AN ACT Relating to
counties; and amending RCW 36.17.020.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 36.17.020 and 1991 c
363 s 52 are each amended to read as follows:
The county legislative
authority of each county is authorized to establish the salaries of the elected
officials of the county. One-half of the salary of each prosecuting attorney shall
be paid by the state. The annual salary of a county elected official shall not
be less than the following:
(1) In each county with
a population of one million or more: Auditor, clerk, treasurer, sheriff,
members of the county legislative authority, and coroner, eighteen thousand
dollars; assessor, nineteen thousand dollars; and prosecuting attorney, thirty
thousand three hundred dollars;
(2) In each county with
a population of from two hundred ten thousand to less than one million:
Auditor, seventeen thousand six hundred dollars; clerk, seventeen thousand six
hundred dollars; treasurer, seventeen thousand six hundred dollars; sheriff,
nineteen thousand five hundred dollars; assessor, seventeen thousand six
hundred dollars; prosecuting attorney, twenty-four thousand eight hundred
dollars; members of the county legislative authority, nineteen thousand five
hundred dollars; and coroner, ((sixteen)) seventeen thousand ((five))
six hundred dollars;
(3) In each county with
a population of from one hundred twenty-five thousand to less than two hundred
ten thousand: Auditor, sixteen thousand dollars; clerk, sixteen thousand
dollars; treasurer, sixteen thousand dollars; sheriff, seventeen thousand six
hundred dollars; assessor, sixteen thousand dollars; prosecuting attorney,
twenty-four thousand eight hundred dollars; members of the county legislative
authority, seventeen thousand six hundred dollars; and coroner, ((eight))
sixteen thousand ((eight hundred)) dollars;
(4) In each county with
a population of from seventy thousand to less than one hundred twenty-five
thousand: Auditor, fourteen thousand nine hundred dollars; clerk, fourteen
thousand nine hundred dollars; treasurer, fourteen thousand nine hundred dollars;
assessor, fourteen thousand nine hundred dollars; sheriff, fourteen thousand
nine hundred dollars; prosecuting attorney, twenty-three thousand seven hundred
dollars; members of the county legislative authority, fourteen thousand nine
hundred dollars; and coroner, ((five)) fourteen thousand ((five))
nine hundred dollars;
(5) In each county with
a population of from forty thousand to less than seventy thousand: Auditor,
thirteen thousand eight hundred dollars; clerk, thirteen thousand eight hundred
dollars; treasurer, thirteen thousand eight hundred dollars; assessor, thirteen
thousand eight hundred dollars; sheriff, thirteen thousand eight hundred
dollars; prosecuting attorney, twenty-three thousand seven hundred dollars;
members of the county legislative authority, thirteen thousand eight hundred
dollars; and coroner, ((four)) thirteen thousand eight hundred
dollars;
(6) In each county with
a population of from eighteen thousand to less than forty thousand: Auditor,
twelve thousand one hundred dollars; clerk, twelve thousand one hundred
dollars; treasurer, twelve thousand one hundred dollars; sheriff, twelve
thousand one hundred dollars; assessor, twelve thousand one hundred dollars;
prosecuting attorney in such a county in which there is no state university or
college, fourteen thousand three hundred dollars; in such a county in which
there is a state university or college, sixteen thousand five hundred dollars;
and members of the county legislative authority, eleven thousand dollars;
(7) In each county with
a population of from twelve thousand to less than eighteen thousand: Auditor,
ten thousand one hundred dollars; clerk, ten thousand one hundred dollars;
treasurer, ten thousand one hundred dollars; assessor, ten thousand one hundred
dollars; sheriff, eleven thousand two hundred dollars; prosecuting attorney,
thirteen thousand two hundred dollars; and members of the county legislative
authority, nine thousand four hundred dollars;
(8) In each county with
a population of from eight thousand to less than twelve thousand: Auditor, ten
thousand one hundred dollars; clerk, ten thousand one hundred dollars;
treasurer, ten thousand one hundred dollars; assessor, ten thousand one hundred
dollars; sheriff, eleven thousand two hundred dollars; prosecuting attorney,
nine thousand nine hundred dollars; and members of the county legislative
authority, seven thousand dollars;
(9) In each county with
a population of from five thousand to less than eight thousand: Auditor, nine
thousand one hundred dollars; clerk, nine thousand one hundred dollars;
treasurer, nine thousand one hundred dollars; assessor, nine thousand one
hundred dollars; sheriff, ten thousand five hundred dollars; prosecuting
attorney, nine thousand nine hundred dollars; and members of the county legislative
authority, six thousand five hundred dollars;
(10) In
each other county: Auditor, nine thousand one hundred dollars; clerk, nine
thousand one hundred dollars; treasurer, nine thousand one hundred dollars;
sheriff, ten thousand five hundred dollars; assessor, nine thousand one hundred
dollars; prosecuting attorney, nine thousand nine hundred dollars; and members
of the county legislative authority, six thousand five hundred dollars.
