RCW 35.18.130
City manager—Removal—Reply and hearing.
The city manager may, within thirty days from the date of service upon him or her of a copy thereof, reply in writing to the resolution stating the council's intention to remove him or her. In the event no reply is timely filed, the resolution shall upon the thirty-first day from the date of such service, constitute the final resolution removing the manager, and his or her services shall terminate upon that day. If a reply shall be timely filed with its clerk, the council shall fix a time for a public hearing upon the question of the manager's removal and a final resolution removing the manager shall not be adopted until a public hearing has been had. The action of the council in removing the manager shall be final.
[ 2009 c 549 § 2027; 1965 c 7 § 35.18.130. Prior: 1955 c 337 § 18; prior: 1943 c 271 § 14, part; Rem. Supp. 1943 § 9198-23, part.]
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 35.18 - Council-Manager Plan.
35.18.010 - The council-manager plan.
35.18.020 - Number of councilmembers—Wards, districts—Terms—Vacancies.
35.18.030 - Laws applicable to council-manager cities—Civil service.
35.18.035 - Second-class cities, parking meter revenue for revenue bonds.
35.18.040 - City manager—Qualifications.
35.18.050 - City manager—Bond and oath.
35.18.060 - City manager—Authority.
35.18.070 - City manager—May serve two or more cities.
35.18.080 - City manager—Creation of departments.
35.18.090 - City manager—Department heads—Authority.
35.18.100 - City manager—Appointment of subordinates—Qualifications—Terms.
35.18.110 - City manager—Interference by councilmembers.
35.18.120 - City manager—Removal—Resolution and notice.
35.18.130 - City manager—Removal—Reply and hearing.
35.18.140 - City manager—Substitute.
35.18.150 - Council—Eligibility.
35.18.160 - Council—Authority.
35.18.180 - Council—Ordinances—Recording.
35.18.190 - Mayor—Election—Vacancy.
35.18.210 - Mayor pro tempore.
35.18.230 - Organization on council-manager plan—Eligibility.
35.18.240 - Organization—Petition.
35.18.250 - Organization—Election procedure.
35.18.260 - Organization—Ballots.
35.18.270 - Organization—Election of council, procedure.
35.18.280 - Organization—Holding over by incumbent officials and employees.
35.18.285 - Organization—First council may revise budget.
35.18.290 - Abandonment of council-manager plan.
35.18.300 - Abandonment—Method.