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                                                   HOUSE BILL NO. 2759

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State of Washington                               51st Legislature                              1990 Regular Session

By Representatives Nealey, Haugen, Prince and Silver

Read first time 1/19/90 and referred to Committee on Local Government.

AN ACT Relating to fourth class municipalities; and amending RCW 35.27.130.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 35.27.130, chapter 7, Laws of 1965 as last amended by section 2, chapter 87, Laws of 1973 1st ex. sess. and RCW 35.27.130 are each amended to read as follows:

          The mayor and members of the town council may be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the discharge of their official duties upon presentation of a claim therefor and its allowance and approval by resolution of the town council.  The mayor and members of the council may also receive such salary as the council may fix by ordinance.

          The treasurer and treasurer-clerk shall severally receive at stated times a compensation to be fixed by ordinance.

          The compensation of all other officers shall be fixed from time to time by the council.

If a town provides a pension for any of its employees under a plan or policy not administered by the state, notice of the existence of such plan or policy shall be given to the state auditor at the time of an audit of the town by the auditor.