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86.09.181
Contractor's bond.
Any person, except the state of Washington and the United States, acting under the provisions of this chapter, to whom or to which a contract may have been awarded by the district for construction purposes, or for labor or materials entering therein when the total amount to be paid therefor exceeds one thousand dollars...
86.09.196
Construction in parts or units—Liability for assessment.
The district shall have authority upon the adoption of a comprehensive plan of flood control with the approval of the state director to provide for the construction of the same partially and in parts or units and all the benefited lands in the district shall be liable for assessment to defray the costs of such partial ...
86.09.202
Eminent domain—Authorized.
The taking and damaging of property or rights therein or thereto by a flood control district to construct an improvement or to fully carry out the purposes of its organization are hereby declared to be for a public use, and any district organized under the provisions of this chapter, shall have and exercise the power o...
86.09.205
Eminent domain—Procedure.
Flood control districts exercising the power of eminent domain shall proceed in the name of the district in the manner provided by law for the appropriation of real property or of rights therein or thereto, by private corporations, except as otherwise expressly provided herein. [ 1937 c 72 s 69 ; RRS s 9663E-69. Former...
86.09.208
Eminent domain—Consolidation of actions—Separate verdicts.
The district may at its option unite in a single action proceedings to condemn, for its use, property which is held by separate owners. Two or more condemnation suits instituted separately may also, in the discretion of the court, be consolidated upon motion of any interested party, into a single action. In such cases,...
86.09.211
Eminent domain—Damages, how determined—Judgment when damages exceed benefits.
The jury, or court if the jury be waived, in such condemnation proceedings shall find and return a verdict for the amount of damages sustained: PROVIDED, That the court or jury, in determining the amount of damages, shall take into consideration the special benefits, if any, that will accrue to the property damaged by ...
86.09.214
Eminent domain—Judgment, when benefits equal or exceed damages.
If it shall appear by the verdict that the gross special benefits equal or exceed the gross damages, judgment shall be entered against the district and in favor of the owner or owners for the costs only, and upon payment of the judgment for costs a decree of appropriation shall be entered vesting the title to the prope...
86.09.217
Eminent domain—Right to levy on other land not affected.
If the damages found in any condemnation proceedings are to be paid for from funds of the flood control district, no finding of the jury or court as to benefits or damages shall in any manner abridge the right of the district to levy and collect assessments for district purposes against the uncondemned lands situated w...
86.09.220
Eminent domain—Unpaid damages to be applied in satisfaction of levies—Deficiency assessments.
The damages thus allowed but not paid shall be applied pro tanto to the satisfaction of the levies made for such construction costs upon the lands on account of which the damages were awarded: PROVIDED, That nothing herein contained shall be construed to prevent the district from assessing the remaining lands of the ow...
86.09.223
Eminent domain—Title and estate acquired.
The title acquired by the district in condemnation proceedings shall be the fee simple title or such lesser estate as shall be designated in the decree of appropriation. [ 1937 c 72 s 75 ; RRS s 9663E-75. Formerly RCW 86.08.340 , part.]
86.09.226
Right of entry to make surveys and locate works.
The district board and its agents and employees shall have the right to enter upon any land, to make surveys and may locate the necessary flood control works and the line for canal or canals, dike or dikes and other instrumentalities and the necessary branches and parts for the same on any lands which may be deemed nec...
86.09.229
Crossing road or public utility—Notice, plan, cost, etc.
Whenever in the progress of the construction of the system of district improvement, it shall become necessary to construct a portion of such system across any public or other road or public utility, the district board shall serve notice in writing upon the public officers, corporation or person having charge of or cont...
86.09.232
Right-of-way on state land, exception.
The right-of-way is hereby given, dedicated and set apart to locate, construct and maintain district works over and through any of the lands which are now or may hereafter be the property of the state of Washington, except lands of said state actually dedicated to public use. [ 1937 c 72 s 78 ; RRS s 9663E-78. Formerl...
86.09.235
Power to construct works inside or outside of district.
Flood control districts organized under the provisions of this chapter shall have authority to construct, operate and maintain any and all necessary flood control works inside and outside the boundaries of the district. [ 1937 c 72 s 79 ; RRS s 9663E-79. Formerly RCW 86.08.370 , part.]
86.09.259
Board of directors—Number—Officers.
