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            SUBSTITUTE HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 4430

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State of Washington      55th Legislature     1998 Regular Session

By House Committee on Government Administration (originally sponsored by Representatives Wensman, D. Schmidt, Scott, Wolfe, L. Thomas, D. Sommers, Doumit, Gardner and Linville)

Read first time 02/06/98.  Referred to Committee on .

Creating a task force on county and city finances and organization.

    WHEREAS, Many counties and cities are experiencing financial difficulties and the array of local governments is dramatically changing as new cities incorporate;

    NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, By the House of Representatives of the state of Washington, the Senate concurring, That a task force on county and city finances and organization is created composed of six members of the legislature, three of whom are members of the senate and three of whom are members of the house of representatives.  The members of the senate shall be appointed by the president of the senate, two of whom shall be from the largest caucus and one of whom shall be from the next largest caucus.  The members of the house of representatives shall be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, two of whom shall be from the largest caucus and one of whom shall be from the next largest caucus; and

    BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the task force shall study county and city finances and organization, especially relating to the incorporation of new cities, and present a report and any proposed legislation to the legislature on or before December 31, 1999; and

    BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the task force shall be dissolved on December 31, 1999.

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