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Section
35.22.010
Laws governing.
Section
35.22.020
Mode of exercising powers, functions and duties.
Section
35.22.030
Cities having ten thousand or more population may frame charter for own government.
Section
35.22.050
Election of freeholders to frame charter.
Section
35.22.055
Election of freeholders in cities of three hundred thousand or more population—Designation of positions.
Section
35.22.060
Submission of charter—Publication.
Section
35.22.070
Election on adoption of charter—Notice.
Section
35.22.080
Conduct of elections.
Section
35.22.090
Form of ballot.
Section
35.22.100
Certificates of election to officers.
Section
35.22.110
Authentication of charter.
Section
35.22.120
Petition for submission of charter amendment.
Section
35.22.130
Requisites of petition—Effect of favorable vote.
Section
35.22.140
New or revised charter—Petition—Freeholders.
Section
35.22.150
Submission of new charter.
Section
35.22.160
Election on adoption of new charter.
Section
35.22.170
Publication of proposed charter.
Section
35.22.180
Conduct of elections.
Section
35.22.190
Effect of favorable vote.
Section
35.22.195
Powers of cities adopting charters.
Section
35.22.200
Legislative powers of charter city—Where vested—Direct legislation.
Section
35.22.205
Compensation and hours of mayor and elected officials.
Section
35.22.210
Separate designation of councilmembers in certain first-class cities.
Section
35.22.220
Repeal of separate designation.
Section
35.22.235
First-class mayor-council cities—Twelve councilmembers.
Section
35.22.245
First-class mayor-council cities—Seven councilmembers.
Section
35.22.280
Specific powers enumerated.
Section
35.22.282
City and town license fees and taxes on financial institutions.
Section
35.22.283
City license fees or taxes on certain business activities to be at a single uniform rate.
Section
35.22.284
Association of sheriffs and police chiefs.
Section
35.22.285
Nonpolluting power generation by individual—Exemption from regulation—Authorization to contract with utility.
Section
35.22.287
Hydroelectric resources—Separate legal authority—Creation by irrigation districts and cities, towns, or public utility districts.
Section
35.22.288
Publication of ordinances or summary—Public notice of hearings and meeting agendas.
Section
35.22.290
Additional powers—Auditoriums, art museums.
Section
35.22.300
Leasing of land for auditoriums, etc.
Section
35.22.302
Conveyance or lease of space above real property or structures or improvements.
Section
35.22.305
Department for administration, etc., of property incident to civic center—Creation authorized—Supervision—Authority.
Section
35.22.310
Cesspools, filling of—Removal of debris, etc.
Section
35.22.320
Collection of cost of filling cesspools, etc.
Section
35.22.330
Radio communication.
Section
35.22.340
Streets—Railroad franchises in, along, over, and across.
Section
35.22.350
Utilities—Collective bargaining with employees.
Section
35.22.360
Utilities—Wage adjustments.
Section
35.22.362
Nuclear thermal power facilities—Joint development with public utility districts and electrical companies.
Section
35.22.365
Public transportation systems in municipalities—Financing.
Section
35.22.370
Wards—Division of city.
Section
35.22.410
Wharves—City may let wharves or privileges thereon.
Section
35.22.415
Municipal airport located in unincorporated area—Subject to county comprehensive plan and zoning ordinances.
Section
35.22.425
Criminal code repeals by city operating municipal court—Agreement covering costs of handling resulting criminal cases—Arbitration.
Section
35.22.570
Omnibus grant of powers to first-class cities.
Section
35.22.580
Diversion of local improvement moneys prohibited—Refund of excess.
Section
35.22.590
Bonds voted by people—Transfer of excess to redemption fund.
Section
35.22.600
Liability for violations of RCW 35.22.580 or 35.22.590.
Section
35.22.610
Police officers—Appointment without regard to residence authorized.
Section
35.22.620
Public works or improvements—Limitations on work by public employees—Small works roster—Purchase of reused or recycled materials or products.
Section
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.
Section
35.22.630
Public works or improvements—Cost amounts—How determined.
Section
35.22.635
Public works or improvements—Low bidder claiming error—Prohibition on later bid for same project.
Section
35.22.640
Public works or improvements—Electrical distribution and generating systems—Customer may contract with qualified electrical contractor.
Section
35.22.650
Public works or improvements—Minority business, employees—Contract, contents.
Section
35.22.660
Child care facilities—Review of need and demand—Adoption of ordinances.
Section
35.22.680
Residential care facilities—Review of need and demand—Adoption of ordinances.
Section
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.
Section
35.22.690
First-class cities subject to limitations on moratoria, interim zoning controls.
Section
35.22.695
Planning regulations—Copies provided to county assessor.
Section
35.22.700
Conformance with chapter 43.97 RCW required.
Section
35.22.705
Purchase of electric power and energy from joint operating agency.
Section
35.22.900
Liberal construction.