A flood control district shall be managed by a board of directors consisting of three members. The initial directors shall be appointed, and the elected directors elected, as provided in chapter 85.38 RCW. The directors shall elect a chair from their number and shall either elect one of their number, or appoint a voter...
86.09.265
Board of directors—Quorum—Majority vote required.
A majority of the directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and in all matters requiring action by the board, there shall be a concurrence of at least a majority of the directors. [ 1937 c 72 s 89 ; RRS s 9663E-89. Formerly RCW 86.08.205 , part.]
86.09.268
Board of directors—Powers and duties.
The board shall have the power and it shall be its duty to adopt a seal of the district, to manage and conduct the business affairs of the district, to employ and appoint such agents, engineers, attorneys, officers and employees as may be necessary, and prescribe their duties, to establish reasonable bylaws, rules and ...
86.09.271
Board of directors—Location of district office—Change of location.
The office of the directors and principal place of business of the district shall be located, if possible, at some place within the district to be designated by the board. If a place convenient and suitable for conducting district business and public hearings required by this chapter cannot be found within the district...
86.09.274
Board of directors—Meetings—Change of date.
The directors shall hold a regular meeting at their office at least once a year, or more frequently, on the date or dates the board shall designate in their bylaws, and may adjourn any meeting from time to time as may be required for the proper transaction of business: PROVIDED, That the day of the regular meeting cann...
86.09.277
Board of directors—Special meetings—When notice required—Authorized business.
Special meetings of the board may be called at any time by order of a majority of the directors. Any member not joining in said order shall be given, by United States mail, at least a three days' notice of such meeting, unless the same is waived in writing, which notice shall also specify the business to be transacted ...
86.09.280
Board of directors—Meetings and records public—Printing of bylaws and rules.
All meetings of the directors must be public. All records of the board shall be open for the inspection of any elector of the district during business hours of the day in which any meeting of the board is held. The bylaws, rules and regulations of the board shall be printed in convenient form for distribution in the di...
86.09.283
Board of directors—Compensation and expenses of members and employees.
The board of directors may each receive up to ninety dollars per day or portion thereof spent in actual attendance at official meetings of the board, or in performance of other official services or duties on behalf of the board. The board shall fix the compensation to be paid to the directors, secretary, and all other ...
86.09.286
Board of directors—Personal interest in contracts prohibited—Penalty—Officer may be employed.
No director or any other officer named in this chapter shall in any manner be interested, directly or indirectly, in any contract awarded or to be awarded by the board, or in the profits to be derived therefrom; and for any violation of this provision, such officer shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and such conv...
86.09.292
Board of directors—Chair of county commissioners may act when quorum not present.
In case any member of the district board is absent at the time of any regular monthly meeting of said board, and a quorum of said board cannot be obtained by reason of the absence of said member, it shall be the duty of the chair of the board of county commissioners of the county in which the office of the district boa...
86.09.301
Board of directors—Oath.
Every district officer, upon taking office, shall take and subscribe an official oath for the faithful discharge of the duties of his or her office during the term of his or her incumbency. [ 2013 c 23 s 450 ; 1985 c 396 s 62 ; 1937 c 72 s 101 ; RRS s 9663E-101. Formerly RCW 86.08.195 , part.]
86.09.304
Bond of officer or employee handling funds.
Every district officer or employee handling any district funds shall execute a surety bond payable to the district in the sum of double the estimated amount of funds handled monthly, conditioned that the principal will strictly account for all moneys or credit received by him or her for the use of the district. Each bo...
86.09.307
Bonds—Cost charged to district.
All official bonds executed by district officers under the provisions of this chapter shall be secured at the cost of the district. [ 1937 c 72 s 103 ; RRS s 9663E-103. Formerly RCW 86.08.220 , part.]
86.09.310
Delivery of property to successor.
Every person, upon the expiration or sooner termination of his or her term of office as an officer of the district, shall immediately turn over and deliver, under oath, to his or her successor in office, all records, books, papers, and other property under his or her control and belonging to such office. In case of the...
86.09.313
Nearest county treasurer as ex officio district treasurer.
The county treasurer of any county in which lands within the flood control district are situated, whose office is nearest distant by public highway to the office of the district board and principal place of business of the district, shall be and is hereby constituted ex officio district treasurer, who shall collect all...
86.09.319
Treasurer's liability.
