RCW 35.07.001 Actions subject to review by boundary review board. Actions taken under chapter 35.07 RCW may be subject to potential review by a boundary review board under chapter 36.93 RCW. [ 1989 c 84 § 26.]
RCW 35.07.010 Authority for disincorporation. Cities and towns may disincorporate. [ 1994 c 81 § 10; 1965 c 7 § 35.07.010. Prior: 1897 c 69 § 1; RRS § 8914.]
RCW 35.07.020 Petition—Requisites. The petition for disincorporation must be signed by a majority of the registered voters thereof and filed with the city or town council. [ 1965 c 7 § 35.07.020. Prior: 1897 c 69 § 2, part; RRS § 8915, part.]
RCW 35.07.040 Calling election—Receiver. The council shall cause an election to be called upon the proposition of disincorporation. If the city or town has any indebtedness or outstanding liabilities, it shall order the election of a receiver at the same time. [ 1997 c 361 § 4; 1965 c 7 § 35.07.040. Prior: 1897 c […]
RCW 35.07.050 Notice of election. Notice of such election shall be given. [ 2015 c 53 § 21; 1965 c 7 § 35.07.050. Prior: 1897 c 69 § 3; RRS § 8916.]
RCW 35.07.060 Ballots. The ballots for the election shall be printed at the expense of the municipality and there shall be printed thereon the words “for dissolution” in one line and the words “against dissolution” in another line and in other and separate lines, the names of each of the lawfully nominated candidates for receiver. […]
RCW 35.07.070 Conduct of election. The election shall be conducted as other elections are required by law to be conducted in the city or town except as in this chapter otherwise provided. [ 1965 c 7 § 35.07.070. Prior: 1897 c 69 § 5; RRS § 8918.] NOTES: Conduct of elections—Canvass: RCW 29A.60.010.
RCW 35.07.080 Canvass of returns. The result of the election, together with the ballots cast, shall be certified by the canvassing authority to the council which shall meet within one week thereafter and shall declare the result which shall be made a matter of record in the journal of the council proceedings. If the vote […]
RCW 35.07.090 Effect of disincorporation—Powers—Officers. Upon disincorporation of a city or town, its powers and privileges as such, are surrendered to the state and it is absolved from any further duty to the state or its own inhabitants and all the offices appertaining thereto shall cease to exist immediately upon the entry of the result: […]
RCW 35.07.100 Effect of disincorporation—Existing contracts. Disincorporation shall not impair the obligation of any contract. If any franchise lawfully granted has not expired at the time of disincorporation, the disincorporation does not impair any right thereunder and does not imply any authority to interfere therewith to any greater extent than the city or town might […]
RCW 35.07.110 Effect of disincorporation—Streets. Upon disincorporation of a city or town, its streets and highways pass to the control of the state and shall remain public highways until closed in pursuance of law; and the territory embraced therein shall be made into a new road district or annexed to adjoining districts as may be […]
RCW 35.07.120 Receiver—Qualification—Bond. The receiver must qualify within ten days after he or she has been declared elected, by filing with the county auditor a bond equal in penalty to the audited indebtedness and the established liabilities of the city or town with sureties approved by the board of county commissioners, or if the board […]
RCW 35.07.130 Elected receiver—Failure to qualify—Court to appoint. If the person elected receiver fails to qualify as such within the prescribed time, the council shall file in the superior court of the county a petition setting forth the fact of the election, its result and the failure of the person elected receiver to qualify within […]
RCW 35.07.140 No receiver elected though indebtedness exists—Procedure. If no receiver is elected upon the supposition that no indebtedness existed and it transpires that the municipality does have indebtedness or an outstanding liability, any interested person may file a petition in the superior court asking for the appointment of a receiver, and unless the indebtedness […]
RCW 35.07.150 Duties of receiver—Claims—Priority. The receiver, upon qualifying, shall take possession of all the property, money, vouchers, records and books of the former municipality including those in any manner pertaining to its business and proceed to wind up its affairs. He or she shall have authority to pay: (1) All outstanding warrants and bonds […]
RCW 35.07.160 Receiver may sue and be sued. The receiver shall have the right to sue and be sued in all cases necessary or proper for the purpose of winding up the affairs of the former city or town and shall be subject to suit in all cases wherein the city or town might have […]
RCW 35.07.170 Receiver—Power to sell property. The receiver shall be authorized to sell at public auction after such public notice as the sheriff is required to give of like property sold on execution, all the property of the former municipality except such as is necessary for his or her use in winding up its affairs, […]
RCW 35.07.180 Receiver—Power to levy taxes. In the same manner and to the same extent as the proper authorities of the former city or town could have done had it not been disincorporated, the receiver shall be authorized to levy taxes on all taxable property, to receive the taxes when collected and to apply them […]
RCW 35.07.190 Receiver’s compensation. The receiver shall be entitled to deduct from any funds coming into his or her hands a commission of six percent on the first thousand dollars, five percent on the second thousand and four percent on any amount over two thousand dollars as his or her full compensation exclusive of necessary […]
RCW 35.07.200 Receiver—Removal for cause. The receiver shall proceed to wind up the affairs of the corporation with diligence and for negligence or misconduct in the discharge of his or her duties may be removed by the superior court upon a proper showing made by a taxpayer of the former city or town or by […]
