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                                  HOUSE BILL 1040

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State of Washington              52nd Legislature             1991 Regular Session

 

By Representatives Rayburn, Lisk, Haugen and Bray.

 

Read first time January 17, 1991.  Referred to Committee on Local Government.Authorizing municipal utilities to reimburse the city or town for management services.


     AN ACT Relating to administration costs for municipal utilities; adding a new section to chapter 35.33 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 35.34 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 35A.33 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 35A.34 RCW.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

 

     NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 35.33 RCW to read as follows:

     Whenever any city or town apportions a percentage of the city manager's, administrator's, or supervisor's time, or the time of other management or general government staff, for administration, oversight, or supervision of a utility operated by the city or town, or to provide services to the utility, the utility budget may identify such services and budget for reimbursement of the city's or town's current expense fund for the value of such services.

 

     NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2.  A new section is added to chapter 35.34 RCW to read as follows:

     Whenever any city or town apportions a percentage of the city manager's, administrator's, or supervisor's time, or the time of other management or general government staff, for administration, oversight, or supervision of a utility operated by the city or town, or to provide services to the utility, the utility budget may identify such services and budget for reimbursement of the city's or town's current expense fund for the value of such services.

 

     NEW SECTION.  Sec. 3.  A new section is added to chapter 35A.33 RCW to read as follows:

     Whenever any code city apportions a percentage of the city manager's, administrator's, or supervisor's time, or the time of other management or general government staff, for administration, oversight, or supervision of a utility operated by the city, or to provide services to the utility, the utility budget may identify such services and budget for reimbursement of the city's current expense fund for the value of such services.

 

     NEW SECTION.  Sec. 4.  A new section is added to chapter 35A.34 RCW to read as follows:

     Whenever any code city apportions a percentage of the city manager's, administrator's, or supervisor's time, or the time of other management or general government staff, for administration, oversight, or supervision of a utility operated by the city, or to provide services to the utility, the utility budget may identify such services and budget for reimbursement of the city's current expense fund for the value of such services.