Washington State

Office of the Attorney General

Attorney General

Bob Ferguson

AGLO 1971 NO. 17 >

Does chapter 42.23 RCW prohibit a member of a board of fire commissioners of the fire protection district from legally serving as a fire commissioner, if the firm by which he is employed does business with the fire district, and the average monthly expenditure to the firm is $300 per month?

AGLO 1970 NO. 18 >

This is written in response to your letter dated January 29, 1970, requesting our opinion on a question pertaining to proceedings before a county boundary review board under chapter 36.93 RCW.  You have made particular reference to RCW 36.93.120, which provides that:

AGLO 1972 NO. 18 >

This is written in response to your recent letter requesting our opinion on certain questions pertaining to veterans' bonuses for service in the Viet Nam conflict under the provisions of chapter 154, Laws of 1972, Ex. Sess.

AGLO 1971 NO. 18 >

"Your opinion is requested as to whether and to what extent any current state law on the subject matter embraced by Title II of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse and Prevention Control Act of 1970 is in 'positive conflict' with any provision of that title so that the two cannot consistently stand together, within the meaning of Section 708 of such act."

AGLO 1971 NO. 19 >

This is written in response to your recent letter requesting our opinion as to the constitutionality of a certain bill authorizing the payment of bonuses to veterans of the current conflict in Vietnam.

AGLO 1972 NO. 19 >

1972 No. This is written in response to your recent letter requesting our opinion on a question pertaining to public inspection of the minutes of a meeting of the governing body of a public agency under RCW 42.32.030.

AGLO 1970 NO. 19 >

This is written in response to your letter dated February 11, 1970, by which you transmitted to us a copy of a document which you denominated as "Initiative Measure No. 249."  Your letter requested that we prepare an official ballot title for the proposition set forth in this document pursuant to the provisions of RCW 29.79.040.  The full text of this proposition reads as follows:

AGLO 1971 NO. 20 >

This is written in response to your recent request for our advice as to whether Senate Bill No. 375, if enacted in its present form, would violate the provisions of Article II, § 19 of our state Constitution.

AGLO 1970 NO. 20 >

This is in response to your oral inquiry as to the legality of accountants utilizing the 1969 professional service corporation act in light of specific provisions found in the accountancy law.

AGLO 1972 NO. 20 >

This is written in response to your recent request for an opinion of this office as to whether the term "collective bargaining" as defined in RCW 41.56.030 encompasses all of the subjects which are listed in RCW 28A.72.030 ‑ a part of the certificated school district employees' "professional negotiations" act.