§ 35.22.010 Laws governing
§ 35.22.020 Mode of exercising powers, functions and duties
§ 35.22.030 Cities having ten thousand or more population may frame charter for own government
§ 35.22.050 Election of freeholders to frame charter
§ 35.22.055 Election of freeholders in cities of three hundred thousand or more population — Designation of positions
§ 35.22.060 Submission of charter — Publication
§ 35.22.070 Election on adoption of charter — Notice
§ 35.22.080 Conduct of elections
§ 35.22.090 Form of ballot
§ 35.22.100 Certificates of election to officers
§ 35.22.110 Authentication of charter
§ 35.22.120 Petition for submission of charter amendment
§ 35.22.130 Requisites of petition — Effect of favorable vote
§ 35.22.140 New or revised charter — Petition — Freeholders
§ 35.22.150 Submission of new charter
§ 35.22.160 Election on adoption of new charter
§ 35.22.170 Publication of proposed charter
§ 35.22.180 Conduct of elections
§ 35.22.190 Effect of favorable vote
§ 35.22.195 Powers of cities adopting charters
§ 35.22.200 Legislative powers of charter city — Where vested — Direct legislation
§ 35.22.205 Compensation and hours of mayor and elected officials
§ 35.22.210 Separate designation of councilmembers in certain first-class cities
§ 35.22.220 Repeal of separate designation
§ 35.22.235 First-class mayor-council cities — Twelve councilmembers
§ 35.22.245 First-class mayor-council cities — Seven councilmembers
§ 35.22.280 Specific powers enumerated
§ 35.22.282 City and town license fees and taxes on financial institutions
§ 35.22.283 City license fees or taxes on certain business activities to be at a single uniform rate
§ 35.22.284 Association of sheriffs and police chiefs
§ 35.22.285 Nonpolluting power generation by individual — Exemption from regulation — Authorization to contract with utility
§ 35.22.287 Hydroelectric resources — Separate legal authority — Creation by irrigation districts and cities, towns, or public utility districts
§ 35.22.288 Publication of ordinances or summary — Public notice of hearings and meeting agendas
§ 35.22.290 Additional powers — Auditoriums, art museums
§ 35.22.300 Leasing of land for auditoriums, etc
§ 35.22.302 Conveyance or lease of space above real property or structures or improvements
§ 35.22.305 Department for administration, etc., of property incident to civic center — Creation authorized — Supervision — Authority
§ 35.22.310 Cesspools, filling of — Removal of debris, etc
§ 35.22.320 Collection of cost of filling cesspools, etc
§ 35.22.330 Radio communication
§ 35.22.340 Streets — Railroad franchises in, along, over, and across
§ 35.22.350 Utilities — Collective bargaining with employees
§ 35.22.360 Utilities — Wage adjustments
§ 35.22.362 Nuclear thermal power facilities — Joint development with public utility districts and electrical companies
§ 35.22.365 Public transportation systems in municipalities — Financing
§ 35.22.370 Wards — Division of city
§ 35.22.410 Wharves — City may let wharves or privileges thereon
§ 35.22.415 Municipal airport located in unincorporated area — Subject to county comprehensive plan and zoning ordinances
§ 35.22.425 Criminal code repeals by city operating municipal court — Agreement covering costs of handling resulting criminal cases — Arbitration
§ 35.22.570 Omnibus grant of powers to first-class cities
§ 35.22.580 Diversion of local improvement moneys prohibited — Refund of excess
§ 35.22.590 Bonds voted by people — Transfer of excess to redemption fund
§ 35.22.600 Liability for violations of RCW 35.22.580 or 35.22.590
§ 35.22.610 Police officers — Appointment without regard to residence authorized
§ 35.22.620 Public works or improvements — Limitations on work by public employees — Small works roster — Purchase of reused or recycled materials or products
§ 35.22.625 Public works or improvements — Inapplicability of RCW 35.22.620 to certain agreements relating to water pollution control, solid waste handling facilities
§ 35.22.630 Public works or improvements — Cost amounts — How determined
§ 35.22.635 Public works or improvements — Low bidder claiming error — Prohibition on later bid for same project
§ 35.22.640 Public works or improvements — Electrical distribution and generating systems — Customer may contract with qualified electrical contractor
§ 35.22.650 Public works or improvements — Minority business, employees — Contract, contents
§ 35.22.660 Child care facilities — Review of need and demand — Adoption of ordinances
§ 35.22.680 Residential care facilities — Review of need and demand — Adoption of ordinances
§ 35.22.685 Conditional and special use permit applications by parties licensed or certified by the department of social and health services or the department of corrections — Mediation prior to appeal required
§ 35.22.690 First-class cities subject to limitations on moratoria, interim zoning controls
§ 35.22.695 Planning regulations — Copies provided to county assessor
§ 35.22.700 Conformance with chapter 43.97 RCW required
§ 35.22.705 Purchase of electric power and energy from joint operating agency
§ 35.22.900 Liberal construction
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