Wash. Rev. Code § 35.104.030

Current through the 2024 Regular Session
Section 35.104.030 - Creation

A local government must establish by ordinance or resolution an authority. At a minimum, the ordinance must:

(1) Specify the powers to be exercised by the authority;
(2) Reserve the local government's right to dissolve the authority after its contractual responsibilities have expired;
(3) Establish an administrative board, including:
(a) The number of board members;
(b) the times and terms of appointment for each board position;
(c) the amount of compensation, if any, to be paid to board members;
(d) the procedures for removing board members and filing vacancies; and
(e) the qualifications for the appointment of individuals to the board;
(4) Establish the authority's boundaries, which must be contiguous tracts of land;
(5) Ensure that private and public funds provided to the authority will be segregated;
(6) Establish guidelines under which the authority may invest its funds;
(7) Provide the requirements for auditing the records of the authority; and
(8) Require the local government's legal counsel to also provide legal services to the authority.

RCW 35.104.030

2007 c 251 § 3.

Captions not law-Severability-2007 c 251: See notes following RCW 35.104.010.