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SENATE BILL NO. 5428
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AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
C 400 L 87
State of Washington 50th Legislature 1987 Regular Session
By Senators Warnke, Sellar and Garrett
Read first time 1/29/87 and referred to Committee on Governmental Operations.
AN ACT Relating to cities and towns; and amending RCW 35.24.220, 35.27.300, and 35A.12.160.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. Section 35.24.220, chapter 7, Laws of 1965 as amended by section 25, chapter 469, Laws of 1985 and RCW 35.24.220 are each amended to read as follows:
Every ordinance of a city of the third class shall be published at least once in the city's official newspaper. However, as an alternative, a city of the third class with a population of three thousand or less may publish in its official newspaper a summary of the intent and content of any ordinance that it adopts and indicate the times and location where a copy of the ordinance is available for public inspection.
Sec. 2. Section 35.27.300, chapter 7, Laws of 1965 as amended by section 26, chapter 469, Laws of 1985 and RCW 35.27.300 are each amended to read as follows:
Every ordinance shall be published at least once in the official newspaper of the town. However, as an alternative, a town may publish in its official newspaper a summary of the intent and content of any ordinance that it adopts and indicate the times and location where a copy of the ordinance is available for public inspection.
Sec. 3. Section 35A.12.160, chapter 119, Laws of 1967 ex. sess. as amended by section 42, chapter 469, Laws of 1985 and RCW 35A.12.160 are each amended to read as follows:
Promptly after adoption, every ordinance shall be published, at least once in the city's official newspaper. However, as an alternative, a city with a population of three thousand or less may publish in its official newspaper a summary of the intent and content of any ordinance that it adopts and indicate the times and location where a copy of the ordinance is available for public inspection.