1) The resolution establishing benefit charges as specified in RCW 52.26.180 must specify, by legal geographical areas or other specific designations, the charge to apply ...

52.26.210 Benefit charges -- Administration and collection by county treasurer
Each regional fire protection service authority shall contract, prior to the imposition of a benefit charge, for the administration and collection of the benefit charge ...

52.26.220 Benefit charges -- Submission to voters -- Renewal
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision in this chapter to the contrary, any benefit charge authorized by this chapter is not effective unless a proposition to ...

52.26.230 Benefit charges -- Establishment -- Public hearings -- Notice to property owners
(1) Not fewer than ten days nor more than six months before the election at which the proposition to impose the benefit charge is submitted ...

52.26.240 Benefit charges -- Limitation on imposition of property tax
A regional fire protection service authority that imposes a benefit charge under this chapter shall not impose all or part of the property tax authorized ...

52.26.250 Benefit charges -- Complaints -- Review board
After notice has been given to the property owners of the amount of the charge, the governing board of a regional fire protection service authority ...

52.26.260 Benefit charges -- Model resolution -- Assistance by Washington fire commissioners association
The Washington fire commissioners association, as soon as practicable, shall draft a model resolution to impose the regional fire protection service authority benefit charge authorized ...

52.26.270 Benefit charges--Additional exemption
A person who is receiving the exemption contained in RCW 84.36.381 through 84.36.389 is exempt from any legal obligation to pay a portion of the ...

52.26.280 Civil service -- When authorized or required
(1) Subject to subsection (2) of this section, a regional fire protection service authority may, by resolution of its board, provide for civil service for ...

52.26.290 Annexation of territory
Territory that is annexed to a participating jurisdiction is annexed to the authority as of the effective date of the annexation. The statutes regarding transfer ...

52.26.900 Captions not law -- 2004 c 129
Captions used in this act are not any part of the law.[2004 c 129 § 35.] ...

52.26.901 Severability -- 2004 c 129
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 ...