RCW 35.58.010 Declaration of policy and purpose. It is hereby declared to be the public policy of the state of Washington to provide for the people of the populous metropolitan areas in the state the means of obtaining essential services not adequately provided by existing agencies of local government. The growth of urban population and […]
RCW 35.58.020 Definitions. The definitions set forth in this section apply throughout this chapter. (1) “Authorized metropolitan function” means a metropolitan function which a metropolitan municipal corporation shall have been authorized to perform in the manner provided in this chapter. (2) “Central city” means the city with the largest population in a metropolitan area. (3) […]
RCW 35.58.030 Corporations authorized—Limitation on boundaries. Any area of the state containing two or more cities, at least one of which is of ten thousand or more population, may organize as a metropolitan municipal corporation for the performance of certain functions, as provided in this chapter. The boundaries of a metropolitan municipal corporation may not […]
RCW 35.58.040 Territory which must be included or excluded—Boundaries. At the time of its formation no metropolitan municipal corporation shall include only a part of any city, and every city shall be either wholly included or wholly excluded from the boundaries of such corporation. If subsequent to the formation of a metropolitan municipal corporation a […]
RCW 35.58.050 Functions authorized. A metropolitan municipal corporation shall have the power to perform any one or more of the following functions, when authorized in the manner provided in this chapter: (1) Metropolitan water pollution abatement. (2) Metropolitan water supply. (3) Metropolitan public transportation. (4) Metropolitan garbage disposal. (5) Metropolitan parks and parkways. (6) Metropolitan […]
RCW 35.58.060 Unauthorized functions to be performed under other law. All functions of local government which are not authorized as provided in this chapter to be performed by a metropolitan municipal corporation, shall continue to be performed by the counties, cities and special districts within the metropolitan area as provided by law. [ 1965 c […]
RCW 35.58.070 Resolution, petition for election—Requirements, procedure. A metropolitan municipal corporation may be created by vote of the qualified electors residing in a metropolitan area in the manner provided in this chapter. An election to authorize the creation of a metropolitan municipal corporation may be called pursuant to resolution or petition in the following manner: […]
RCW 35.58.080 Hearings on petition, resolution—Inclusion, exclusion of territory—Boundaries—Calling election. Upon receipt of a duly certified petition or a valid resolution calling for an election on the formation of a metropolitan municipal corporation, the board of commissioners of the central county shall fix a date for a public hearing thereon which shall be not more […]
RCW 35.58.090 Election procedure to form corporation and levy tax—Qualified voters—Establishment of corporation—First meeting of council. The election on the formation of the metropolitan municipal corporation shall be conducted by the auditor of the central county in accordance with the general election laws of the state and the results thereof shall be canvassed by the […]
RCW 35.58.100 Additional functions—Authorized by election. A metropolitan municipal corporation may be authorized to perform one or more metropolitan functions in addition to those which it has previously been authorized to perform, with the approval of the voters at an election, in the manner provided in this section. An election to authorize a metropolitan municipal […]
RCW 35.58.110 Additional functions—Authorized without election. A metropolitan municipal corporation may be authorized to perform one or more metropolitan functions in addition to those which it previously has been authorized to perform, without an election, in the manner provided in this section. A resolution providing for the performance of such additional metropolitan function or functions […]
RCW 35.58.112 Recommended comprehensive plan for performance of additional function—Study and preparation. The metropolitan council of a metropolitan municipal corporation upon the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members of such council may make planning, engineering, legal, financial and feasibility studies preliminary to or incident to the preparation of a recommended comprehensive plan for any […]
RCW 35.58.114 Recommended comprehensive plan for performance of additional function—Resolution for special election to authorize additional function—Contents—Hearings—Election procedure. Whenever a recommended comprehensive plan for the performance of any additional metropolitan function shall have been prepared and the metropolitan council shall have found the plan to be feasible the council may by resolution call a special […]
RCW 35.58.116 Proposition for issuance of general obligation bonds or levy of general tax—Submission at same election or special election. The metropolitan council may at the same election called to authorize the performance of an additional function or at a special election called by the council after it has been authorized to perform any metropolitan […]
RCW 35.58.120 Metropolitan council—Composition. Unless the rights, powers, functions, and obligations of a metropolitan municipal corporation have been assumed by a county as provided in chapter 36.56 RCW, a metropolitan municipal corporation shall be governed by a metropolitan council composed of elected officials of the component counties and component cities, and possibly other persons, as […]
RCW 35.58.130 Metropolitan council—Organization, chair, procedures. At the first meeting of the metropolitan council following the formation of a metropolitan municipal corporation, the mayor of the central city shall serve as temporary chair. As its first official act the council shall elect a chair. The chair shall be a voting member of the council and […]
RCW 35.58.140 Metropolitan council—Terms. Each member of a metropolitan council except those selected under the provisions of RCW 35.58.120, shall hold office at the pleasure of the body which selected him or her. Each member, who shall hold office ex officio, may not hold office after he or she ceases to hold the position of […]
RCW 35.58.150 Metropolitan council—Vacancies. A vacancy in the office of a member of the metropolitan council shall be filled in the same manner as provided for the original selection. The meeting of mayors to fill a vacancy of the member selected under the provisions of RCW 35.58.120 or of special district representatives to fill a […]
RCW 35.58.160 Metropolitan council—Compensation—Waiver of compensation. The chair and committee chairs of the metropolitan council except elected public officials serving on a full-time salaried basis may receive such compensation as the other members of the metropolitan council shall provide. Members of the council other than the chair and committee chairs shall receive compensation of fifty […]
RCW 35.58.170 Corporation name and seal. The name of a metropolitan municipal corporation shall be established by its metropolitan council. Each metropolitan municipal corporation shall adopt a corporate seal containing the name of the corporation and the date of its formation. [ 1965 c 7 § 35.58.170. Prior: 1957 c 213 § 17.]
