Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 35.34 - Biennial Budgets.
35.34.040 - Biennial budget authorized—Limitations.

RCW 35.34.040
Biennial budget authorized—Limitations.

All first and second-class cities and towns are authorized to establish by ordinance a two-year fiscal biennium budget. The ordinance shall be enacted at least six months prior to commencement of the fiscal biennium and this chapter applies to all cities and towns which utilize a fiscal biennium budget. Cities and towns which establish a fiscal biennium budget are authorized to repeal such ordinance and provide for reversion to a fiscal year budget. The ordinance may only be repealed effective as of the conclusion of a fiscal biennium. However, the city or town shall comply with chapter 35.32A or 35.33 RCW, whichever the case may be, in developing and adopting the budget for the first fiscal year following repeal of the ordinance.

[ 1994 c 81 § 56; 1985 c 175 § 7.]

Structure Revised Code of Washington

Revised Code of Washington

Title 35 - Cities and Towns

Chapter 35.34 - Biennial Budgets.

35.34.010 - Legislative intent.

35.34.020 - Application of chapter.

35.34.030 - Definitions.

35.34.040 - Biennial budget authorized—Limitations.

35.34.050 - Budget estimates—Submittal.

35.34.060 - Budget estimates—Classification and segregation.

35.34.070 - Proposed preliminary budget.

35.34.080 - Preliminary budget.

35.34.090 - Budget message—Hearings.

35.34.100 - Budget—Notice of hearing.

35.34.110 - Budget—Hearing.

35.34.120 - Budget—Adoption.

35.34.130 - Budget—Mid-biennial review and modification.

35.34.140 - Emergency expenditures—Nondebatable emergencies.

35.34.150 - Emergency expenditures—Other emergencies—Hearing.

35.34.160 - Emergency expenditures—Warrants—Payment.

35.34.170 - Registered warrants—Payment.

35.34.180 - Adjustment of wages, hours, and conditions of employment.

35.34.190 - Forms—Accounting—Supervision by state.

35.34.200 - Funds—Limitations on expenditures—Transfers and adjustments.

35.34.205 - Administration, oversight, or supervision of utility—Reimbursement from utility budget authorized.

35.34.210 - Liabilities incurred in excess of budget.

35.34.220 - Funds received from sales of bonds and warrants—Expenditure program—Federal tax law.

35.34.230 - Revenue estimates—Amount to be raised by ad valorem taxes.

35.34.240 - Funds—Quarterly report of status.

35.34.250 - Contingency fund—Creation.

35.34.260 - Contingency fund—Withdrawals.

35.34.270 - Unexpended appropriations.

35.34.280 - Violations and penalties.