Any one or more public agencies may contract with any one or more other public agencies to perform any governmental service, activity, or undertaking which each public agency entering into the contract is authorized by law to perform: PROVIDED, That such contract shall be authorized by the governing body of each party to the contract. Such contract shall set forth fully the purposes, powers, rights, objectives, and responsibilities of the contracting parties.
RCW 39.34.080
Contracts to perform governmental activities which each contracting agency is authorized to perform.
Known as the Interlocal Cooperation Act
The act spans §§ 39–39 (29 sections).
Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case Greater Harbor 2000 v. City of Seattle (1997)
Most recently applied in 160 Wash. App. 567 - City of Auburn v. Gauntt (March 2011)
1967 c 239 s 9.
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Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.