Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 36.40 - Budget.
36.40.070 - Budget hearing.

RCW 36.40.070
Budget hearing.

On the first Monday in October in each year the board of county commissioners shall meet at the time and place designated in the notice, whereat any taxpayer may appear and be heard for or against any part of the budget. The hearing may be continued from day to day until concluded but not to exceed a total of five days. The officials in charge of the several offices, departments, services, and institutions shall, at the time the estimates for their respective offices, departments, services or institutions are under consideration be called in and appear before such hearing by the board at the request of any taxpayer and may be questioned concerning such estimates by the commissioners or any taxpayer present.

[ 1963 c 4 § 36.40.070. Prior: 1943 c 145 § 1, part; 1941 c 99 § 1, part; 1923 c 164 § 4, part; Rem. Supp. 1943 § 3997-4, part.]

Structure Revised Code of Washington

Revised Code of Washington

Title 36 - Counties

Chapter 36.40 - Budget.

36.40.010 - Estimates to be filed by county officials.

36.40.020 - Commissioners to file road and bridge estimate and estimate of future bond expenditures.

36.40.030 - Forms of estimates—Penalty for delay.

36.40.040 - Preliminary budget.

36.40.050 - Revision by county commissioners.

36.40.060 - Notice of hearing on budget.

36.40.070 - Budget hearing.

36.40.071 - Budget hearing—Alternate date for budget hearing.

36.40.080 - Final budget to be fixed.

36.40.090 - Taxes to be levied.

36.40.100 - Budget constitutes appropriations—Transfers—Supplemental appropriations.

36.40.120 - Limitation on use of borrowed money.

36.40.130 - Excess of expenditures, liability.

36.40.140 - Emergencies subject to hearing.

36.40.150 - Emergencies subject to hearing—Right of taxpayer to review order.

36.40.160 - Emergencies subject to hearing—Petition for review suspends order.

36.40.170 - Emergencies subject to hearing—Court's power on review.

36.40.180 - Emergencies subject to hearing—Nondebatable emergencies.

36.40.190 - Payment of emergency warrants.

36.40.195 - Supplemental appropriations of unanticipated funds from local sources.

36.40.200 - Lapse of budget appropriations.

36.40.205 - Salary adjustment for county legislative authority office—Ratification and validation of preelection action.

36.40.210 - Monthly report.

36.40.220 - Rules, classifications, and forms.

36.40.230 - No new funds created.

36.40.240 - Penalty.

36.40.250 - Biennial budgets—Supplemental and emergency budgets.