Introduction to MRSC Website for Special Purpose Districts

In the 2009 legislative session, the Washington State Legislature eliminated funding for special purpose district program that was started July 1, 2007. In lieu of state funding, MRSC has implemented a new model to provide services to Washington special purpose districts. See the April 2010 Announcement for Washington Special Purpose Districts.

MRSC is entering into contracts directly with special purpose district associations to provide services to member districts. Currently we are contracting with the Association of Washington Public Hospital Districts (AWPHD to serve all the public hospital districts in the state; with the Washington Association of Sewer & Water Districts (WASWD) to serve water-sewer districts that are general members of WASWD; and with the Enduris risk management pool to serve its special purpose district members which include some of the cemetery, conservation, diking and drainage, fire protection, health, irrigation, mosquito control, park, port, library, water-sewer, weed, public utility and many other types of districts, boards, and other governmental agencies, authorities, entities.

Introduction to MRSC and its Programs

This page was created as a welcoming page and provided an introduction to MRSC's services and as an aid to access the information on MRSC's webpages of interest to Washington's special purpose governments. Our Web site contains nearly 2000 subject pages, 7000 sample documents, MRSC publications, and other reference material related to local government administration. Many of these will be useful to special district governments who are not members of the associations with which MRSC is contracting as well as those who were previously served under the program funded by the state that was terminated. MRSC provides a forum for information sharing among Washington local governments through its Web site.

• Introduction to MRSC's Services and Website

Information About Special Districts in Washington

• Special Purpose Districts in the State of Washington - This is the main contents page for the special purpose district webpages.
• Special District Associations - Contains links to organizations and directories related to special districts
• Washington Special Districts by County - Lists of districts by county and including cities and towns in district
• Special Districts by Type of District - Lists service providers for some topics such as fire protection, and links to pages that list types of districts by county
• Formation of Special Districts - Includes a summary page on formation and governance for each type of district and links to pages the MRSC has created for the various park districts, flood control, and mosquito control districts
• Governance of Special Districts - An overview of special district governance and list of related topics

Topics of Interest to Special Districts

• General Statutory Provisions that Apply to Special Districts
• Finance Topics - Budgeting, contracting, credit card use, purchasing
• Legal Topics
  • Americans with Disabilities Act
  • Conflicts of Interest
  • Fair Labor Standards Act
  • Open Public Meetings Act
  • Public Hearings
  • Public Law Ethics Primer
  • Public Records Disclosure
  • Records Management
  • Sexual Harassment
  • State Environmental Policy Act
  • Whistleblowing
• Governance Topics - Intergovernmental relations, legislative process, meeting procedures
• Personnel Topics - Job descriptions, personnel policies, travel reimbursement
  • Sample Special District Employee Handbook ()
  • Sample Special District Personnel Policies ()