RCW 36.40.170
Emergencies subject to hearing—Court's power on review.
Upon the filing of a petition the court shall immediately fix a time for hearing it which shall be at the earliest convenient date. At such hearing the court shall hear the matter de novo and may take such testimony as it deems necessary. Its proceedings shall be summary and informal and its determination as to whether an emergency such as is contemplated within the meaning and purpose of this chapter exists or not and whether the expenditure authorized by said order is excessive or not shall be final.
[ 1963 c 4 § 36.40.170. Prior: 1925 ex.s. c 143 § 2, part; 1923 c 164 § 6, part; RRS § 3997-6, part.]
Structure Revised Code of Washington
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.
36.40.071 - 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.
36.40.220 - Rules, classifications, and forms.
36.40.230 - No new funds created.
36.40.250 - Biennial budgets—Supplemental and emergency budgets.