There is created a commission to be
known as the Washington citizens' commission on salaries for
elected officials, to consist of sixteen members appointed by the
governor as provided in this section.
(1) Nine of the sixteen commission members shall be selected
by lot by the secretary of state from among those registered
voters eligible to vote at the time persons are selected for
appointment to full terms on the commission under subsection (3)
of this section. One member shall be selected from each
congressional district. The secretary shall establish policies
and procedures for conducting the selection by lot. The policies
and procedures shall include, but not be limited to, those for
notifying persons selected and for providing a new selection from
a congressional district if a person selected from the district
declines appointment to the commission or if, following the
person's appointment, the person's position on the commission
becomes vacant before the end of the person's term of office.
(2) The remaining seven of the sixteen commission members,
all residents of this state, shall be selected jointly by the
speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the
senate. The persons selected under this subsection shall have
had experience in the field of personnel management. Of these
seven members, one shall be selected from each of the following
five sectors in this state: Private institutions of higher
education; business; professional personnel management; legal
profession; and organized labor. Of the two remaining members,
one shall be a person recommended to the speaker and the
president by the chair of the Washington personnel resources
board and one shall be a person recommended by majority vote of
the presidents of the state's four-year institutions of higher
education.
(3) The secretary of state shall forward the names of
persons selected under subsection (1) of this section and the
speaker of the house of representatives and president of the
senate shall forward the names of persons selected under
subsection (2) of this section to the governor who shall appoint
these persons to the commission. Except as provided in
subsection (6) of this section, the names of persons selected for
appointment to the commission shall be forwarded to the governor
not later than February 15, 1987, and not later than the
fifteenth day of February every four years through 1999. The
terms of the members selected in 1999 shall terminate July 1,
2002, and the names of persons selected for appointment to the
commission shall be forwarded to the governor not later than July
1, 2002. Of the sixteen names forwarded to the governor in 2002,
the governor shall by lot select four of the persons selected
under subsection (1) of this section and four of the persons
selected under subsection (2) of this section to serve two-year
terms, with the rest of the members serving four-year terms.
Thereafter, except as provided in subsection (6) of this section,
all members shall serve four-year terms and the names of eight
persons selected for appointment to the commission shall be
forwarded to the governor not later than the first day of July
every two years.
(4) No person may be appointed to more than two terms. No
member of the commission may be removed by the governor during
his or her term of office unless for cause of incapacity,
incompetence, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office or for a
disqualifying change of residence.
The unexcused absence of any person who is a member of the
commission from two consecutive meetings of the commission shall
constitute the relinquishment of that person's membership on the
commission. Such a relinquishment creates a vacancy in that
person's position on the commission. A member's absence may be
excused by the chair of the commission upon the member's written
request if the chair believes there is just cause for the
absence. Such a request must be received by the chair before the
meeting for which the absence is to be excused. A member's
absence from a meeting of the commission may also be excused
during the meeting for which the member is absent by the
affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the commission
present at the meeting.
(5) No state official, public employee, or lobbyist, or
immediate family member of the official, employee, or lobbyist,
subject to the registration requirements of chapter ((42.17))
42.17A RCW is eligible for membership on the commission.
As used in this subsection the phrase "immediate family"
means the parents, spouse or domestic partner, siblings,
children, or dependent relative of the official, employee, or
lobbyist whether or not living in the household of the official,
employee, or lobbyist.
(6) Upon a vacancy in any position on the commission, a
successor shall be selected and appointed to fill the unexpired
term. The selection and appointment shall be concluded within
thirty days of the date the position becomes vacant and shall be
conducted in the same manner as originally provided.
[2011 c 60 § 34; 2008 c 6 § 204; 1999 c 102 § 1; 1995 c 3 § 1; 1993 c 281 § 46; 1986 c 155 § 2.]
NOTES:
Effective date -- 2011 c 60: See RCW 42.17A.919.
RCW 43.03.305
Washington citizens' commission on salaries
for elected officials -- Generally (as amended by 2011 c 254).
There is created a commission to be known as the Washington
citizens' commission on salaries for elected officials, to
consist of ((sixteen)) members appointed by the governor as
provided in this section.
(1) ((Nine of the sixteen commission members shall be
selected by lot by the secretary of state from among those
registered voters eligible to vote at the time persons are
selected for appointment to full terms on the commission under
subsection (3) of this section. One member shall be selected
from each congressional district.)) One registered voter from
each congressional district shall be selected by the secretary of
state from among those registered voters eligible to vote at the
time persons are selected for appointment to serve on the
commission. The secretary shall establish policies and
procedures for conducting the selection by lot. The policies and
procedures shall include, but not be limited to, those for
notifying persons selected and for providing a new selection from
a congressional district if a person selected from the district
declines appointment to the commission or if, following the
person's appointment, the person's position on the commission
becomes vacant before the end of the person's term of office.
