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PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICTS--COMMISSIONERS--DISTRICTS--OFFICES AND OFFICERS--SALARIES AND WAGES--COMPENSATION--INSURANCE--OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS ACT--Insurance as Compensation for Public Utility District Commissioners and Manager
1. RCW 54.12.080(4) provides that any public utility
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CITIES AND TOWNS--CHARTERS--AMENDMENT--COUNTIES--AUDITOR---ELECTIONS--Requirements for Placing a City Charter Amendment on the Ballot
In a charter city or charter code city the qualified voters may petition, asking for the adoption of a charter amendment. If the petition meets the
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GROWTH MANAGEMENT ACT--GROWTH PLANNING HEARINGS BOARDS--PROPERTY--ADMINISTRATIVE LAW--Appeal to Growth Planning Hearings Boards Based on Claim That Regulation has Negative Impact on Property
1. RCW 36.70A.280 authorizes the Growth Planning Hearings Boards to hear petitions which allege
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PENSIONS--POLICE--RETIREMENT--CITIES AND TOWNS--LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS--Change in Pension of Retired Member
RCW 41.20.050 and .060 provide that a retired police officer will receive a pension equal to 50 percent of the amount of salary at any time attached to the position held at the date of
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CITIES AND TOWNS--ZONING--PREEMPTION--Preemption of Zoning Ordinances Related to Residential Care Facilities Licensed by the State
1. RCW 70.128.175(2) provides that adult family homes shall be permitted uses in all areas zoned for residential or commercial purposes. This
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LEOFF RETIREMENT SYSTEM---PENSIONS--RETIREMENT--Payment of Interest on Members' Accumulated Contributions
RCW 41.26.060(8) authorizes the Director of Retirement Systems to fix the amount of interest to be credited to members' accumulated contributions at a rate which shall be based upon the net
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RAILROADS--CRIMES--NOISE--Obligation to Comply with Criminal Misdemeanor Statute, RCW 81.48.010
RCW 81.48.010 provides that it is a misdemeanor for an engineer driving a locomotive to fail to ring the bell or sound the whistle when approaching certain railroad crossings. An engineer can
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GROWTH MANAGEMENT ACT--COUNTIES--CITIES AND TOWNS--Applicability of the Growth Management Act to Cities Located in More Than One County
1. RCW 36.70A.040 provides that if a county is required or chooses to adopt comprehensive land use plans and development regulations under the
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DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES--FUNDS--INTEREST--Applicability of Requirement That Interest be Placed in the General Fund to Certain Funds Administered by the Department of Natural Resources
1. RCW 43.84.092 provides that, with certain exceptions, earnings of investments of surplus
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MEDICINE--CORPORATIONS--DRUGS AND MEDICINE--PROFESSIONAL REGULATION--Applicability of RCW 19.68.010 to Referrals for Infusion Therapy
1. RCW 19.68.010 prohibits a person licensed to practice medicine in Washington from receiving a rebate, commission, or other consideration in connection