File #: 2002-0120    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 3/18/2002 In control: Labor, Operations and Technology Committee
On agenda: Final action: 5/20/2002
Enactment date: 5/23/2002 Enactment #: 14362
Title: AN ORDINANCE establishing the date for an election on the question of increasing the number of commissioners serving King County fire protection district no. 13.
Sponsors: Dow Constantine
Indexes: Elections, Fire Districts, Vashon
Attachments: 1. Ordinance 14362.pdf, 2. 2002-0120 Staff Report, 3. None
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Clerk 03/04/2002
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AN ORDINANCE establishing the date for an election on the question of increasing the number of commissioners serving King County fire protection district no. 13.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
RCW 52.14.015 provides for a three-member board of commissioners of any fire district to determine by resolution that it would be in the best interest of the district to increase the number of commissioners from three to five.  The law further notes that the board of commissioners from such a fire district shall submit a resolution to the county legislative authority in which the district is located requesting that an election be held to determine the number of commissioners.  Upon receipt of the resolution, the legislative authority shall call a special election to be held within the fire protection district.
The board of commissioners for King County fire protection district no. 13 has submitted a resolution to the King County council, as required under RCW 52.14.015, requesting that the proposition increasing the board of commissioners from three to five members be placed before the voters.
      BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
      SECTION 1.  A special election shall be held on November 5, 2002, within King County fire protection district no. 13.  The ballot proposition shall be in substantially the following form in accordance with RCW 52.14.015:
 
      "Shall the board of commissioners of Vashon Island & Rescue, King County fire protection district no. 13 be increased from three members to five members?
      YES                                          [     ]
      NO                                          [     ]"
      SECTION 2.  Notice of the election shall be published as required by law.