(2) ((The remaining seven of the sixteen)) Seven commission
members, all residents of this state, shall be selected jointly
by the speaker of the house of representatives and the president
of the senate. The persons selected under this subsection shall
have had experience in the field of personnel management. Of
these seven members, one shall be selected from each of the
following five sectors in this state: Private institutions of
higher education; business; professional personnel management;
legal profession; and organized labor. Of the two remaining
members, one shall be a person recommended to the speaker and the
president by the chair of the Washington personnel resources
board and one shall be a person recommended by majority vote of
the presidents of the state's four-year institutions of higher
education.
(3) The secretary of state shall forward the names of
persons selected under subsection (1) of this section and the
speaker of the house of representatives and president of the
senate shall forward the names of persons selected under
subsection (2) of this section to the governor who shall appoint
these persons to the commission. Except ((as provided in
subsection (6) of this section, the names of persons selected for
appointment to the commission shall be forwarded to the governor
not later than February 15, 1987, and not later than the
fifteenth day of February every four years through 1999. The
terms of the members selected in 1999 shall terminate July 1,
2002, and the names of persons selected for appointment to the
commission shall be forwarded to the governor not later than July
1, 2002. Of the sixteen names forwarded to the governor in 2002,
the governor shall by lot select four of the persons selected
under subsection (1) of this section and four of the persons
selected under subsection (2) of this section to serve two-year
terms, with the rest of the members serving four-year terms.
Thereafter, except)) as provided in subsection (6) of this
section, all members shall serve four-year terms and the names of
((eight)) the persons selected for appointment to the commission
shall be forwarded to the governor not later than the first day
of July every two years.
(4) No person may be appointed to more than two terms. No
member of the commission may be removed by the governor during
his or her term of office unless for cause of incapacity,
incompetence, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office or for a
disqualifying change of residence.
The unexcused absence of any person who is a member of the
commission from two consecutive meetings of the commission shall
constitute the relinquishment of that person's membership on the
commission. Such a relinquishment creates a vacancy in that
person's position on the commission. A member's absence may be
excused by the chair of the commission upon the member's written
request if the chair believes there is just cause for the
absence. Such a request must be received by the chair before the
meeting for which the absence is to be excused. A member's
absence from a meeting of the commission may also be excused
during the meeting for which the member is absent by the
affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the commission
present at the meeting.
(5) No state official, public employee, or lobbyist, or
immediate family member of the official, employee, or lobbyist,
subject to the registration requirements of chapter *42.17 or
42.17A RCW is eligible for membership on the commission.
As used in this subsection the phrase "immediate family"
means the parents, spouse or domestic partner, siblings,
children, or dependent relative of the official((, employee,)) or
lobbyist whether or not living in the household of the
official((, employee,)) or lobbyist, and the parent, spouse or
domestic partner, sibling, child, or dependent relative of the
employee, living in the household of the employee or who is
dependent in whole or in part for his or her support upon the
earnings of the state employee.
(6)(a) Upon a vacancy in any position on the commission, a
successor shall be selected and appointed to fill the unexpired
term. The selection and appointment shall be concluded within
thirty days of the date the position becomes vacant and shall be
conducted in the same manner as originally provided.
(b) Initial members appointed from congressional districts
created after July 22, 2011, shall be selected and appointed in
the manner provided in subsection (1) of this section. The
selection and appointment must be concluded within ninety days of
the date the district is created. The term of an initial member
appointed under this subsection terminates July 1st of an
even-numbered year so that at no point may the terms of more than
one-half plus one of the members selected under subsection (1) of
this section terminate in the same year.
[2011 c 254 § 1; 2008 c 6 § 204; 1999 c 102 § 1; 1995 c 3 § 1; 1993 c 281 § 46; 1986 c 155 § 2.]
NOTES:
Reviser's note: *(1) Provisions in chapter 42.17 RCW
relating to campaign finance were recodified in chapter 42.17A RCW by 2010 c 204, effective January 1, 2012.
(2) RCW 43.03.305 was amended twice during the 2011
legislative session, each without reference to the other. For
rule of construction concerning sections amended more than once
during the same legislative session, see RCW 1.12.025.
Part headings not law -- Severability -- 2008 c 6: See RCW 26.60.900 and 26.60.901.
Effective date -- 1995 c 3: "This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect immediately [February 10, 1995]." [1995 c 3 § 3.]
Effective date -- 1993 c 281: See note following RCW 41.06.022.
Contingent effective date -- Severability -- 1986 c 155: See notes following RCW 43.03.300.