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Updated 08/03
Statutes - Forms of Government

Statutes - Forms of Government

  • Ch. 35.18 RCW - Council-Manager Plan - Basic structure and organization of council-manager form of government for non-code cities.

  • Ch. 35.17 RCW - Commission Form of Government - Basic structure and organization of commission form of government.

  • Ch. 35A.12 RCW - Mayor-Council Plan of Government - Basic structure and organization of mayor-council form of government for code cities.

  • Ch. 35A.13 RCW - Council-Manager Plan of Government - Basic structure and organization of council-manager form of government for code cities.

  • RCW 35.18.230 - .285 - Procedures for non-code cities or towns to adopt the council-manager form of government.

  • RCW 35.18.290 - .320 - Procedures for non-code cities and towns to abandon the council-manager form of government.

  • RCW 35.17.370 - .420 - Procedures for non-code cities to adopt the commission form of government.

  • RCW 35.17.430 - .460 - Procedures for non-code cities to abandon the commission form of government.

  • Ch. 35A.06 RCW - Provisions Applicable to Adoption and Abandonment of Noncharter Code City Classification or Plan of Government - Procedures for changing forms of government in code cities.