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Cities Operating Under Title 35A of the Revised Code of Washington the Optional Municipal Code
Compiled by MRSC Library from information provided by the Secretary of State
| Date Filed | File No. | City | Former Class |
Government | County | Status |
| 11-12-69 | 1 | Auburn | 3 | Mayor-Council | King | Unchanged |
| 11-14-69 | 2 | Bainbridge Island (Name changed from Winslow in 1991) | 4 | Mayor-Council | Kitsap | Unchanged |
| 11-20-69 | 3 | Longview | 3 | Council-Manager | Cowlitz | Unchanged |
| 12-5-69 | 4 | Kirkland | 3 | Council-Manager | King | Unchanged |
| 12-5-69 | 5 | Kelso | 3 | Council-Manager | Cowlitz | Unchanged |
| 12-15-69 | 6 | Kent | 3 | Mayor-Council | King | Unchanged |
| 12-19-69 | 7 | Poulsbo | 4 | Mayor-Council | Kitsap | Unchanged |
| 1-2-70 | 8 | East Wenatchee | 4 | Mayor-Council | Douglas | Unchanged |
| 1-15-70 | 9 | *Renton | 2 | Mayor-Council | King | Not effective until new council is elected in 1970 |
| * As a 2nd class city, Renton has 12 councilmembers. Provisions of non-chartered Optional Municipal Code authorizes only 7 councilmembers. For this reason, new council consisting of 7 members must be elected at the November 3 general election under provisions of Chapter 52, Laws of 1970. | ||||||
| 1-16-70 | 10 | Dupont | 4 | Mayor-Council | Pierce | Unchanged |
| 1-26-70 | 11 | Algona | 3 | Mayor-Council | King | Unchanged |
| 1-28-70 | 12 | Newport | 4 | Mayor-Council | Pend-Oreille | Unchanged |
| 3-17-70 | 13 | Mossyrock | 4 | Mayor-Council | Lewis | Unchanged |
| 3-30-70 | 14 | Fife | 4 | Mayor-Council | Pierce | Unchanged |
| 4-21-70 | 15 | Zillah | 4 | Mayor-Council | Yakima | Unchanged |
| 5-27-70 | 16 | Walla Walla | 3 | Council-Manager | Walla Walla | Unchanged |
| 5-27-70 | 17 | Camas | 3 | Mayor-Council | Clark | Unchanged |
| 6-10-70 | 18 | Bellevue | 3 | Council-Manager | King | Unchanged |
| 6-16-70 | 19 | Roy | 4 | Mayor-Council | Pierce | Unchanged |
| 7-3-70 | 20 | Mukilteo | 4 | Mayor-Council | Snohomish | Unchanged |
| 8-26-70 | 21 | Wenatchee | 3 | Commission | Chelan | Unchanged |
| 10-13-70 | 22 | Redmond | 3 | Mayor-Council | King | Unchanged |
| 11-18-70 | 23 | Ocean Shores | NA | Council-Manager | Gray's Harbor | New City |
| 12-1-70 | 24 | Medina | 3 | Council-Manager | King | Unchanged |
| 12-7-70 | 25 | Morton | 4 | Mayor-Council | Lewis | Unchanged |
| 12-8-70 | 26 | Edmonds | 3 | Mayor-Council | Snohomish | Unchanged |
| 12-16-70 | 27 | Woodland | 4 | Mayor-Council | Cowlitz | Unchanged |
| 2-16-71 | 28 | Mountlake Terrace | 3 | Council-Manager | Snohomish | Unchanged |
| 2-18-71 | 29 | Pullman | 3 | Mayor-Council | Whitman | Unchanged |
| 2-19-71 | 30 | Lynden | 3 | Mayor-Council | Whatcom | Unchanged |
| 3-17-71 | 31 | Everson | 4 | Mayor-Council | Whatcom | Unchanged |
| 4-5-71 | 32 | Nooksack | 4 | Mayor-Council | Whatcom | Unchanged |
