Ch. 41.08 RCW - Civil Service for City Firemen - These statutes provide civil service procedures for city firemen.
Ch. 41.12 RCW - Civil Service for City Police - These statutes provide civil service procedures for city police.
RCW 35.61.140 - Park Commissioners - Civil Service for Employees- This statute allows but does not require establishment of civil service procedures for a metropolitan park district.
RCW 35A.11.020 - Powers vested in legislative bodies of noncharter and charter code cities - This statute authorizes establishment of a civil service or merit system in a code city, and requires that such system substantially accomplish the purposes spelled out in Ch. 41.08 RCW and in Ch. 41.12 RCW. (Emphasis added)
RCW 35.22.030 & RCW 35.22.195 - Charter Cities - Powers of cities having ten thousand or more population - Power to frame charter - "Population" defined - This statute authorized cities of more than ten thousand population to frame a charter that allows it to conduct its affairs consistent with and subject to state law.
RCW 41.12.050 - Persons included - Competitive examinations - Transfers, discharges, and reinstatements - This statute requires that all full paid employees of the police department are to be covered by civil service, except individuals appointed as police chief after July 1, 1987, to a department with six or more commissioned officers, including the police chief, may be excluded by the legislative body of the city or town.
RCW 41.08.050 - Persons included - Competitive examinations - Transfers, discharges, and reinstatements - This statute requires that all full paid employees of the fire department are to be covered by civil service, except that individuals appointed as fire chief after July 1, 1987, may be excluded by the legislative body of the city or town.
Chapter 41.14 RCW - Civil Service for Sheriff's Office - Details the requirements and procedures for civil service in counties.
