Other LanguagesThis is written in response to your recent letter in which you request our advice on a question as to whether or not a county is liable to a fire protection district for services rendered by said district outside its boundaries, but within the unincorporated areas of the county when the matter is not covered by contract.
By letter dated June 14, 1971, you directed our attention to the following provisions of § 1, chapter 264, Laws of 1971, 1st Ex. Sess. (Senate Bill No. 659):
This is in reply to your letter in which you ask our opinion as to whether the property tax exemption granted under RCW 84.36.250 extends to watershed acreage owned by a nonprofit corporation engaged in distributing water to its shareholders.
By letter previously acknowledged you requested our opinion on several questions pertaining to the interpretation of § 1, chapter 269, Laws of 1971, 1st Ex. Sess., relating to school district liability insurance. For ease of reference we will set forth your questions, and our answers thereto, within the body of this opinion.
By letter dated July 23, 1970, receipt of which is acknowledged, you requested our opinion upon the following question: "Can land embraced within the corporate limits of the City of Lynden (a third-class city), Whatcom County (a second-class county), Washington, be included within the boundaries of a cemetery district?"
By letter previously acknowledged you requested our opinion with regard to the necessity for compliance with § 3, chapter 109, Laws of 1971, 1st Ex. Sess., on the part of the various organizations which may be involved in the proposed exposition, to be known as Expo '74, which is to be held in the city of Spokane in 1974 in accordance with certain other statutes passed by the recent, 1971 legislature. We paraphrase your question as follows:
This is in response to your request for an opinion of this office on certain questions pertaining to the rights of certain former members of the public employees' retirement system who are currently participating in the new judicial retirement system, created by chapter 267, Laws of 1971, 1st Ex. Sess. We paraphrase your questions as follows:
We acknowledge receipt of your letter of August 5, 1970, raising a question as to the amount of salary payable to the court reporter for the judicial district comprising Chelan County.
By letter previously acknowledged you requested an opinion of this office on several questions pertaining to the legal authority of the state to levy a tax on property to support state reclamation activities. We paraphrase your questions as follows:
This is written in response to your recent letter requesting our advice on a question pertaining to the election of members of a "Community Council." You have asked: "Can the election of members of Community Councils or Community Forums be held commensurate with a state general election? If so, what is the proper procedure?