Any county treasurer collecting or handling funds of the district shall be liable upon his or her official bond and to criminal prosecution for malfeasance, misfeasance, or nonfeasance in office relative to any of his or her duties prescribed herein. [ 2013 c 23 s 453 ; 1937 c 72 s 107 ; RRS s 9663E-107. Formerly RCW 8...
86.09.322
County treasurers to collect and remit assessments.
It shall be the duty of the county treasurer of each county, in which lands included within the operation of the district are located, to collect and receipt for all assessments levied as herein provided, and forward monthly all sums so collected to the ex officio district treasurer who shall place the same to the cred...
86.09.325
Disbursement of funds by district treasurer.
The ex officio district treasurer shall pay out moneys collected or deposited with him or her in behalf of the district, or portions thereof, upon warrants issued by the county auditor against the proper funds of the districts, except the sums to be paid out of the bond fund for interest and principal payments on bonds...
86.09.328
Monthly report by district treasurer.
The said ex officio district treasurer shall report in writing on or before the fifteenth day of each month to the district board, the amount of money held by him or her, the amount in each fund, the amount of receipts for the month preceding in each fund, and the amount or amounts paid out of each fund, and said repor...
86.09.377
Voting rights.
Each qualified voter of a flood control district who owns more than ten acres of land within the district shall be entitled to two additional votes for each ten acres or major fraction thereof located within the district, up to a maximum total of forty votes for any voter, or in the case of community property, a maximu...
86.09.379
Elections—Informality not fatal.
No informality in conducting any election authorized by this chapter shall invalidate the same, if the election shall have been otherwise fairly conducted. [ 1937 c 72 s 127 ; RRS s 9663E-127. Formerly RCW 86.08.165 .]
86.09.380
Special assessments—Budgets—Alternative methods.
RCW 85.38.140 through 85.38.170 constitute a mutually exclusive alternative method by which flood control districts in existence as of July 28, 1985, may measure and impose special assessments and adopt budgets. RCW 85.38.150 through 85.38.170 constitute the exclusive method by which flood control districts created aft...
86.09.382
Assessments—Presumption that land benefited by class—Benefit ratio basis of assessment.
It shall be and hereby is presumed that lands within flood control districts organized under the provisions of this chapter, shall be benefited in relation to their respective classes to be determined as herein provided, and that the relative ratios of benefits for said lands arising from their locations in said respec...
86.09.385
Assessments—Base map of lands within the district.
As a basis for the levy of all assessments authorized under this chapter, the county legislative authority of the county within which the major portion of the district is situated, soon after the creation of the district, shall cause to be prepared a base map of the lands within the district and deliver the same to the...
86.09.388
Assessments—Appointment of appraisers—Determination of benefit ratios.
Upon receipt of the base map the board of directors of the district shall appoint a board of three appraisers subject to the written approval of the county legislative authority of the county within which the major portion of the district is situated, whose duty it shall be to determine the ratio of benefits which the ...
86.09.391
Assessments—Appraisers' board, chair, and secretary—Compensation and expenses.
The board of appraisers shall elect a member as chair and the secretary of the district or his or her deputy shall be ex officio secretary of the board of appraisers. The appraisers shall receive such compensation and expenses as the board of directors of the district, with the approval of the county legislative author...
86.09.394
Assessments—Classification of lands according to benefits—Factors considered.
For the purpose of determining said ratios of benefits, said board of appraisers shall segregate the acreage of the respective lands within the district into such number of classes as in the sole judgment of the members of the board of appraisers shall fairly represent the manifest degrees of benefits, including benefi...
86.09.397
Assessments—Classification of lands by appraisers—Classes described.
Said board of appraisers shall have full authority and it shall be its duty to segregate and classify the acreage of the lands and subdivisions of the same with respect to their respective relative benefits received and to be received from the organization and operation of the district and the construction and maintena...
86.09.400
Assessments—Percentage of benefits to lands as classed—Relative ratios.
Said board of appraisers shall have full authority and it shall be its duty to determine the percentage of benefits which the acreage of the lands in each class shall have with respect to the lands in class No. 1. Those lands falling in class No. 1 shall have the ratio or percentage of one hundred and those lands in th...
86.09.403
Assessments—Surveys, investigations to determine classification and benefits.