| 4-15-71 | 33 | Sumas | 4 | Mayor-Council | Whatcom | Unchanged |
| 6-28-71 | 34 | Bothell | 3 | Mayor-Council | King | Unchanged |
| 9-1-71 | 35 | Stanwood | 4 | Mayor-Council | Snohomish | Unchanged |
| 9-13-71 | 36 | Chelan | 4 | Mayor-Council | Chelan | Unchanged |
| 10-12-71 | 37 | Mount Vernon | 3 | Mayor-Council | Skagit | Unchanged |
| 10-12-71 | 38 | Prosser | 3 | Mayor-Council | Benton | Unchanged |
| 11-20-71 | 39 | Lynnwood | 3 | Mayor-Council | Snohomish | Unchanged |
| 11-18-71 | 40 | Port Angeles | 2 | Council-Manager | Clallam | Unchanged |
| 2-4-72 | 41 | Winlock | 4 | Mayor-Council | Lewis | Unchanged |
| 9-9-72 | 42 | Castle Rock | 4 | Mayor-Council | Cowlitz | Unchanged |
| 11-9-72 | 43 | Deer Park | 4 | Mayor-Council | Spokane | Unchanged |
| 2-21-73 | 44 | Issaquah | 3 | Mayor-Council | King | Unchanged |
| 3-2-73 | 45 | North Bend | 4 | Mayor-Council | King | Unchanged |
| 10-30-73 | 46 | Cheney | 3 | Mayor-Council | Spokane | Unchanged |
| 12-13-73 | 47 | Lacey | 3 | Council-Manager | Thurston | Changed |
| 10-16-73 | 48 | Oak Harbor | 3 | Mayor-Council | Island | Unchanged |
| 3-12-74 | 49 | Raymond | 3 | Commission | Pacific | Unchanged |
| 3-18-74 | 50 | North Bonneville | 4 | Mayor-Council | Skamania | Unchanged |
| 6-14-74 | 51 | South Bend | 3 | Mayor-Council | Pacific | Unchanged |
| 8-12-74 | 52 | Buckley | 4 | Mayor-Council | Pierce | Unchanged |
| 10-18-74 | 53 | Westport | 4 | Mayor-Council | Grays Harbor | Unchanged |
| 12-16-74 | 54 | Montesano | 3 | Mayor-Council | Grays Harbor | Unchanged |
| 1-27-75 | 55 | Langley | 4 | Mayor-Council | Island | Unchanged |
| 5-28-75 | 56 | Selah | 4 | Mayor-Council | Yakima | Unchanged |
| 8-8-75 | 57 | Chehalis | 3 | Council-Manager | Lewis | Changed |
| 10-22-75 | 58 | Washougal | 3 | Mayor-Council | Clark | |
| 10-29-75 | 59 | Battle Ground | 4 | Mayor-Council | Clark | Unchanged |
| 21-30-75 | 60 | Lake Stevens | 4 | Mayor-Council | Snohomish | Unchanged |
| 12-30-75 | 61 | Black Diamond | 4 | Mayor-Council | King | Unchanged |
| 1-8-76 | 62 | Elma | 4 | Mayor-Council | Grays Harbor | Unchanged |
| 1-9-76 | 63 | Toledo | 4 | Mayor-Council | Lewis | Unchanged |
| 1-21-76 | 64 | Asotin | 4 | Mayor-Council | Asotin | Unchanged |
| 2-5-76 | 65 | Hoquiam | 2 | Mayor-Council | Grays Harbor | Unchanged |
| 3-11-76 | 66 | Cashmere | 4 | Mayor-Council | Chelan | Unchanged |
| 3-18-76 | 67 | Des Moines | 3 | Manager-Council | King | Unchanged |
| 8-12-75 | 68 | Napavine | 4 | Mayor-Council | Lewis | Unchanged |
| 8-19-76 | 69 | West Richland | 3 | Mayor-Council | Benton | Unchanged |
| 10-12-76 | 70 | Marysville | 3 | Mayor-Council | Snohomish | Unchanged |
| 10-21-76 | 71 | Snoqualmie | 4 | Mayor-Council | King | Unchanged |
| 10-26-76 | 72 | Kennewick | 3 | Council-Manager | Benton | Unchanged |
