Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 35.22 - First-Class Cities.
35.22.070 - Election on adoption of charter—Notice.

RCW 35.22.070
Election on adoption of charter—Notice.

Within five days after the filing with the city clerk of affidavits of publication, which affidavits shall be filed immediately after the last publication, the legislative authority of the city shall initiate the proceedings for the submission of the proposed charter to the qualified voters of the city for their adoption or rejection at either a general or special election. At this election the first officers to serve under the provisions of the proposed charter shall also be elected. In electing from wards, the division into wards as specified in the proposed charter shall govern; in all other respects the then existing laws relating to such election shall govern. The notice shall specify the objects for which the election is held, and shall be given as required by law.

[ 1965 ex.s. c 47 § 9; 1965 c 7 § 35.22.070. Prior: (i) 1890 p 216 § 3, part; RRS § 8953, part. (ii) 1890 p 223 § 6, part; RRS § 8977, part.]
NOTES:

Election on adoption of charter, notice: State Constitution Art. 11 § 10 (Amendment 40).

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Revised Code of Washington

Title 35 - Cities and Towns

Chapter 35.22 - First-Class Cities.

35.22.010 - Laws governing.

35.22.020 - Mode of exercising powers, functions and duties.

35.22.030 - Cities having ten thousand or more population may frame charter for own government.

35.22.050 - Election of freeholders to frame charter.

35.22.055 - Election of freeholders in cities of three hundred thousand or more population—Designation of positions.

35.22.060 - Submission of charter—Publication.

35.22.070 - Election on adoption of charter—Notice.

35.22.080 - Conduct of elections.

35.22.090 - Form of ballot.

35.22.100 - Certificates of election to officers.

35.22.110 - Authentication of charter.

35.22.120 - Petition for submission of charter amendment.

35.22.130 - Requisites of petition—Effect of favorable vote.

35.22.140 - New or revised charter—Petition—Freeholders.

35.22.150 - Submission of new charter.

35.22.160 - Election on adoption of new charter.

35.22.170 - Publication of proposed charter.

35.22.180 - Conduct of elections.

35.22.190 - Effect of favorable vote.

35.22.195 - Powers of cities adopting charters.

35.22.200 - Legislative powers of charter city—Where vested—Direct legislation.

35.22.205 - Compensation and hours of mayor and elected officials.

35.22.210 - Separate designation of councilmembers in certain first-class cities.

35.22.220 - Repeal of separate designation.

35.22.235 - First-class mayor-council cities—Twelve councilmembers.

35.22.245 - First-class mayor-council cities—Seven councilmembers.

35.22.280 - Specific powers enumerated.

35.22.282 - City and town license fees and taxes on financial institutions.

35.22.283 - City license fees or taxes on certain business activities to be at a single uniform rate.

35.22.284 - Association of sheriffs and police chiefs.

35.22.285 - Nonpolluting power generation by individual—Exemption from regulation—Authorization to contract with utility.

35.22.287 - Hydroelectric resources—Separate legal authority—Creation by irrigation districts and cities, towns, or public utility districts.

35.22.288 - Publication of ordinances or summary—Public notice of hearings and meeting agendas.

35.22.290 - Additional powers—Auditoriums, art museums.

35.22.300 - Leasing of land for auditoriums, etc.

35.22.302 - Conveyance or lease of space above real property or structures or improvements.

35.22.305 - Department for administration, etc., of property incident to civic center—Creation authorized—Supervision—Authority.

35.22.310 - Cesspools, filling of—Removal of debris, etc.

35.22.320 - Collection of cost of filling cesspools, etc.

35.22.330 - Radio communication.

35.22.340 - Streets—Railroad franchises in, along, over, and across.

35.22.350 - Utilities—Collective bargaining with employees.

35.22.360 - Utilities—Wage adjustments.

35.22.362 - Nuclear thermal power facilities—Joint development with public utility districts and electrical companies.

35.22.365 - Public transportation systems in municipalities—Financing.

35.22.370 - Wards—Division of city.

35.22.410 - Wharves—City may let wharves or privileges thereon.

35.22.415 - Municipal airport located in unincorporated area—Subject to county comprehensive plan and zoning ordinances.

35.22.425 - Criminal code repeals by city operating municipal court—Agreement covering costs of handling resulting criminal cases—Arbitration.

35.22.570 - Omnibus grant of powers to first-class cities.

35.22.580 - Diversion of local improvement moneys prohibited—Refund of excess.

35.22.590 - Bonds voted by people—Transfer of excess to redemption fund.

35.22.600 - Liability for violations of RCW 35.22.580 or 35.22.590.

35.22.610 - Police officers—Appointment without regard to residence authorized.

35.22.620 - Public works or improvements—Limitations on work by public employees—Small works roster—Purchase of reused or recycled materials or products.

35.22.625 - Public works or improvements—Inapplicability of RCW 35.22.620 to certain agreements relating to water pollution control, solid waste handling facilities.

35.22.630 - Public works or improvements—Cost amounts—How determined.

35.22.635 - Public works or improvements—Low bidder claiming error—Prohibition on later bid for same project.

35.22.640 - Public works or improvements—Electrical distribution and generating systems—Customer may contract with qualified electrical contractor.

35.22.650 - Public works or improvements—Minority business, employees—Contract, contents.

35.22.660 - Child care facilities—Review of need and demand—Adoption of ordinances.

35.22.680 - Residential care facilities—Review of need and demand—Adoption of ordinances.

35.22.685 - Conditional and special use permit applications by parties licensed or certified by the department of social and health services or the department of corrections—Mediation prior to appeal required.

35.22.690 - First-class cities subject to limitations on moratoria, interim zoning controls.

35.22.695 - Planning regulations—Copies provided to county assessor.

35.22.700 - Conformance with chapter 43.97 RCW required.

35.22.705 - Purchase of electric power and energy from joint operating agency.

35.22.900 - Liberal construction.