Other LanguagesCommissioners of public hospital districts may establish rates to be charged for hospital rooms and medical care, but these rates are not controlling upon the state department of health since services rendered for this department are subject to contract between the department and the vendor.
Solemnization of marriage may be performed by one who is either a regularly licensed or ordained minister or priest or who is so authorized to solemnize or attest thereto as the presiding, officiating, or recording officer of a religious organization.
Counties may not grant permission to owners of land abutting county roads to construct sidewalks and curbs on county road right of ways.
A county civil defense organization is not legally authorized to contribute money to a civil defense organization of another state except during an actual emergency and pursuant to a mutual aid agreement.
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.
There may be partial or piecemeal zoning of a county under RCW 36.43.020, but license fees within any class must be equal.
When real property in tax exempt ownership is erroneously assessed and sold by the county for nonpayment of taxes, such taxes are void, the sale is invalid, no title passes to the purchaser and the purchase price cannot be refunded.
(1) It is permissible, but not mandatory for the county commissioners of a first class county to appoint a county purchasing agent, but his authority is limited. (2) The several boards of county commissioners are authorized to refuse approval of only those claims which are not legally chargeable against the county.
County boards may make available the county road fund for the purchase and operation of rock crushing, gravel or other road building material extraction equipment. The equipment rental and revolving fund may not be utilized for this purpose.
Property used by a nonprofit corporation for educational, benevolent, protective, or social departments of the association may claim the statutory exemption from county real estate tax under RCW 84.36.030.