| 10-27-76 | 73 | Vader | 4 | Mayor-Council | Lewis | Unchanged |
| 11-8-76 | 74 | Kalama | 4 | Mayor-Council | Cowlitz | Unchanged |
| 1-10-77 | 75 | Pasco | 3 | Council-Manager | Franklin | Unchanged |
| 3-29-77 | 76 | Tukwila | 3 | Mayor-Council | King | Unchanged |
| 5-27-77 | 77 | Benton City | 4 | Mayor-Council | Benton | Unchanged |
| 5-31-77 | 78 | Cosmopolis | 4 | Mayor-Council | Grays Harbor | Unchanged |
| 7-15-77 | 79 | Clarkston | 3 | Mayor-Council | Asotin | Unchanged |
| 8-1-77 | 80 | Oakville | 4 | Mayor-Council | Grays Harbor | Unchanged |
| 8-31-77 | 81 | Ferndale | 4 | Mayor-Council | Whatcom | Unchanged |
| 9-21-77 | 82 | Duvall | 4 | Mayor-Council | King | Unchanged |
| 1-4-78 | 83 | Olympia | 3 | Commission | Thurston | Unchanged |
| 1-25-78 | 84 | Mercer Island | 2 | Council-Manager | King | Unchanged |
| 9-25-78 | 85 | Spangle | 4 | Mayor-Council | Spokane | Unchanged |
| 10-23-78 | 86 | Stevenson | 4 | Mayor-Council | Skamania | Unchanged |
| 12-29-78 | 87 | White Salmon | 4 | Mayor-Council | Klickitat | Unchanged |
| 2-1-79 | 88 | Kittitas | 4 | Mayor-Council | Kittitas | Unchanged |
| 3-21-79 | 89 | Brier | 3 | Mayor-Council | Snohomish | Unchanged |
| 4-9-79 | 90 | Bingen | 4 | Mayor-Council | Klickitat | Unchanged |
| 4-16-79 | 91 | Sunnyside | 3 | Council-Manager | Yakima | Unchanged |
| 5-8-79 | 92 | Harrington | 4 | Mayor-Council | Lincoln | Unchanged |
| 5-11-79 | 93 | Carnation | 4 | Mayor-Council | King | Unchanged |
| 6-19-79 | 94 | Grandview | 3 | Mayor-Council | Yakima | Unchanged |
| 7-24-79 | 95 | Kettle Falls | 4 | Mayor-Council | Stevens | Unchanged |
| 2-11-80 | 96 | College Place | 4 | Mayor-Council | Walla Walla | Unchanged |
| 3-19-80 | 97 | Airway Heights | 4 | Mayor-Council | Spokane | Unchanged |
| 3-21-80 | 98 | Orting | 4 | Mayor-Council | Pierce | Unchanged |
| 6-6-80 | 99 | Anacortes | 3 | Mayor-Council | Skagit | Unchanged |
| 6-6-80 | 100 | Blaine | 3 | Mayor-Council | Whatcom | Unchanged |
| 6-17-80 | 101 | Sprague | 3 | Mayor-Council | Lincoln | Unchanged |
| 8-21-80 | 102 | Puyallup | 3 | Council-Manager | Pierce | Unchanged |
| 10-13-80 | 103 | Entiat | 4 | Mayor-Council | Chelan | Unchanged |
| 11-18-80 | 104 | Toppenish | 3 | Manager-Council | Yakima | Unchanged |
| 12-4-80 | 105 | Medical Lake | 4 | Mayor-Council | Spokane | Unchanged |
| 12-19-80 | 106 | Shelton | 3 | Commission | Mason | Unchanged |
| 1-12-81 | 107 | Enumclaw | 3 | Council-Mayor | King | Unchanged |
| 3-20-81 | 108 | Kahlotus | 4 | Mayor-Council | Franklin | Unchanged |
| 4-30-81 | 109 | Gig Harbor | 4 | Mayor-Council | Pierce | Unchanged |
| 4-29-82 | 110 | Moxee | 4 | Mayor-Council | Yakima | Unchanged |
| 8-20-82 | 111 | Sumner | 3 | Mayor-Council | Pierce | Unchanged |
| 6-3-83 | 112 | Mabton | 4 | Mayor-Council | Yakima | Unchanged |
| 9-30-83 | 113 | Mill Creek | NA | Council-Manager | Snohomish | New City |
