36.165.020 – Voluntary statewide program—County participation—Program criteria, requirements, and administration.
RCW 36.165.020 Voluntary statewide program—County participation—Program criteria, requirements, and administration. (1)(a) The department of commerce may establish a voluntary statewide C-PACER program that counties may choose to participate in. A county may establish a separate voluntary countywide C-PACER program, provided that it conforms to the requirements of this chapter. (b) A C-PACER program shall be […]
36.150.090 – Assumption and payment of county ferry district indebtedness.
RCW 36.150.090 Assumption and payment of county ferry district indebtedness. (1) The county must assume and agree to provide for the payment of all of the indebtedness of the county ferry district, including the payment and retirement of outstanding general obligation and revenue bonds issued by the county ferry district. Until the indebtedness of a […]
36.160.010 – Findings—Intent.
RCW 36.160.010 Findings—Intent. (1) The legislature finds that: (a) Many Washington cities and counties and their residents are experiencing the lingering effects of the recession. While there are many residents who have been able to successfully weather the economic downturn, unfortunately there are still individuals, families, and valued community organizations who have not. Local governments […]
36.160.020 – Definitions.
RCW 36.160.020 Definitions. The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) “Administrative costs” means all operating, administrative, and maintenance expenses for a program or a designated entity. (2) “Attendance” means the total number of visits by persons in physical attendance during a year at cultural organization facilities […]
36.160.030 – Cultural access program—Creation.
RCW 36.160.030 Cultural access program—Creation. (1) Any county legislative authority may create a cultural access program by ordinance. (2) Any contiguous group of counties may create a program by entering into an interlocal agreement under chapter 39.34 RCW, approved by resolution of the county legislative authorities. (3) A city may create a cultural access program […]
36.160.040 – Cultural access program—Start-up funding and conditional formation.
RCW 36.160.040 Cultural access program—Start-up funding and conditional formation. (1) The county creating a program may advance to the program funding for its administrative costs, including the cost of informing the public about the formation of the program, how it is proposed to be funded, and the public benefits to be realized if it is […]
36.160.050 – Cultural access program—Nonsupplantation.
RCW 36.160.050 Cultural access program—Nonsupplantation. In creating a program under this chapter, any county creating the program must affirm that any funding such county usually and customarily provides to cultural organizations similar to funding that would be available to those organizations under this chapter may not be replaced or materially diminished as a result of […]
36.160.060 – Cultural access program—Advisory councils.
RCW 36.160.060 Cultural access program—Advisory councils. Each county creating a program under this chapter may establish an advisory council, the membership of which must include citizen representatives of constituencies and organizations with interests relevant to the work of the program including, but not limited to, leaders in the business, educational, and cultural communities. Advisory council […]
36.160.070 – Cultural access program—Alternative administrative arrangements.
RCW 36.160.070 Cultural access program—Alternative administrative arrangements. A county with a population of less than one million five hundred thousand may contract with the state arts commission formed under chapter 43.46 RCW for the provision of consulting, management, or other administrative services to be provided to its program created under this chapter. Any county creating […]
36.160.080 – Funding—Local tax authority.
RCW 36.160.080 Funding—Local tax authority. (1)(a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, a county creating a program under this chapter may impose sales and use taxes under RCW 82.14.525 or additional regular property tax levies under RCW 84.52.821 for the purposes authorized under this chapter. (b) A county with a population of one […]