Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 70.44 - Public Hospital Districts.
70.44.350 - Dividing a district.

RCW 70.44.350
Dividing a district.

An existing public hospital district upon resolution of its board of commissioners may be divided into two new public hospital districts, in the manner provided in RCW 70.44.350 through 70.44.380, subject to the approval of the plan therefor by the superior court in the county where such district is located and by a majority of the voters voting on the proposition for such approval at a special election to be held in each of the proposed new districts. The board of commissioners of an existing district shall by resolution or resolutions find that such division is in the public interest; adopt and approve a plan of division; authorize the filing of a petition in the superior court in the county in which the district is located to obtain court approval of the plan of division; request the calling of a special election to be held, following such court approval, for the purpose of submitting to the voters in each of the proposed new districts the proposition of whether the plan of division should be approved and carried out; and direct all officers and employees of the existing district to take whatever actions are reasonable and necessary in order to carry out the division, subject to the approval of the plan therefor by the court and the voters.

[ 1982 c 84 § 5.]

Structure Revised Code of Washington

Revised Code of Washington

Title 70 - Public Health and Safety

Chapter 70.44 - Public Hospital Districts.

70.44.003 - Purpose.

70.44.007 - Definitions.

70.44.010 - Districts authorized.

70.44.015 - Validation of existing districts.

70.44.016 - Validation of districts.

70.44.020 - Resolution—Petition for countywide district—Conduct of elections.

70.44.028 - Limitation on legal challenges.

70.44.030 - Petition for lesser district—Procedure.

70.44.035 - Petition for district lying in more than one county—Procedure.

70.44.040 - Elections—Commissioners, terms, districts.

70.44.041 - Validity of appointment or election of commissioners—Compliance with 1994 c 223.

70.44.042 - Commissioner districts—Resolution to abolish—Proposition to reestablish.

70.44.045 - Commissioners—Vacancies.

70.44.047 - Redrawn boundaries—Assignment of commissioners to districts.

70.44.050 - Commissioners—Compensation and expenses—Insurance—Resolutions by majority vote—Officers—Rules.

70.44.053 - Increase in number of commissioners—Proposition to voters.

70.44.054 - Increase in number of commissioners—Commissioner districts.

70.44.056 - Increase in number of commissioners—Appointments—Election—Terms.

70.44.059 - Chaplains—Authority to employ.

70.44.060 - Powers and duties.

70.44.062 - Commissioners' meetings, proceedings, and deliberations concerning health care providers' clinical or staff privileges to be confidential—Final action in public session.

70.44.067 - Community revitalization financing—Public improvements.

70.44.070 - Superintendent—Appointment—Removal—Compensation.

70.44.080 - Superintendent—Powers.

70.44.090 - Superintendent—Duties.

70.44.110 - Plan to construct or improve—General obligation bonds.

70.44.130 - Bonds—Payment—Security for deposits.

70.44.140 - Contracts for material and work—Call for bids—Alternative procedures—Exemptions.

70.44.171 - Treasurer—Duties—Funds—Depositaries—Surety bonds, cost.

70.44.185 - Change of district boundary lines to allow farm units to be wholly within one hospital district—Notice.

70.44.190 - Consolidation of districts.

70.44.200 - Annexation of territory.

70.44.210 - Alternate method of annexation—Contents of resolution calling for election.

70.44.220 - Alternate method of annexation—Publication and contents of notice of hearing—Hearing—Resolution—Special election.

70.44.230 - Alternate method of annexation—Conduct and canvass of election—Notice—Ballot.

70.44.235 - Withdrawal or reannexation of areas.

70.44.240 - Contracting or joining with other districts, hospitals, corporations, or individuals to provide services or facilities.

70.44.260 - Contracts for purchase of real or personal property.

70.44.300 - Sale of surplus real property.

70.44.310 - Lease of surplus real property.

70.44.315 - Evaluation criteria and requirements for acquisition of district hospitals.

70.44.320 - Disposal of surplus personal property.

70.44.350 - Dividing a district.

70.44.360 - Dividing a district—Plan.

70.44.370 - Dividing a district—Petition to court, hearing, order.

70.44.380 - Dividing a district—Election—Creation of new districts—Challenges.

70.44.400 - Withdrawal of territory from public hospital district.

70.44.450 - Rural public hospital districts—Cooperative agreements and contracts.

70.44.460 - Rural public hospital district defined.

70.44.470 - Chapter not applicable to certain transfers of property.

70.44.900 - Severability—Construction—1945 c 264.

70.44.901 - Severability—Construction—1974 ex.s. c 165.

70.44.903 - Savings—1982 c 84.

70.44.910 - Construction—1945 c 264.