Washington Statutes
§ 35A.33.090 — Emergency expenditures—Other emergencies—Hearing.
Washington § 35A.33.090
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Wash. Rev. Code § 35A.33.090 (2026).
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If a public emergency which could not reasonably have been foreseen at the time of filing the preliminary budget requires the expenditure of money not provided for in the annual budget, and if it is not one of the emergencies specifically enumerated in RCW 35A.33.080 , the city council before allowing any expenditure therefor shall adopt an ordinance stating the facts constituting the emergency and the estimated amount required to meet it and declaring that an emergency exists.
Such ordinance shall not be voted on until five days have elapsed after its introduction, and for passage shall require the vote of one more than the majority of all members of the legislative body of the code city.
Any taxpayer may appear at the meeting at which the emergency ordinance is to be voted on and be he
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§ 35A.33.080
Washington § 35A.33.080
Legislative History
[1967 ex.s. c 119 s 35A.33.090.]
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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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