RCW 35.10.360
Annexation—Transfer of fire department employees.
(1) If any portion of a fire protection district is proposed for annexation to or incorporation into a city, code city, or town, both the fire protection district and the city, code city, or town shall jointly inform the employees of the fire protection district about hires, separations, terminations, and any other changes in employment that are a direct consequence of annexation or incorporations at the earliest reasonable opportunity.
(2) Upon the annexation of two or more cities or code cities, any employee of the fire department of the former city or cities who (a) was at the time of annexation employed exclusively or principally in performing the powers, duties, and functions which are to be performed by the fire department of the annexed city or code city, as the case may be, (b) will, as a direct consequence of annexation, be separated from the employ of the former city, code city or town, and (c) can perform the duties and meet the minimum requirements of the position to be filled, then such employee may transfer employment to the fire department of the annexing city, as provided in this section and RCW 35.10.365 and 35.10.370.
(3) For purposes of this section and RCW 35.10.365 and 35.10.370, employee means an individual whose employment has been terminated because of annexation by a city, code city or town.
[ 2009 c 60 § 1; 1986 c 254 § 4.]
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 35.10 - Consolidation and Annexation of Cities and Towns.
35.10.001 - Actions subject to review by boundary review board.
35.10.217 - Methods for annexation.
35.10.240 - Annexation—Canvass of votes.
35.10.265 - Annexation—When effective—Ordinance.
35.10.300 - Disposition of property and assets following consolidation or annexation.
35.10.310 - Assets and liabilities of component cities—Taxation to pay claims.
35.10.315 - Adoption of final budget and levy of property taxes.
35.10.317 - Receipt of state funds.
35.10.320 - Continuation of ordinances.
35.10.331 - Unassumed indebtedness.
35.10.360 - Annexation—Transfer of fire department employees.
35.10.365 - Annexation—Transfer of fire department employees—Rights and benefits.
35.10.370 - Annexation—Transfer of fire department employees—Notice—Time limitation.
35.10.420 - Consolidation—Submission of ballot proposal—Initiation by petition.
35.10.430 - Consolidation—Form of government.
35.10.440 - Consolidation—Assumption of general obligation indebtedness.
35.10.450 - Consolidation—Public meetings on proposal—Role of boundary review board.
35.10.460 - Consolidation—Ballot questions.
35.10.470 - Consolidation—Canvass of votes.
35.10.480 - Consolidation—Elections of officials—Effective date of consolidation.
35.10.490 - Consolidation—Name of city.
35.10.500 - Consolidation—Costs of election and public meetings.
35.10.510 - Consolidation—Transfer of fire department employees.
35.10.520 - Consolidation—Transfer of fire department employees—Rights and benefits.
35.10.530 - Consolidation—Transfer of fire department employees—Notice—Time limitation.