In determining the classification of said lands and their relative percentages of benefits, as herein provided, said board of appraisers shall consider the benefits of every kind accruing to said lands, as aforesaid, and shall make such investigation and surveys of the same as said board of appraisers shall deem necess...
86.09.406
Assessments—Permanency of ratios of benefits as fixed.
The ratio of percentage determined by said board of appraisers for each class of lands aforesaid shall constitute the ratio of benefits of each acre or fraction thereof in its respective class for all district assessment purposes until changed in the manner herein provided. [ 1937 c 72 s 136 ; RRS s 9663E-136. Formerly...
86.09.409
Assessments—Alternative method of determining benefit ratios.
As an independent and alternative method to any other method herein authorized and subject to the prior written approval of the county legislative authority of the county within which the major portion of the district is situated, the ratio of benefits herein mentioned may be determined in their relation to the relativ...
86.09.412
Assessments—Alternative method, percentage shall fix the class.
In case said alternative method of determining the ratio of benefits is adopted by any such district the percentage given a tract of land shall fix the class to which said tract belongs for assessment purposes. [ 1937 c 72 s 138 ; RRS s 9663E-138. Formerly RCW 86.08.460 , part.]
86.09.415
Assessments—Determining relative values—General tax rolls.
In determining the relative values of such lands, including improvements thereon, the assessed valuation of the same for general tax purposes last equalized shall be construed to be prima facie correct: PROVIDED, That nothing herein contained shall be construed to prevent the fixing of values where none are shown on th...
86.09.418
Assessments—Revision of benefit classification—Appointment of reappraisers—Effect of reexamination.
Upon completion of the control works of the district or of any unit thereof, the board of directors of the district may, with the written consent of the county legislative authority of the county within which the major portion of the district is situated, and upon petition signed by landowners representing twenty-five ...
86.09.419
Assessments—Revision of benefit classification, when subdivision, adjustment, or change in use of tract—Effect of reexamination, process limitation.
(1) Upon completion of the control works of the district or of any unit of the district, when there is any subdivision, short subdivision, parcel segregation or merger, lot-line adjustment, or other change in the land use characteristics of any tract or tracts of land within the boundaries of the district, occurring af...
86.09.421
Assessments—Descriptions of lands as appraised and classified—Map and filing thereof.
When said board of appraisers shall have made said determination of the ratio of benefits, as aforesaid, all the lands within the district shall be classified and properly designated and shall be described in terms of government sections, and fractions thereof in designated townships and ranges, on the base map, and th...
86.09.424
Assessments—Hearing on objections to assessment ratios—Time—Place.
The secretary of the district shall immediately fix a time for hearing objections to the assessment ratios determined by said board of appraisers as shown on said base map. The meeting shall be at the office of the district board and principal place of business of the district and shall be held not less than twenty-fiv...
86.09.427
Assessments—Notice of hearing, publication.
Notice of said hearing shall be given by the secretary of the district by causing a copy of the same to be published for three consecutive weekly issues in a newspaper of general circulation, to be selected by said secretary, published in each of the counties in which any part of the district is located. [ 1937 c 72 s ...
86.09.430
Assessments—Contents of notice of hearing.
Said notice of hearing on said determination of assessment ratios shall state that the base assessment map designating the classes in which the lands in the district have been placed for assessment purposes on the ratios authorized by law, has been prepared by the board of appraisers and is on file at the office of the...
86.09.433
Assessments—Conduct of hearing—Order.
At the time set for said hearing the county legislative authority shall be present at the place designated in the notice and if it appears that due notice of the hearing has been given, shall proceed to hear such objections to the base map as shall be presented and shall hear all pertinent evidence that may be offered....
86.09.439
Assessments—Conclusiveness of base assessment map.
Upon the signing of said order by said county legislative authority and the attachment of the same to said base assessment map, said base assessment map and all things set out on the face thereof shall be conclusive in all things upon all parties, unless appealed from to the superior court in the manner and within the ...
86.09.442
Assessments—Copies of base assessment map to be filed with county assessors.
When confirmed by order of said county legislative authority as aforesaid, or by order of said county legislative authority making any changes decreed by the court on appeal to the superior court, it shall be the duty of the secretary of the district to prepare a correct copy of so much of said base assessment map as i...
86.09.445
Assessments—Levies to be made according to base assessment map.
