CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

 

                        SENATE BILL 6444

 

                               

 

 

                        52nd Legislature

                      1992 Regular Session

Passed by the Senate February 12, 1992

  Yeas 43   Nays 2

 

 

 

President of the Senate

 

Passed by the House March 6, 1992

  Yeas 96   Nays 0

               CERTIFICATE

 

I, Gordon Golob, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SENATE BILL 6444 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth.

 

 

 

Speaker of the

       House of Representatives

                                 Secretary

 

 

Approved Place Style On Codes above, and Style Off Codes below.

                                     FILED

          

 

 

Governor of the State of Washington

                        Secretary of State

                       State of Washington


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                                 SENATE BILL 6444

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                     Passed Legislature - 1992 Regular Session

 

 

State of Washington              52nd Legislature             1992 Regular Session

 

By Senators Madsen and Sellar

 

Read first time 01/30/92.  Referred to Committee on Energy & Utilities.Regarding membership on boards for television reception improvement districts.


     AN ACT Relating to television reception improvement districts; and amending RCW 36.95.060.

 

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

 

     Sec. 1.  RCW 36.95.060 and 1971 ex.s. c 155 s 6 are each amended to read as follows:

     The business of the district shall be conducted by the board of the television reception improvement district, hereinafter referred to as the "board".  The board shall be constituted as provided under either subsection (1) or (2) of this section.

     (1) The board of a district having boundaries different from the county's shall have either three, five, seven, or nine members, as determined by the board of county commissioners at the time the district is created.  Each member shall ((be appointed by the board of county commissioners, shall)) reside within the boundaries of the district and ((each shall serve a three-year term)) shall be appointed by the board of county commissioners for a term of three years, or until ((their successors are)) his or her successor has qualified, except that the board of county commissioners shall appoint one of the members of the first board to a one-year term and two to two-year terms.  There is no limit upon the number of terms to which a member may be reappointed after his or her first appointment.  A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, but the majority vote of the board members shall be necessary for any action taken by the board.  The board shall elect from among its members a chairman and such other officers as may be necessary.  In the event a seat on the board is vacated prior to the expiration of the term of the member appointed to such seat, the board of county commissioners shall appoint a person to complete ((such)) the unexpired term.

     (2) Upon the creation of a district having boundaries identical to those of the county (a county-wide district), the county commissioners shall be the members of the board of the district and shall have all the powers and duties of ((such)) the board as provided under the other sections of this chapter.  The county commissioners shall be reimbursed pursuant to the provisions of RCW 36.95.070, and shall conduct the business of the district according to the regular rules and procedures applicable to meetings of the board of county commissioners.