RCW 35.18.010 The council-manager plan. Under the council-manager plan of city government, the councilmembers shall be the only elective officials. The council shall appoint an officer whose title shall be “city manager” who shall be the chief executive officer and head of the administrative branch of city or town government. The city manager shall be […]
RCW 35.18.020 Number of councilmembers—Wards, districts—Terms—Vacancies. (1) The number of councilmembers in a city or town operating with a council-manager plan of government shall be based upon the latest population of the city or town that is determined by the office of financial management as follows: (a) A city or town having not more than […]
RCW 35.18.030 Laws applicable to council-manager cities—Civil service. A city or town organized under the council-manager plan shall have all the powers which cities of its class have and shall be governed by the statutes applicable to such cities to the extent to which they are appropriate and not in conflict with the provisions specifically […]
RCW 35.18.035 Second-class cities, parking meter revenue for revenue bonds. See RCW 35.23.454.
RCW 35.18.040 City manager—Qualifications. The city manager need not be a resident. He or she shall be chosen by the council solely on the basis of his or her executive and administrative qualifications with special reference to his or her actual experience in, or his or her knowledge of, accepted practice in respect to the […]
RCW 35.18.050 City manager—Bond and oath. Before entering upon the duties of his or her office the city manager shall take the official oath for the support of the government and the faithful performance of his or her duties and shall execute and file with the clerk of the council a bond in favor of […]
RCW 35.18.060 City manager—Authority. The powers and duties of the city manager shall be: (1) To have general supervision over the administrative affairs of the municipality; (2) To appoint and remove at any time all department heads, officers, and employees of the city or town, except members of the council, and subject to the provisions […]
RCW 35.18.070 City manager—May serve two or more cities. Whether the city manager shall devote his or her full time to the affairs of one city or town shall be determined by the council. A city manager may serve two or more cities or towns in that capacity at the same time. [ 2009 c […]
RCW 35.18.080 City manager—Creation of departments. On recommendation of the city manager, the council may create such departments, offices and employments as may be found necessary and may determine the powers and duties of each department or office. [ 1965 c 7 § 35.18.080. Prior: 1943 c 271 § 16; Rem. Supp. 1943 § 9198-25.]
RCW 35.18.090 City manager—Department heads—Authority. The city manager may authorize the head of a department or office responsible to him or her to appoint and remove subordinates in such department or office. Any officer or employee who may be appointed by the city manager, or by the head of a department or office, except one […]
RCW 35.18.100 City manager—Appointment of subordinates—Qualifications—Terms. Appointments made by or under the authority of the city manager shall be on the basis of executive and administrative ability and of the training and experience of the appointees in the work which they are to perform. Residence within the city or town shall not be a requirement. […]
RCW 35.18.110 City manager—Interference by councilmembers. Neither the council, nor any of its committees or members shall direct or request the appointment of any person to, or his or her removal from, office by the city manager or any of his or her subordinates. Except for the purpose of inquiry, the council and its members […]
RCW 35.18.120 City manager—Removal—Resolution and notice. The city manager shall be appointed for an indefinite term and may be removed by a majority vote of the council. At least thirty days before the effective date of his or her removal, the city manager must be furnished with a formal statement in the form of a […]
RCW 35.18.130 City manager—Removal—Reply and hearing. The city manager may, within thirty days from the date of service upon him or her of a copy thereof, reply in writing to the resolution stating the council’s intention to remove him or her. In the event no reply is timely filed, the resolution shall upon the thirty-first […]
RCW 35.18.140 City manager—Substitute. The council may designate a qualified administrative officer of the city or town to perform the duties of manager: (1) Upon the adoption of the council-manager plan, pending the selection and appointment of a manager; or (2) Upon the termination of the services of a manager, pending the selection and appointment […]
RCW 35.18.150 Council—Eligibility. Only a qualified elector of the city or town may be a member of the council and upon ceasing to be such, or upon being convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude, or of violating the provisions of RCW 35.18.110, he or she shall immediately forfeit his or her office. [ 2009 […]
RCW 35.18.160 Council—Authority. The council shall have all of the powers which inhere in the city or town not reserved to the people or vested in the city manager, including but not restricted to the authority to adopt ordinances and resolutions. [ 1965 c 7 § 35.18.160. Prior: (i) 1943 c 271 § 9, part; […]
RCW 35.18.170 Council meetings. The council shall meet at the times and places fixed by ordinance but must hold at least one regular meeting each month. The clerk shall call special meetings of the council upon request of the mayor or any two members. At all meetings of the city council, a majority of the […]
RCW 35.18.180 Council—Ordinances—Recording. No ordinance, resolution, or order, including those granting a franchise or valuable privilege, shall have any validity or effect unless passed by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the members of the city or town council. Every ordinance or resolution adopted shall be signed by the mayor or two […]
RCW 35.18.190 Mayor—Election—Vacancy. Biennially at the first meeting of the new council the members thereof shall choose a chair from among their number who shall have the title of mayor. In addition to the powers conferred upon him or her as mayor, he or she shall continue to have all the rights, privileges and immunities […]
