RCW 35.27.240 Town marshal—Police department. The department of police in a town shall be under the direction and control of the marshal subject to the direction of the mayor. He or she may pursue and arrest violators of town ordinances beyond the town limits. The marshal’s lawful orders shall be promptly executed by deputies, police […]
RCW 35.27.250 Town attorney—Duties. The town attorney shall advise the town authorities and officers in all legal matters pertaining to the business of the town. [ 1965 c 7 § 35.27.250. Prior: 1890 p 212 § 171; RRS § 9189.] NOTES: Employment of legal interns: RCW 35.21.760.
RCW 35.27.260 Park commissioners. See RCW 35.23.170.
RCW 35.27.270 Town council—Oath—Meetings. The town council shall meet in January succeeding the date of the general municipal election, shall take the oath of office, and shall hold regular meetings at least once each month at such times as may be fixed by ordinance. Special meetings may be called at any time by the mayor […]
RCW 35.27.280 Town council—Quorum—Rules—Journal. A majority of the councilmembers shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, but a lesser number may adjourn from time to time and may compel the attendance of absent members in such manner and under such penalties as may be prescribed by ordinance. The mayor shall preside at all […]
RCW 35.27.290 Ordinances—Style—Signatures. The enacting clause of all ordinances shall be as follows: “Be it ordained by the council of the town of . . . . .” Every ordinance shall be signed by the mayor and attested by the clerk. [ 1965 c 7 § 35.27.290. Prior: 1917 c 99 § 1, part; 1890 p 204 § 155, […]
RCW 35.27.300 Ordinances—Publication—Summary—Public notice of hearings and meeting agendas. Promptly after adoption, the text of each ordinance or a summary of the content of each ordinance shall be published at least once in the official newspaper of the town. For purposes of this section, a summary shall mean a brief description which succinctly describes the […]
RCW 35.27.310 Ordinances—Clerk to keep book of ordinances. The town clerk shall keep a book marked “ordinances” into which he or she shall copy all town ordinances, with his or her certificate annexed to said copy stating that the foregoing ordinance is a true and correct copy of an ordinance of the town, and giving […]
RCW 35.27.330 Ordinances granting franchises—Requisites. No ordinance or resolution granting any franchise for any purpose shall be passed by the council on the day of its introduction, nor within five days thereafter, nor at any other than a regular meeting, and no such ordinance or resolution shall have any validity or effect unless passed by […]
RCW 35.27.340 Audit and allowance of demands against town. All demands against a town shall be presented to and audited by the council in accordance with such regulations as they may by ordinance prescribe. Upon allowance of a demand the mayor shall draw a warrant therefor upon the treasurer; the warrant shall be countersigned by […]
RCW 35.27.345 Payment of claims and obligations by warrant or check. A town, by ordinance, may adopt a policy for the payment of claims or other obligations of the town, which are payable out of solvent funds, electing to pay such obligations by warrant or by check. However, when the applicable fund is not solvent […]
RCW 35.27.350 Contract for town printing. Every town may designate any daily or weekly newspaper published or of general circulation therein as its official newspaper and all notices published in that newspaper for the period and in the manner provided by law or the ordinances of the town shall be due and legal notice. [ […]
RCW 35.27.362 Contracts, purchases, advertising—Call for bids—Exceptions. See RCW 35.23.352.
RCW 35.27.370 Specific powers enumerated. The council of said town shall have power: (1) To pass ordinances not in conflict with the Constitution and laws of this state, or of the United States; (2) To purchase, lease or receive such real estate and personal property as may be necessary or proper for municipal purposes, and […]
RCW 35.27.372 City and town license fees and taxes on financial institutions. See chapter 82.14A RCW.
RCW 35.27.373 City license fees or taxes on certain business activities to be at a single uniform rate. See RCW 35.21.710.
RCW 35.27.375 Additional powers—Parking meter revenue for revenue bonds. See RCW 35.23.454.
RCW 35.27.376 Nonpolluting power generation by individual—Exemption from regulation—Authorization to contract with utility. See chapter 80.58 RCW.
RCW 35.27.377 Hydroelectric resources—Separate legal authority—Creation by irrigation districts and cities, towns, or public utility districts. See RCW 87.03.825 through 87.03.840.
RCW 35.27.380 Additional powers—Eminent domain. Whenever it becomes necessary for a town to take or damage private property for the purpose of establishing, laying out, extending, and widening streets and other public highways and places within the town, or for the purpose of rights-of-way for drains, sewers, and aqueducts, and for the purpose of widening, […]