Assessments made against the respective lands in the district to carry out any of the purposes of this chapter shall be levied in accordance with their respective classifications and in proportion to their respective ratios of benefits, set out on the base assessment map. [ 1937 c 72 s 149 ; RRS s 9663E-149. Formerly R...
86.09.448
Assessments—Appeal to courts.
Any person, firm, or corporation feeling aggrieved at any determination by said county legislative authority of the classification or relative percentage of his or her or its lands, aforesaid, may have the same reviewed by a proceeding for that purpose, in the nature of an appeal, initiated in the superior court of the...
86.09.451
Assessments—Notice of appeal.
No such appeal shall be entertained by the court unless notice of the same containing a statement of the substance of the matter complained of and the manner in which the same injuriously affects the appellant's interests shall have been served personally or by registered mail, upon the county legislative authority of ...
86.09.454
Assessments—Appeal—Stay bond, when required.
No bond shall be required unless a stay is desired, and an appeal shall not be a stay, unless within five days following the service of notice of appeal aforesaid, a bond shall be filed in an amount to be fixed by the court and with sureties satisfactory to the court, conditioned to perform the judgment of the court. [...
86.09.457
Assessments—Civil practice to apply—Costs, liability of district.
Costs shall be paid as in civil cases brought in the superior court, and the practices in civil cases shall apply: PROVIDED, That any costs awarded against said county legislative authority shall be in its official capacity only and shall be against and paid by the district. [ 1985 c 396 s 73 ; 1937 c 72 s 153 ; RRS s ...
86.09.460
Assessments—Appeal from superior to supreme court.
An appeal shall lie from the judgment of the superior court as in other civil cases. [ 1937 c 72 s 154 ; RRS s 9663E-154. Formerly RCW 86.08.495 , part.]
86.09.463
Assessments—County legislative authority's determination deemed prima facie correct on appeal.
In all said appeals from the determination of said county legislative authority, as herein provided, said determination and all parts thereof shall be deemed to be prima facie correct. [ 1985 c 396 s 74 ; 1937 c 72 s 155 ; RRS s 9663E-155. Formerly RCW 86.08.490 , part.]
86.09.466
Assessments—District budget—Approval—Basis for assessment roll.
The secretary of the district on or before the first day of November in each year shall estimate the amount of money necessary to be raised for any and all district purposes during the ensuing year based upon a budget furnished him or her by the district board and submit the same to the county legislative authority of ...
86.09.469
Assessments—Assessment roll, contents—Headings.
On such assessment roll in separate columns, must be specified under the appropriate headings: (1) The reputed owner of the property assessed. If the reputed owner is not known to the secretary, the reputed owner may be stated as "unknown"; (2) The description of the land of the reputed or unknown owner sufficiently de...
86.09.472
Assessments—Margin for anticipated delinquencies.
For the purpose of apportioning the amount of money to be raised by assessment, to the several tracts of land in accordance with their respective classifications, the secretary shall add to the amount of money to be raised fifteen percent thereof for anticipated delinquencies. [ 1937 c 72 s 158 ; RRS s 9663E-158. Forme...
86.09.475
Assessments—How calculated.
In calculating the amount of assessments to be charged against the respective tracts of land included in the annual district assessment roll, the per acre charge against the lands in class No. 1 on the base map shall be taken as one hundred percent and the per acre charge against the lands in other classes shall be rec...
86.09.478
Assessments—Omitted property may be back-assessed.
Any property which may have escaped assessment for any year or years, shall in addition to the assessment for the then current year, be assessed for such year or years with the same effect and with the same penalties as are provided for such current year and any property delinquent in any year may be directly assessed ...
86.09.481
Assessments—Lands in more than one county.
Where the district embraces lands lying in more than one county the assessment roll shall be so arranged that the lands lying in each county shall be segregated and grouped according to the county in which the same are situated. [ 1937 c 72 s 161 ; RRS s 9663E-161. Formerly RCW 86.08.520 , part.]
86.09.484
Equalization of assessments—Notice and time for meeting of board of equalization.
Upon completion of the assessment roll the secretary shall deliver the same to the district board and immediately give notice thereof and of the time the board of directors, acting as a board of equalization will meet to equalize assessments, by publication in a newspaper published in each of the counties comprising th...
86.09.487
Equalization of assessments—Meeting of directors as board, length of time—Completion of roll.
