RCW 53.08.120 Contracts for labor and material—Small works roster. (1) All material and work required by a port district not meeting the definition of public work in RCW 39.04.010(4) may be procured in the open market or by contract and all work ordered may be done by contract or day labor. (2)(a) All such contracts […]
RCW 53.08.130 Notice—Award of contract—Low bidder claiming error. The notice shall state generally the nature of the work to be done and require that bids be sealed and filed with the commission at a time specified therein. Each bid shall be accompanied by a bid proposal deposit in the form of a cashier’s check, money […]
RCW 53.08.135 Construction projects over forty thousand dollars—Contracting out. Port districts shall determine if any construction project over forty thousand dollars can be accomplished less expensively by contracting out. If contracting out is less expensive, the port district may contract out such project. [ 1982 c 92 § 2.]
RCW 53.08.140 Leases or contracts without bond. Port districts may enter into leases and contracts of every kind and nature with the United States of America or any of its departments, the state of Washington or any of its departments, or its political subdivisions or with any municipal corporation or quasi municipal corporation of the […]
RCW 53.08.150 Notices when no newspaper in county. Notices required in port districts in which no newspaper is published may be given by publication in any newspaper of general circulation in the county. [ 1921 c 39 § 3; RRS § 9704.]
RCW 53.08.160 Studies, investigations, surveys—Promotion of facilities. All port districts organized under the provisions of this act shall be, and they are hereby, authorized and empowered to initiate and carry on the necessary studies, investigations and surveys required for the proper development, improvement and utilization of all port properties, utilities and facilities, and for industrial […]
RCW 53.08.170 Employment—Wages—Benefits—Agents—Insurance for port district commissioners. The port commission shall have authority to create and fill positions, to fix wages, salaries and bonds thereof, to pay costs and assessments involved in securing or arranging to secure employees, and to establish such benefits for employees, including holiday pay, vacations or vacation pay, retirement and pension […]
RCW 53.08.175 Commissioners, officers, and employees—Reimbursement of expenses. Employees, officers, and commissioners of port districts shall, when engaged in official business of the port district, be entitled to receive their necessary and reasonable travel and other business expenses incurred on behalf of the port district. Reimbursement of such expenses may be granted, whether incurred within […]
RCW 53.08.176 Commissioners, officers, and employees—Regulation of expenses. Each port district shall adopt a resolution (which may be amended from time to time) which shall establish the basic rules and regulations governing methods and amount of reimbursement payable to such port officials and employees for travel and other business expenses incurred on behalf of the […]
RCW 53.08.180 Federal old age and survivors’ insurance for employees. As used in RCW 53.08.180 through 53.08.200, the term “employees” shall be as defined in RCW 41.48.020 and no distinction shall be made for the purposes of coverage under the social security act, between persons employed by a port district on a casual or temporary […]
RCW 53.08.190 Federal old age and survivors’ insurance for employees—Plan for extension of benefits. Each port district, which has not previously done so, shall within thirty days of June 8, 1955, submit for approval by the governor a plan for extending the benefits of Title II of the federal social security act, as amended, in […]
RCW 53.08.200 Federal old age and survivors’ insurance for employees—Contributions. All port districts are authorized to make contributions on employees’ wages, and to impose upon their employees contributions with respect to their wages in accordance with RCW 41.48.030 through 41.48.050. [ 1955 c 219 § 3.]
RCW 53.08.205 Liability insurance for officials and employees. The board of commissioners of each port district may purchase liability insurance with such limits as they may deem reasonable for the purpose of protecting their officials and employees against liability for personal or bodily injuries and property damage arising from their acts or omissions while performing […]
RCW 53.08.208 Actions against officer, employee, or agent—Defense and costs provided by port district—Exception. Whenever any action, claim, or proceeding is instituted against any person who is or was an officer, employee, or agent of a port district established under this title arising out of the performance or failure of performance of duties for, or […]
RCW 53.08.220 Regulations authorized—Adoption as part of ordinance or resolution of city or county, procedure—Enforcement—Penalty for violation. (1) A port district may formulate all needful regulations for the use by tenants, agents, servants, licensees, invitees, suppliers, passengers, customers, shippers, business visitors, and members of the general public of any properties or facilities owned or operated […]
RCW 53.08.230 Making motor vehicle and other police regulations applicable to district property—Filing plat with county auditor—Duty of law enforcement officers. A port district may at its option file with the county auditor a plat of any of its properties or facilities, showing thereon such private streets, alleys, access roads, parking areas, parks and other […]
RCW 53.08.240 Joint exercise of powers and joint acquisition of property—Contracts with other governmental entities. (1) Any two or more port districts shall have the power, by mutual agreement, to exercise jointly all powers granted to each individual district, and in the exercise of such powers shall have the right and power to acquire jointly […]
RCW 53.08.245 Economic development programs authorized—Job training and education. (1) It shall be in the public purpose for all port districts to engage in economic development programs. In addition, port districts may contract with nonprofit corporations and private and public entities that provide training systems as defined in RCW 28C.18.010 and promote workforce diversity in […]
RCW 53.08.255 Tourism promotion and tourism-related facilities authorized. (1) Any port district in this state, acting through its commission, has power to expend moneys and conduct promotion of resources and facilities in the district or general area by advertising, publicizing, or otherwise distributing information to attract visitors and encourage tourist expansion. (2)(a) Any port district […]
RCW 53.08.260 Park and recreation facilities. A port district may construct, improve, maintain, and operate public park and recreation facilities when such facilities are necessary to more fully utilize boat landings, harbors, wharves and piers, air, land, and water passenger and transfer terminals, waterways, and other port facilities authorized by law pursuant to the port’s […]
