Special District Creation and Operation.

  1. Law
  2. Revised Code of Washington
  3. Diking and Drainage
  4. Special District Creation and Operation.

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Section
85.38.001

Actions subject to review by boundary review board.

Section
85.38.005

Purpose.

Section
85.38.010

Definitions.

Section
85.38.020

Establishment of special districts—Petition or resolution—Contents.

Section
85.38.030

Investigation of proposed boundaries and districts—Report.

Section
85.38.040

Proposed special districts—Public hearing—Notice.

Section
85.38.050

Public hearing—Elections.

Section
85.38.060

Elections—Notice—Costs.

Section
85.38.070

Governing board—Terms of office—Election—Appointment—Vacancies—Qualifications.

Section
85.38.075

Governing body—Compensation and expenses.

Section
85.38.080

Governing body—Bond.

Section
85.38.090

Governing body—Reduction in size.

Section
85.38.100

General elections.

Section
85.38.105

Voting rights.

Section
85.38.110

Presumed eligible voters' list—Notice of requirements of voting authority—Copy of voter's list to county auditor.

Section
85.38.115

Elections—When not required.

Section
85.38.120

Elections—Auditor's assistance—Notice—Auditor's costs.

Section
85.38.125

Elections—Auditor to conduct.

Section
85.38.127

Elections—Special flood control districts—Qualified voters.

Section
85.38.130

Election officials—Duties—Voting hours—Challenged ballots—Absentee ballots.

Section
85.38.140

Special district financing—Alternative method.

Section
85.38.145

Rates and charges.

Section
85.38.150

Special assessments—Valuation—Assessment zones—Criteria for assessments.

Section
85.38.160

Systems of assessment—Hearing—Notice—Adoption of ordinance—Appeals—Review—Emergency assessment.

Section
85.38.165

Applicable assessed value.

Section
85.38.170

Budgets—Special assessments—Notice—Delinquent special assessments—Collection fee.

Section
85.38.180

Special districts—Powers.

Section
85.38.190

Construction of improvements—When public bidding not required—Use of district employees or volunteers.

Section
85.38.200

Annexation of contiguous territory—Procedures.

Section
85.38.210

Consolidation of contiguous districts—Procedures.

Section
85.38.213

Withdrawal of area within city or town.

Section
85.38.215

Transfer of territory from one special district to another.

Section
85.38.217

Drainage and drainage improvement districts—Removal of area by first-class city—Notice.

Section
85.38.220

Suspension of operations—Procedure—Reactivation.

Section
85.38.225

Alternative dissolution procedure—Drainage and drainage improvement districts—Conditions.

Section
85.38.230

Special assessment bonds authorized.

Section
85.38.240

Special assessment bonds—Issuance—Terms.

Section
85.38.250

Special assessment bonds—Guaranty fund.

Section
85.38.260

Special assessment bonds—Refunding.

Section
85.38.270

Special assessment bonds issued prior to July 1, 1986.

Section
85.38.280

Cooperative watershed management.

Section
85.38.290

Flood control districts—Three or more counties—Governing body.

Section
85.38.901

Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.