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                                                   HOUSE BILL NO. 1219

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State of Washington                               51st Legislature                              1989 Regular Session

By Representatives Ferguson, Haugen, Cooper and Miller

Read first time 1/18/89 and referred to Committee on Local Government.

AN ACT Relating to compensation for commissioners of water and sewer districts; and amending RCW 56.12.010 and 57.12.010.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 9, chapter 210, Laws of 1941 as last amended by section 5, chapter 330, Laws of 1985 and RCW 56.12.010 are each amended to read as follows:

          The governing body of a sewer district shall be a board of commissioners consisting of three members.  The commissioners shall annually elect one of their number as president and another as secretary of the board.

          A district shall provide by resolution for the payment of compensation to each of its commissioners at a rate of fifty dollars for each day or portion thereof devoted to the business of the district:  PROVIDED, That the compensation for each commissioner shall not exceed ((four)) six thousand ((eight hundred)) dollars per year.  In addition, the secretary may be paid a reasonable sum for clerical services.

          Any commissioner may waive all or any portion of his or her compensation payable under this section as to any month or months during his or her term of office, by a written waiver filed with the district as provided in this section.  The waiver, to be effective, must be filed any time after the commissioner's election and prior to the date on which the compensation would otherwise be paid.  The waiver shall specify the month or period of months for which it is made.

         No commissioner shall be employed full time by the district.

          The board shall by resolution adopt rules governing the transaction of its business and shall adopt an official seal.  All proceedings shall be by resolution recorded in a book kept for that purpose, which shall be a public record.

        Sec. 2.  Section 7, chapter 114, Laws of 1929 as last amended by section 6, chapter 330, Laws of 1985 and RCW 57.12.010 are each amended to read as follows:

          The governing body of a district shall be a board of water commissioners consisting of three members.  The board shall annually elect one of its members as president and another as secretary.

           The board shall by resolution adopt rules governing the transaction of its business and shall adopt an official seal.  All proceedings shall be by resolution recorded in a book kept for that purpose which shall be a public record.

A district shall provide by resolution for the payment of compensation to each of its commissioners at a rate of fifty dollars for each day or portion thereof devoted to the business of the district:  PROVIDED, That the compensation for each commissioner shall not exceed ((four)) six thousand ((eight hundred)) dollars per year.  In addition, the secretary may be paid a reasonable sum for clerical services.

          Any commissioner may waive all or any portion of his or her compensation payable under this section as to any month or months during his or her term of office, by a written waiver filed with the district as provided in this section.  The waiver, to be effective, must be filed any time after the commissioner's election and prior to the date on which the compensation would otherwise be paid.  The waiver shall specify the month or period of months for which it is made.

         No commissioner shall be employed full time by the district.  Each commissioner shall be reimbursed for reasonable expenses actually incurred in connection with such business, including his subsistence and lodging, while away from the commissioner's place of residence and mileage for use of a privately-owned vehicle at the mileage rate authorized in RCW 43.03.060 as now existing or hereafter amended.

          The date for holding elections and taking office as herein provided shall be subject to the provisions of any consolidated election laws that may be made applicable thereto although previously enacted.