H-2773.1 _______________________________________________
HOUSE BILL 2220
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State of Washington 53rd Legislature 1994 Regular Session
By Representatives Wolfe, Brumsickle, Ogden and H. Myers
Read first time 01/11/94. Referred to Committee on Local Government.
AN ACT Relating to housing authorities; and amending RCW 35.82.040.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 35.82.040 and 1965 c 7 s 35.82.040 are each amended to read as follows:
When the governing body
of a city adopts a resolution ((as aforesaid)) declaring that there
is a need for a housing authority, it shall promptly notify the mayor of
such adoption. Upon receiving such notice, the mayor shall appoint five
persons as commissioners of the authority created for ((said)) the
city. When the governing body of a county adopts a resolution ((as
aforesaid, said body)) declaring that there is a need for a housing
authority, it shall appoint five persons as commissioners of the authority
created for ((said)) the county. The commissioners who are first
appointed shall be designated to serve for terms of one, two, three, four and five
years, respectively, from the date of their appointment, but thereafter
commissioners shall be appointed ((as aforesaid)) for a term of office
of five years except that all vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired
term. No commissioner of an authority may be an officer or employee of the
city or county for which the authority is created, unless the commissioner
is an employee of a separately elected city or county official other than the
city or county governing body. A commissioner shall hold office until his or
her successor has been appointed and has qualified, unless sooner removed
according to this chapter. A certificate of the appointment or reappointment
of any commissioner shall be filed with the clerk and ((such)) the
certificate shall be conclusive evidence of the due and proper appointment of
((such)) the commissioner. A commissioner shall receive no
compensation for ((his)) performing services for the authority,
in any capacity, but ((he shall be)) is entitled to the necessary
expenses, including traveling expenses, incurred in the discharge of his or
her duties.
The powers
of each authority shall be vested in the commissioners ((thereof in office
from time to time)). Three commissioners shall constitute a quorum of the
authority for the purpose of conducting its business and exercising its powers
and for all other purposes. Action may be taken by the authority upon a vote
of a majority of the commissioners present, unless in any case the bylaws of
the authority shall require a larger number. The mayor (or in the case of an
authority for a county, the governing body of the county) shall designate which
of the commissioners appointed shall be the first chairman and he or she
shall serve in the capacity of chairman until the expiration of his or her
term of office as commissioner. When the office of the chairman of the
authority ((thereafter)) becomes vacant, the authority shall select a
chairman from among its commissioners. An authority shall select from among
its commissioners a vice chairman, and it may employ ((a secretary (who
shall be)) an executive director(())), technical experts and
such other officers, agents, and employees, permanent and temporary, as
it may require, and shall determine their qualifications, duties and
compensation. For such legal services as it may require, an authority may call
upon the chief law officer of the city or the county or may employ its own counsel
and legal staff. An authority may delegate to one or more of its agents or
employees such powers or duties as it may deem proper.
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