Title
AN ORDINANCE establishing the date for an election to determine whether an area known as Fairwood shall be incorporated as a non-charter code city; and appointing a committee to write a voters' pamphlet statement for the election.
Body
PREAMBLE:
In accordance with chapter 35A.03 RCW and other applicable law, a petition for incorporation as a non-charter code city, signed by qualified voters who reside within the limits of the proposed city and at least equal in number to ten percent of the votes cast in the proposed area at the last preceding general state election has been presented to the records, elections and licensing services division.
The petition for incorporation states that the form of government under which the proposed city will operate in the event it is incorporated shall be council/manager, sets forth the proposed boundaries of the proposed incorporation, states that the name shall be the city of Fairwood and that the number of inhabitants therein as nearly as may be estimated, is twenty-six thousand and prays that it may be incorporated.
The director of records, elections and licensing services has determined that the petition for incorporation does not violate the prohibitions contained in RCW 35.02.010 with regard to number of inhabitants and that there are a sufficient number of valid signatures on the petition.
In accordance with chapters 35.02 and 36.93 RCW, the King County boundary review board ("BRB") conducted public hearings to consider the petition for incorporation. In accordance with RCW 36.93.160, on June 9, 2006, the BRB filed its written decision regarding the proposed incorporation. The BRB recommended against the incorporation and modified the boundaries of the proposed incorporation, thereby reducing the number of inhabitants therein as nearly as may be estimated, to twenty-four thousand three hundred ninety-three. No appeal has been filed.
In accordance with RCW 36.93.150(5)(c), although the BRB may recommend a...
Click here for full text