| 5-31-84 | 114 | Forks | 4 | Mayor-Council | Clallum | Unchanged |
| 6-4-84 | 115 | Bonney Lake | 3 | Mayor-Council | Pierce | Unchanged |
| 10-15-84 | 116 | Long Beach | 4 | Mayor-Council | Pacific | Unchanged |
| 1-18-85 | 117 | Royal City | 4 | Mayor-Council | Grant | Unchanged |
| 5-2-85 | 118 | Ridgefield | 4 | Mayor-Council | Clark | Unchanged |
| 10-14-85 | 119 | Centralia | 3 | Council-Manager | Lewis | Changed |
| 11-4-85 | 120 | Monroe | 3 | Mayor-Council | Snohomish | Unchanged |
| 12-16-85 | 121 | Connell | 3 | Mayor-Council | Franklin | Unchanged |
| 1-6-86 | 122 | Goldendale | 3 | Mayor-Council | Klickitat | Unchanged |
| 7-2-86 | 123 | Moses Lake | 3 | Council-Manager | Grant | Unchanged |
| 8-21-86 | 124 | Woodway | 4 | Mayor-Coucil | Snohomish | Unchanged |
| 10-6-86 | 125 | Ephrata | 3 | Mayor-Council | Grant | Unchanged |
| 6-21-87 | 126 | Ilwaco | 4 | Mayor-Council | Pacific | Unchanged |
| 7-14-87 | 127 | Brewster | 4 | Mayor-Council | Okanogan | Unchanged |
| 1-25-88 | 128 | McCleary | 4 | Mayor-Council | Grays Harbor | Unchanged |
| 2-10-88 | 129 | Pateros | 4 | Mayor-Council | Okanogan | Unchanged |
| 2-18-88 | 130 | Mesa | 4 | Mayor-Council | Franklin | Unchanged |
| 4-12-88 | 131 | Quincy | 4 | Mayor-Council | Grant | Unchanged |
| 7-25-88 | 132 | Bridgeport | 4 | Mayor-Council | Douglas | Unchanged |
| 1-23-89 | 133 | Rock Island | 4 | Mayor-Council | Douglas | Unchanged |
| 1-23-89 | 134 | Milton | 4 | Mayor-Council | Pierce-King | Unchanged |
| 2-15-89 | 135 | Othello | 3 | Mayor-Council | Adams | Unchanged |
| 9-29-89 | 136 | Pacific | 3 | Mayor-Council | King | Unchanged |
| 12-8-89 | 137 | Yelm | 4 | Mayor-Council | Thurston | Unchanged |
| 2-13-90 | 138 | Lake Forest Park | 3 | Mayor-Council | King County | Unchanged |
| 2-13-90 | 139 | Warden | 4 | Mayor-Council | Grant | Unchanged |
| 2-5-90
(Inc. Date: 2-28-90) |
140 | Federal Way | NA | Council-Manager | King | New city |
| 2-27-90 (Inc. Date:
2-28-90) |
141 | SeaTac | NA | Council-Manager | King | New city |
| 5-16-90
(Ord date 5-8-90) |
142 | Fircrest | 4 | Council-Manager | Pierce | Unchanged |
| 7-18-90 | 143 | Tenino | 4 | Mayor-Council | Thurston | Unchanged |
| 7-24-90 | 144 | Grand Coulee | 3 | Mayor- Council | Grant | Unchanged |
| 10-19-90 | 145 | Gold Bar | 4 | Mayor-Council | Snohomish | Unchanged |
| 12-7-90 | 146 | Republic | 4 | Mayor-Council | Ferry | Unchanged |
| 6-6-91 | 147 | Ellensburg | 3 | Council-Manager | Kittitas | Unchanged |
| 3-19-92 | 148 | Prescott | 4 | Council-Manager | Walla Walla | Unchanged |
| 7-6-92
Ord Pass |
149 | Oroville | 4 | Council-Manager | Okanogan | Unchanged |
| 9-9-92 | 150 | Sultan | 4 | Mayor-Council | Snohomish | Unchanged |
| 10-30-92 | 151 | Granite Falls | 4 | Mayor-Council | Snohomish | Unchanged |
| 2-28-93 | 152 | Burien | Council-Manager | King | New city | |
