RCW 35.27.010 Rights, powers, and privileges. Every town shall be entitled the “Town of . . . . . . . . .” (naming it), and by such name shall have perpetual succession, may sue, and be sued in all courts and places, and in all proceedings whatever; shall have and use a common seal, alterable at the pleasure of the town authorities, […]
RCW 35.27.030 Uncertain boundaries—Petition—Request for examination. Whenever a petition is presented to the council of any incorporated town in this state, signed by not less than five electors of such town, setting forth that in the belief of the petitioners, the boundaries of said town are indefinite and uncertain and that on account of such […]
RCW 35.27.040 Duty of county commissioners. The board of county commissioners upon receipt of the certified copy of said petition, and the request aforesaid, shall cause the same to be filed in the office of the county auditor and forthwith proceed to examine the boundaries of the town and make the same definite and certain. […]
RCW 35.27.050 Report of survey. The board of county commissioners, without unnecessary delay, shall make and file a report of their doings in the premises in the office of the county auditor, who shall transmit a certified copy thereof under the seal of the county, to the clerk of the town, and the clerk shall […]
RCW 35.27.060 Expense of proceedings. The expense of such proceedings shall be paid by the town at whose request the same is incurred. The county commissioners shall each receive as compensation, an amount not exceeding the amount allowed by law for their usual services as commissioners, and, any surveyor or other assistants employed by them, […]
RCW 35.27.070 Town officers enumerated. The government of a town shall be vested in a mayor and a council consisting of five members and a treasurer, all elective; the mayor shall appoint a clerk and a marshal; and may appoint a town attorney, pound master, street superintendent, a civil engineer, and such police and other […]
RCW 35.27.080 Eligibility to hold elective office. No person shall be eligible to or hold an elective office in a town unless he or she is a resident and registered voter in the town. [ 1997 c 361 § 8; 1965 c 7 § 35.27.080. Prior: 1890 p 200 § 149; RRS § 9170.]
RCW 35.27.090 Elections—Terms of office. All general municipal elections in towns shall be held biennially in the odd-numbered years as provided in RCW 29A.04.330. The term of office of the mayor and treasurer shall be four years and until their successors are elected and qualified and assume office in accordance with *RCW 29A.20.040: PROVIDED, That […]
RCW 35.27.100 Conduct of elections. All elections in towns shall be held in accordance with the general election laws of the state. [ 1994 c 223 § 21; 1965 c 7 § 35.27.100. Prior: 1890 p 200 § 148; RRS § 9169.] NOTES: Elections: Title 29A RCW.
RCW 35.27.120 Oath and bond of officers. Every officer of a town before entering upon the duties of his or her office shall take and file with the county auditor his or her oath of office. The clerk, treasurer, and marshal before entering upon their respective duties shall also each execute a bond approved by […]
RCW 35.27.130 Compensation of officers and employees—Expenses—Nonstate pensions—Limitations. The mayor and members of the town council may be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the discharge of their official duties upon presentation of a claim therefor and its allowance and approval by resolution of the town council. The mayor and members of the council may […]
RCW 35.27.140 Vacancies. (1) The council of a town may declare a council position vacant if that councilmember is absent from the town for three consecutive council meetings without the permission of the council. (2) A vacancy in an elective office shall occur and shall be filled as provided in chapter 42.12 RCW. An incumbent […]
RCW 35.27.160 Mayor—Duties—Powers—Mayor pro tempore. The mayor shall preside over all meetings of the council at which he or she is present. A mayor pro tempore may be chosen by the council for a specified period of time, not to exceed six months, to act as the mayor in the absence of the mayor. The […]
RCW 35.27.170 Town treasurer—Duties. The town treasurer shall receive and safely keep all money which comes into his or her hands as treasurer, for all of which he or she shall give duplicate receipts, one of which shall be filed with the clerk. He or she shall pay out the money on warrants signed by […]
RCW 35.27.180 Treasurer and clerk may be combined. The council of every town may provide by ordinance that the office of treasurer be combined with that of clerk or that the office of clerk be combined with that of treasurer. This ordinance shall not be voted upon until the next regular meeting after its introduction […]
RCW 35.27.190 Effect of consolidation of offices. Upon the consolidation of the office of treasurer with that of clerk, the office of treasurer shall be abolished and the clerk shall exercise all the powers and perform all the duties required by statute or ordinance to be performed by the treasurer; in the execution of any […]
RCW 35.27.200 Abandonment of consolidation. Every town which has combined the office of treasurer with that of clerk or the office of clerk with that of treasurer may terminate the combination by ordinance, fixing the time when the combination shall cease and providing that the duties thereafter be performed by separate officials. If the office […]
RCW 35.27.210 Duty of officers collecting moneys. Every officer collecting or receiving any money belonging to a town shall settle for it with the clerk on the first Monday of each month and immediately pay it into the treasury on the order of the clerk to be credited to the fund to which it belongs. […]
RCW 35.27.220 Town clerk—Duties. The town clerk shall be custodian of the seal of the town. The town clerk may appoint a deputy for whose acts he or she and his or her bondspersons shall be responsible. The town clerk and his or her deputy may administer oaths or affirmations and certify to them, and […]
RCW 35.27.230 Records to be kept by clerk. The proceedings of the town council shall be kept in a book marked “records of council.” The town clerk shall keep a book marked “town accounts,” in which shall be entered on the debit side all moneys received by the town including but not limited to proceeds […]
