Washington Code 35A.21.020 – Conflict between charter and optional code
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This optional municipal code is intended to be a general law, available to all cities and towns within the state, and to all legal intents and purposes a “general law” within the meaning of Article 11, section 10 of the state Constitution, as amended.
Terms Used In Washington Code 35A.21.020
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
If any provision of this title is in conflict with any provision of the charter or amendments thereto of any charter code city, the provisions of this title shall govern and control, except where the legislative body of such charter code city, by ordinance, elects to retain such charter provision or amendment, in which event such charter provision shall prevail notwithstanding a conflict with provisions of this optional code: PROVIDED, That such ordinance shall be subject to referendum as provided in RCW 35A.29.170.