Under the council-manager plan of city government, the councilmembers shall be the only elective officials. The council shall appoint an officer whose title shall be "city manager" who shall be the chief executive officer and head of the administrative branch of city or town government. The city manager shall be responsible to the council for the proper administration of all affairs of the city or town.
RCW 35.18.010
The council-manager plan.
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Mission Springs Inc. v. City of Spokane (1998)
Most recently applied in In Re Recall of Lakewood City Council (September 2001)
2009 c 549 s 2019; 1965 c 7 s 35.18.010
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.