H-4151.2 _______________________________________________
HOUSE BILL 2491
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State of Washington 54th Legislature 1996 Regular Session
By Representatives Veloria and Cody
Read first time 01/11/96. Referred to Committee on Government Operations.
AN ACT Relating to public facilities districts; amending RCW 36.100.020; and declaring an emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 36.100.020 and 1995 3rd sp.s. c 1 s 302 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) A
public facilities district shall be governed by a board of directors consisting
of five ((or)), seven, or nine members as provided in this
section. If the largest city in the county has a population that is at least
forty percent of the total county population, the board of directors of the
public facilities district shall consist of five members selected as follows:
(a) Two members appointed by the county legislative authority to serve for
four-year staggered terms; (b) two members appointed by the city council of the
largest city in the county to serve for four-year staggered terms; and (c) one
person to serve for a four-year term who is selected by the other directors.
If the largest city in the county has a population of less than forty percent
of the total county population, the county legislative authority shall
establish in the resolution creating the public facilities district whether the
board of directors of the public facilities district has either five or seven
members, and the county legislative authority shall appoint the members of the
board of directors to reflect the interests of cities and towns in the county,
as well as the unincorporated area of the county. However, if the county has a
population of one million or more, the largest city in the county has a
population of less than forty percent of the total county population, and the
county operates under a county charter, which provides for an elected county
executive, the board of directors of the public facilities district shall
consist of nine members with three members ((shall be)) appointed by
the governor and the remaining members ((shall be)) appointed by the
county executive subject to confirmation by the county legislative authority.
Of the members appointed by the governor, the speaker of the house of
representatives and the majority leader of the senate shall each recommend to
the governor a person to be appointed to the board.
(2) At least one member on the board of directors shall be representative of the lodging industry in the public facilities district before the public facilities district imposes the excise tax under RCW 36.100.040.
(3) Members of the board of directors shall serve four-year terms of office, except that two of the initial five board members or three of the initial seven board members or four of the initial nine board members shall serve two-year terms of office.
(4) A vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment was made and the person appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve for the remainder of the unexpired term of the office for the position to which he or she was appointed.
(5) A director appointed by the governor may be removed from office by the governor. Any other director may be removed from office by action of at least two-thirds of the members of the legislative authority which made the appointment.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect immediately.
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