Upon the day specified in the notice required by the preceding section for the meeting, the board of directors, which is hereby constituted a board of equalization for that purpose, shall meet and continue in session from day to day as long as may be necessary, not to exceed ten days, exclusive of Sundays, to hear and ...
86.09.489
Levy where total assessment less than two dollars.
When the assessment roll is completed as finally equalized by the board of directors and the total assessment against any tract or contiguous tracts owned by one person or corporation is less than two dollars, the county treasurer shall levy such a minimum amount of two dollars against such tract or contiguous tracts. ...
86.09.490
Assessment lien—Priority.
The assessment upon real property shall be a lien against the property assessed, from and after the first day of January in the year in which the assessment becomes due and payable, but as between grantor and grantee such lien shall not attach until the county treasurer has completed the property tax roll for the curre...
86.09.493
Payment of assessment—Date of delinquency—Notice to pay—Assessment book—Statements.
On or before the fifteenth day of January in each year the secretary must deliver the assessment roll or the respective segregations thereof to the county treasurer of each respective county in which the lands described are located, with a statement of the amounts and/or percentages of the collections on said roll whic...
86.09.496
Delinquency list—Posting and publication.
On or before the thirty-first day of December of each year, the county treasurer of the county in which the land is located shall cause to be posted the delinquency list which must contain the names of persons to whom the property is assessed and a description of the property delinquent and the amount of the assessment...
86.09.499
Sale for delinquent assessments—Postponement.
The treasurer of the county in which the land is situated shall conduct the sale of all lands situated therein and must collect in addition to the assessment due as shown on the delinquent list the costs and expenses of sale and interest at the rate of ten percent per annum from the date or dates of delinquency as here...
86.09.502
Sale for delinquent assessments—How conducted—Certificate of sale—District as purchaser—Fee.
The owner or person in possession of any real estate offered for sale for assessments due thereon may designate in writing to the county treasurer, by whom the sale is to be made, and prior to the sale, what portion of the property he or she wishes sold, if less than the whole; but if the owner or possessor does not, t...
86.09.505
Sale for delinquent assessments—Entries in assessment book—Book open to inspection—Lien vested in purchaser.
The county treasurer, before delivering any certificate must file the same and enter in the assessment book opposite the description of the land sold, the date of sale, the purchaser's name and the amount paid therefor, and must regularly number the description on the margin of the assessment book and put a correspondi...
86.09.508
Sale for delinquent assessments—Redemption, when and how made.
A redemption of the property sold may be made by the owner or any person on behalf and in the name of the owner or by any party in interest at any time before deed issues, by paying the amount of the purchase price and interest as in this chapter provided, and the amount of any assessments which such purchaser may have...
86.09.511
Sale for delinquent assessments—Entry of redemption—Deed on demand if not redeemed in two years—Fee.
Upon completion of redemption, the county treasurer to whom redemption has been made shall enter the word "redeemed", the date of redemption and by whom redeemed on the certificate and on the margin of the assessment book where the entry of the certificate is made. If the property is not redeemed within two years, afte...
86.09.514
Sale for delinquent assessments—Effect and validity of deed.
The matter recited in the certificate of sale must be recited in the deed, and such deed duly acknowledged or proved is prima facie evidence that: First. The property was assessed as required by law. Second. The property was equalized as required by law. Third. That the assessments were levied in accordance with law. F...
86.09.517
Sale for delinquent assessments—Mistake, misnomer does not affect sale.
When land is sold for assessments correctly imposed, as the property of a particular person, no misnomer of the owner or supposed owner, or other mistake relating to the ownership thereof, affects the sale or renders it void or avoidable. [ 1937 c 72 s 173 ; RRS s 9663E-173. Formerly RCW 86.08.640 , part.]
86.09.520
District lands exempt from general taxes—Leasing, application of proceeds.
All unsold lands owned by the district shall be exempt from general ad valorem taxes while title to same remains in the district. The district shall not be authorized to lease any of its lands for a term longer than one year, and the proceeds for such lease shall first be applied on account of outstanding ad valorem ta...
86.09.523
Liability of city, town or subdivision for benefits to roads, streets, or sewer systems.
Whenever any system of improvement constructed under the provisions of this chapter results in benefit to the whole or any part of a public street or road, street or road bed or track thereof within the district, or will facilitate the construction or maintenance of any sewer system in any city or town within the distr...
86.09.526
Liability of public and private lands for benefits.
