RCW 35.10.450
Consolidation—Public meetings on proposal—Role of boundary review board.
The county legislative authority, or the county legislative authorities jointly, shall set the date, time, and place for one or more public meetings on the proposed consolidation, and name a person or persons to chair the meetings. There shall be at least one public meeting in each county in which one or more of the cities proposed to be consolidated is located. A county legislative authority may name the members of the boundary review board, if one exists in the county, to chair one or more of the public meetings held in that county. In addition to any meeting held by the county, a boundary review board, if requested by a majority of the county legislative authority, may hold a public meeting on proposed consolidation of cities. The meeting shall be limited to receiving comments and written materials from citizens and city officials on the proposed consolidation of that portion of cities located in the county which the boundary review board serves. The record and proceedings of the boundary review board are supplemental and advisory to the consolidation of cities. If a boundary review board meets pursuant to this section, the boundary review board may include, as part of its record, comments pertaining to the probable environmental impact of the proposed consolidation. The record of the meeting and advisory comments of the board, if any, must be filed with the county legislative authority no later than twenty days before the date of the election at which the question of consolidating the cities is presented to the voters. The boundary review board shall not have any authority or jurisdiction on city consolidations under chapter 36.93 RCW. A public meeting shall be held at each specified date, time, and place. The public meetings of the county or the boundary review board shall be held at least twenty but not more than forty-five days before the date of the election at which the question of consolidating the cities is presented to the voters.
At each public meeting, each city proposed to be consolidated shall present testimony and written materials concerning the following topics: (1) The rate or rates of property taxes imposed by the city, and the purposes of these levies; (2) the excise taxes imposed by the city, including the tax bases and rates; and (3) the indebtedness of the city, including general indebtedness, both voter-approved and nonvoter-approved, as well as the city's special indebtedness, such as revenue bond indebtedness. Any interested person, including the officials of the cities proposed to be consolidated, may present information concerning the proposed consolidation and testify for or against the proposed consolidations.
Notice of each public meeting shall be published by the county within whose boundaries the public meeting is held in the normal manner notices of county hearings are published.
[ 1985 c 281 § 8.]
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.