Washington State

Office of the Attorney General

Attorney General

Bob Ferguson

AGO 1962 NO. 158 >

The various subsections of § 1, chapter 262, Laws of 1961 (RCW 58.18.010), became operative only where the requisite maps are maintained by the assessor and he has, with the permission of the county commissioners, filed an assessor's plat.

AGO 1962 NO. 161 >

The board of county commissioners of a county in which part of a joint school district is located may not expend federal forest funds for improvement or addition to school buildings situated in another county, where the joint district belongs to such other county under RCW 28.57.250.

AGO 1962 NO. 182 >

The board of county commissioners of King county has the authority to develop waterfront street ends into boat launching ramps and to use county road funds, including motor vehicle funds, for such purpose.

AGO 1958 NO. 228 >

The board of county commissioners has the authority under state law to enter into a so-called union shop agreement with a union covering road department employees.

AGO 1952 NO. 263 >

(1) The increase in compensation for diking district commissioners provided by RCW 85.04.400 (chapter 30, Laws of 1951), which was approved February 28, 1951, but which had no emergency clause and therefore did not become effective until 90 days after approval, does not apply to diking commissioners whose terms of office began prior to the effective date of the act, even though such commissioners were elected and took office after the passage and approval of the act.(2) That candidates for the office of diking commissioners should file their declarations of candidacy with the board of diking commissioners but are not required to pay a filing fee.

AGO 1952 NO. 388 >

Terms of office for port commissioners must be six years‑-problem is one recommended for legislative action.

AGO 1950 NO. 407 >

The provision for compensation of water district commissioners relates only to reimbursement for the time spent and reasonable expenses incurred in carrying out their governmental or administrative functions as commissioners, and does not provide a wage for labor performed as employees of the district.