All school, granted, and other state lands, and lands owned by the United States, when legally possible, and all county, city and other municipally owned property, not used for governmental purposes, and all privately owned lands within the corporate limits of any county, school district, city or other municipal corpor...
86.09.529
Assessment payment by city, county, subdivision—Payment by state for highway benefit.
Assessments charged to any city, town, county, or subdivision thereof shall be paid from any fund of the city, town, county, or subdivision, as its governing body determines. Assessments charged on account of benefits to state highways shall be approved by the secretary of transportation and shall be paid from the stat...
86.09.532
District funds—Created.
There are hereby created for district purposes the following special funds: (1) Expense fund, (2) surplus fund, (3) suspense fund, (4) general bond fund, (5) utility bond fund, (6) contract fund. [ 1937 c 72 s 178 ; RRS s 9663E-178. Formerly RCW 86.08.670 .]
86.09.535
District funds—Expense fund—Composition—Use.
All assessments collected for administrative, operative and maintenance purposes, all money collected and not otherwise provided for, and any transfers authorized by law from other funds made specifically to the fund, shall be placed by the county treasurer, ex officio treasurer of the district, in the expense fund, an...
86.09.538
District funds—Surplus fund—Composition—Use.
The district shall have authority at its option of turning any district revenues not probably required during the current year to the surplus fund by adopting a resolution to that effect and filing a copy of the same with the county treasurer in charge of such fund. For this purpose unrequired moneys may be transferred...
86.09.541
District funds—Suspense fund—Composition—Use.
All district indebtedness, not otherwise provided for, which has not been or will not be paid on substantially a cash basis, shall be paid from the suspense fund and it shall be the duty of the district board to make ample provision for the requirements of this fund by the levy of assessments or by the use of other rev...
86.09.544
District funds—General bond fund—Composition—Use.
Moneys in the general bond fund shall be used exclusively for the payment of outstanding general obligation bonds of the district with interest thereon according to their terms. It shall be the duty of the district board to make ample provision for the requirements of this fund by the levy of assessments and/or by the ...
86.09.547
District funds—Utility bond fund—Composition—Use.
Revenues from the use, sale or lease of water and/or other service furnished by the district to the extent pledged to the payment of district utility bonds, as herein provided, shall be placed in the utility bond fund and used exclusively for the payment of such bonds with interest according to their terms. [ 1937 c 72...
86.09.550
District funds—Contract fund—Composition—Use.
The proceeds from bond sales and revenues from other sources authorized by law to be used for district contract purposes shall be placed in the contract fund and shall be used for the purposes for which the bonds were issued or for which any other contract was entered into by the district. [ 1937 c 72 s 184 ; RRS s 966...
86.09.553
District funds—Custody and disbursement.
All district moneys shall be paid to the county treasurer having charge of the district funds and by that officer disbursed in the manner provided by law. [ 1937 c 72 s 185 ; RRS s 9663E-185. Formerly RCW 86.08.710 , part.]
86.09.556
Claims against district.
Any claim against the district shall be presented to the district board for allowance or rejection. Upon allowance, the claim shall be attached to a voucher verified by the claimant or his or her agent and approved by the chair of the board and countersigned by the secretary and directed to the county auditor of the co...
86.09.559
Claims against district—For administrative expenses, cost, maintenance—Payroll.
Claims against the district for administrative expenses and for the costs of operation and maintenance of the system of improvement, shall be allowed by the district board and presented to the county auditor with proper vouchers attached for the issuance of warrants against the expense fund of the district. The payroll...
86.09.562
District funds paid by warrant—Exception.
Said county treasurer shall pay out the moneys received or deposited with him or her or any portion thereof upon warrants issued by the county auditor of the same county of which the district treasurer is an officer against the proper funds of the district except the sums to be paid out of the special funds for interes...
86.09.565
Warrants paid in order of issuance.
Warrants drawn on any district fund shall be paid from any moneys in said fund in the order of their issuance. [ 1937 c 72 s 189 ; RRS s 9663E-189. Formerly RCW 86.08.710 , part.]
86.09.592
Utility revenue bonds—Authorized.
In any instance where the district is using, selling or leasing water for beneficial purposes or furnishing other service under the provisions of this chapter and there is reasonable certainty of a permanent fixed income from this source, the district board, upon previous written approval of the county legislative auth...