Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 35A Optional Municipal Code - Chapter 35A.33 Budgets In Code Cities
- 35A.33.010 Definitions
Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following words as used in this chapter shall have the meaning herein prescribed: (1) "Clerk" as used in ...
- 35A.33.020 Applicability of chapter
The provisions of this chapter apply to all code cities except those which have adopted an ordinance under RCW 35A.34.040 providing for a biennial budget. ...
- 35A.33.030 Budget estimates
On or before the second Monday of the fourth month prior to the beginning of the city's next fiscal year, or at such other time ...
- 35A.33.040 Classification and segregation of budget estimates
All estimates of receipts and expenditures for the ensuing year shall be fully detailed in the annual budget and shall be classified and segregated according ...
- 35A.33.050 Proposed preliminary budget
On or before the first business day in the third month prior to the beginning of the fiscal year of a code city or at ...
- 35A.33.052 Preliminary budget
The chief administrative officer shall prepare the preliminary budget in detail, making any revisions or addition to the reports of the department heads deemed advisable ...
- 35A.33.055 Budget message -- Preliminary hearings
In every code city a budget message prepared by or under the direction of the city's chief administrative officer shall be submitted as a part ...
- 35A.33.060 Budget -- Notice of hearing on final
Immediately following the filing of the preliminary budget with the clerk, the clerk shall publish a notice once each week for two consecutive weeks stating ...
- 35A.33.070 Budget -- Hearing
The council shall meet on the day fixed by RCW 35A.33.060 for the purpose of fixing the final budget of the city at the time ...
- 35A.33.075 Budget adoption
Following conclusion of the hearing, and prior to the beginning of the fiscal year, the legislative body shall make such adjustments and changes as it ...
- 35A.33.080 Emergency expenditures -- Nondebatable emergencies
Upon the happening of any emergency caused by violence of nature, casualty, riot, insurrection, war, or other unanticipated occurrence requiring the immediate preservation of order ...
- 35A.33.090 Emergency expenditures -- Other emergencies -- Hearing
If a public emergency which could not reasonably have been foreseen at the time of filing the preliminary budget requires the expenditure of money not ...
- 35A.33.100 Emergency expenditures -- Warrants -- Payments
All expenditures for emergency purposes as provided in this chapter shall be paid by warrants from any available money in the fund properly chargeable with ...
- 35A.33.102 Registered warrants -- Appropriations
In adopting the final budget for any fiscal year, the council shall appropriate from estimated revenue sources available, a sufficient amount to pay the principal ...
- 35A.33.105 Adjustment of wages, etc., of employees permissible budget notwithstanding
Notwithstanding the appropriations for any salary, or salary range of any employee or employees adopted in a final budget, the legislative body of any code ...
- 35A.33.110 Forms -- Accounting -- Supervision by state
The state auditor is empowered to make and install the forms and classifications required by this chapter to define what expenditures are chargeable to each ...
- 35A.33.120 Funds -- Limitations on expenditures -- Transfers and adjustments
The expenditures as classified and itemized in the final budget shall constitute the city's appropriations for the ensuing fiscal year. Unless otherwise ordered by a ...
- 35A.33.122 Administration, oversight, or supervision of utility -- Reimbursement from utility budget authorized
Whenever any code city apportions a percentage of the city manager's, administrator's, or supervisor's time, or the time of other management or general government staff, ...
- 35A.33.125 Limitation on expenditures -- Void
Liabilities incurred by any officer or employee of the city in excess of any budget appropriations shall not be a liability of the city. The ...
- 35A.33.130 Funds received from sales of bonds and warrants -- Expenditures
Moneys received from the sale of bonds or warrants shall be used for no other purpose than that for which they were issued and no ...
- 35A.33.135 Levy for ad valorem tax
At a time fixed by the city's ordinance or charter, not later than the first Monday in October of each year, the chief administrative officer ...
- 35A.33.140 Funds -- Quarterly report of status
At such intervals as may be required by city charter or ordinance, however, being not less than quarterly, the clerk shall submit to the city's ...
- 35A.33.145 Contingency fund -- Creation
Every code city may create and maintain a contingency fund to provide moneys with which to meet any municipal expense, the necessity or extent of ...
- 35A.33.146 Contingency fund -- Withdrawals
No money shall be withdrawn from the contingency fund except by transfer to the appropriate operating fund authorized by a resolution or ordinance of the ...
- 35A.33.150 Unexpended appropriations
All appropriations in any current operating fund shall lapse at the end of each fiscal year: PROVIDED, That this shall not prevent payments in the ...
- 35A.33.160 Violations and penalties
Upon the conviction of any city official, department head or other city employee of knowingly failing, or refusing, without just cause, to perform any duty ...
Last modified: April 7, 2009