AN ACT Relating to counties; amending RCW 36.28.170, 36.32.340, 36.32.350, 36.32.360, and 36.40.040; and repealing RCW 36.47.010, 36.47.020, 36.47.030, 36.47.040, 36.47.050, 36.47.060, and 36.47.070.

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

Sec. 1. Section 1, chapter 50, Laws of 1963 and RCW 36.28.170 are each amended to read as follows:

The executive secretary of the Washington state association of ((~~elected county officials~~)) counties, upon written approval of a majority of the sheriffs in the state, shall file with the secretary of state a description of a standard uniform which may be withdrawn or modified by re-filing in the same manner as originally filed. A uniform of the description so filed shall thereafter be reserved exclusively for the use of sheriffs and their deputies: PROVIDED, That the filing of a standard uniform description shall not make mandatory the adoption of said uniform by any county sheriff or his deputies.

Sec. 2. Section 36.32.340, chapter 4, Laws of 1963 and RCW 36.32.340 are each amended to read as follows:

((~~The county commissioners~~)) Counties shall take such action as is necessary to effect coordination of their administrative programs, prepare reports annually on the operations of all departments under their jurisdiction, and submit biennially to the governor and the legislature their joint recommendations on procedural changes which would increase the efficiency of any department or office.

Sec. 3. Section 36.32.350, chapter 4, Laws of 1963 as last amended by section 30, chapter 195, Laws of 1973 1st ex. sess. and RCW 36.32.350 are each amended to read as follows:

County ((~~commissioners~~)) legislative authorities may designate the Washington state association of counties as a coordinating agency in the execution of duties imposed by RCW 36.32.335 through 36.32.360 and reimburse the association from county current expense funds ((~~in the county commissioners' budget~~)) for the costs of any such services rendered((: PROVIDED, That the total of such reimbursements from any county in any calendar year shall not exceed a sum equal to the amount which would be raised by a levy of one-half of one cent per thousand dollars of assessed value against the taxable property of the county. Such reimbursement shall be paid on vouchers submitted to the county auditor and approved by the board of county commissioners in the manner provided for the disbursement of other current expense funds and the vouchers shall set forth the nature of the service rendered, supported by affidavit that the service has actually been performed)).

Sec. 4. Section 36.32.360, chapter 4, Laws of 1963 and RCW 36.32.360 are each amended to read as follows:

County ((~~commissioners~~)) legislative authorities are hereby authorized to take such other and further action as may be deemed necessary to the compliance with the intent of RCW 36.32.335 through 36.32.360, including ((~~attendance at~~)) members of the county legislative authority and other officers attending such state or district meetings as may be required to formulate the reports directed in RCW 36.32.340. The Washington state association of counties may establish affiliate member groups to assist in meeting its duties.

Sec. 5. Section 1, chapter 39, Laws of 1973 and RCW 36.40.040 are each amended to read as follows:

Upon receipt of the estimates the auditor shall prepare the county budget which shall set forth the complete financial program of the county for the ensuing fiscal year, showing the expenditure program and the sources of revenue by which it is to be financed.

The revenue section shall set forth the estimated receipts from sources other than taxation for each office, department, service, or institution for the ensuing fiscal year, the actual receipts for the first six months of the current fiscal year and the actual receipts for the last completed fiscal year, the estimated surplus at the close of the current fiscal year and the amount proposed to be raised by taxation.

The expenditure section shall set forth in comparative and tabular form by offices, departments, services, and institutions the estimated expenditures for the ensuing fiscal year, the appropriations for the current fiscal year, the actual expenditures for the first six months of the current fiscal year including all contracts or other obligations against current appropriations, and the actual expenditures for the last completed fiscal year.

All estimates of receipts and expenditures for the ensuing year shall be fully detailed in the annual budget and shall be classified and segregated according to a standard classification of accounts to be adopted and prescribed by the state auditor through the division of municipal corporations after consultation with the Washington state association of counties ((~~and the Washington state association of elected county officials~~)).

The county auditor shall set forth separately in the annual budget to be submitted to the ((~~board of~~)) county ((~~commissioners~~)) legislative authority the total amount of emergency warrants issued during the preceding fiscal year, together with a statement showing the amount issued for each emergency, and the board shall include in the annual tax levy, a levy sufficient to raise an amount equal to the total of such warrants: PROVIDED, That the ((~~board~~)) county legislative authority may fund the warrants or any part thereof into bonds instead of including them in the budget levy.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 6. The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:

(1) Section 36.47.010, chapter 4, Laws of 1963 and RCW 36.47.010;

(2) Section 36.47.020, chapter 4, Laws of 1963, section 1, chapter 5, Laws of 1969 ex. sess. and RCW 36.47.020;

(3) Section 36.47.030, chapter 4, Laws of 1963, section 2, chapter 5, Laws of 1969 ex. sess. and RCW 36.47.030;

(4) Section 36.47.040, chapter 4, Laws of 1963, section 3, chapter 5, Laws of 1969 ex. sess., section 2, chapter 47, Laws of 1970 ex. sess., section 35, chapter 195, Laws of 1973 1st ex. sess., section 1, chapter 221, Laws of 1977 ex. sess. and RCW 36.47.040;

(5) Section 36.47.050, chapter 4, Laws of 1963, section 4, chapter 5, Laws of 1969 ex. sess. and RCW 36.47.050;

(6) Section 36.47.060, chapter 4, Laws of 1963, section 5, chapter 5, Laws of 1969 ex. sess. and RCW 36.47.060; and

(7) Section 2, chapter 221, Laws of 1977 ex. sess. and RCW 36.47.070.