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HOUSE BILL NO. 1038
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C 016 L 89
State of Washington 51st Legislature 1989 Regular Session
By Representatives Haugen, S. Wilson, Cooper, May, Leonard, Horn, Nutley, Ferguson, Jones and D. Sommers
Read first time 1/11/89 and referred to Committee on Local Government.
AN ACT Relating to meetings of boards of county commissioners; and amending RCW 36.32.080 and 36.32.090.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. Section 36.32.080, chapter 4, Laws of 1963 and RCW 36.32.080 are each amended to read as follows:
The ((board
of county commissioners)) county legislative authority of each county
shall hold regular ((sessions)) meetings at the county seat ((commencing
on the first Mondays of January, April, July and October, at each of which it
may)) to transact any business required or permitted by law((,
and it may adjourn from time to time as deemed expedient or desirable in order
to properly transact the business of the county)).
Sec. 2. Section 36.32.090, chapter 4, Laws of 1963 and RCW 36.32.090 are each amended to read as follows:
The ((board
of county commissioners)) county legislative authority of each county
may hold special ((sessions when the business of the county requires the
same by ten days' notice from two of the commissioners to the third, or by the
written consent of the three commissioners filed with the county auditor. No
special session shall exceed three days. The notice thereof shall state the
time of holding the session and the business to be transacted)) meetings
to transact the business of the county. Notice of a special meeting shall be
made as provided in RCW 42.30.080. A special meeting may be held outside of
the county seat at any location within the county if the agenda item or items
are of unique interest or concern to the citizens of the portion of the county
in which the special meeting is to be held.