Washington Statutes
§ 35A.13.120 — City manager—Interference by councilmembers.
Washington § 35A.13.120
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Bluebook
Wash. Rev. Code § 35A.13.120 (2026).
Text
Neither the council, nor any of its committees or members, shall direct the appointment of any person to, or his or her removal from, office by the city manager or any of his or her subordinates. Except for the purpose of inquiry, the council and its members shall deal with the administrative service solely through the manager and neither the council nor any committee or member thereof shall give orders to any subordinate of the city manager, either publicly or privately. The provisions of this section do not prohibit the council, while in open session, from fully and freely discussing with the city manager anything pertaining to appointments and removals of city officers and employees and city affairs.
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Legislative History
[2009 c 549 s 3027;1967 ex.s. c 119 s 35A.13.120.]
Nearby Sections
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§ 35A.01.010
Purpose and policy of this title—Interpretation.§ 35A.01.020
Noncharter code city.§ 35A.01.030
Charter code city.§ 35A.01.035
Code city.§ 35A.01.040
Sufficiency of petitions.§ 35A.01.050
The general law.§ 35A.01.060
Optional municipal code—This title.§ 35A.02.020
Petition method—Direct.§ 35A.02.025
Referendum.§ 35A.02.030
Resolution method.§ 35A.02.035
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Bluebook (online)
Washington § 35A.13.120, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/wa/35A.13.120.