| 3-31-93 | 153 | Woodinville | Council-Manger | King | New city | |
| 9-27-93 | 154 | La Center | 4 | Mayor-Council | Clark | Unchanged |
| 9-27-93 | 155 | Arlington | 3 | Mayor-Council | Snohomish | Unchanged |
| 10-26-93 | 156 | Sequim | 3 | Mayor-Council | Clallum | Unchanged |
| No filing
required |
Kelso | Code | Council-Manager | Cowlitz | Charter code
City 11-93 | |
| Note Ch. 81 Laws of 1994 changed the classification of cities to: First class city, Second class city, and Towns. Those cities that were Third Class Cities became SEcond Class Cities. Towns of the Fourth Class were designated Towns. | ||||||
| 9-30-94 | 157 | Newport Hills (Changed to Newcastle) | NA | Council-Manager | King | New city |
| 7-21-94 | 158 | Tumwater | 2 | Mayor-Council | Thurston | |
| 6-2-95 | 159 | Tonasket | Town | Mayor-Council | Okanogan | Unchanged |
| 8-31-95 | 160 | Shoreline | NA | Council-Manager | King | New city |
| 8-31-95 | 161 | University Place | NA | Council Manager | Pierce | New city |
| 10-2-95 | 162 | George | Town | Mayor-Council | Grant | Unchanged |
| Recorded2-26-96; (Inc. Date 2-28-96) | 163 | Edgewood | NA | Council-Manager | Pierce | |
| Recorded 3-7-96; (Inc. date 2-28-96) | 164 | Lakewood | NA | Council-Manager | Pierce | |
| 1-16-97 | 165 | Port Townsend | 2 | Mayor-Council | Jefferson | |
| 9-8-97 | 166 | Pomeroy | 2 | Mayor-Council | Garfield | |
| 8-31-97 | 167 | Covington | NA | Council-Manager | King | New city |
| 8-31-97 | 168 | Maple Valley | NA | Council-Manager | King | New City |
| 10-31-97 | 169 | Dayton | 2 | Mayor-Council | Columbia | |
| 3-30-98 | 170 | Okanogan | 2 | Mayor-Council | Okanogan | Unchanged |
| 4-21-98 | 171 | Union Gap | U | Mayor-Council | Yakima | Classified |
| 8-17-98 | 172 | Leavenworth | 2 | Mayor Council | Chelan | Unchanged |
| 8-31-98 | 173 | Kenmore | NA | Council-Manager | King | New City |
| 11-10-98 | 174 | Clyde Hill | Town | Mayor-Council | King | Unchanged |
| 8-31-99 | 175 | Sammamish | NA | Council-Manager | King | New City |
| 2-01 | 176 | Soap Lake | 2 | Mayor-Council | Grant | Unchanged |
| 9-31-01 | 177 | Liberty Lake | NA | Mayor Council | Spokane | New City |
| 11-01 | 178 | Rainier | Town | Mayor Council | Pierce | Unchanged |
| 3-31-03 | 179 | Spokane Valley | NA | Council-Manager | Spokane | New City |
| 2-5-04 | 180 | Tieton | Town | Mayor Council | Yakima | Unchanged |
| 6-28-04 | 181 | Granger | Town | Mayor Council | Yakima | Unchanged |
| 3-16-06 | 182 | Burlington | 2nd | Mayor Council | Skagit | Unchanged |
| 11-2-06 | 183 | Electric City | Town | Mayor Council | Grant | Unchanged |
| 3-30-07 | 184 | Roslyn | 2nd | Mayor Council | Kittitas | Unchanged |
| 8-2-07 | 185 | Omak | 2nd | Mayor Council | Okanogan | Unchanged |
| 8-30-07 | 186 | Sedro-Woolley | 2nd | Mayor Council | Skagit | Unchanged |
| 4-07-08 (ord date) | 187 | Millwood | Town | Mayor Council | Spokane | Unchanged |