Wash. Rev. Code § 52.06.001
Actions subject to review by boundary review board
Actions taken under chapter 52.06 RCW may be subject to potential review by a boundary review board under chapter 36.93 RCW.
Revised Code of Washington Chapter 52.06 — Merger
Washington · statute · Wash. Rev. Code ch. 52.06 · 16 active provisions
Wash. Rev. Code § 52.06.010
Merger of districts authorized—Review—Definition
(1) A fire protection district may merge with another fire protection district located within a reasonable proximity, on such terms and conditions as they agree upon, in the manner provided in this title. The fire protection districts may be located in different counties. The district desiring to merge with another dis…
Wash. Rev. Code § 52.06.020
Petition—Contents
To effect such a merger, a petition to merge shall be filed with the board of the merger district by the commissioners of the merging district. The commissioners of the merging district may sign and file the petition on their own initiative, and they shall file a petition when it is signed by ten percent of the registe…
Wash. Rev. Code § 52.06.030
Action on petition—Special election
The board of the merger district may, by resolution, reject or approve the petition as presented, or it may modify the terms and conditions of the proposed merger, and shall transmit the petition, together with a copy of its resolution to the merging district.If the petition is approved as presented or as modified, the…
Wash. Rev. Code § 52.06.050
Vote required—Status after favorable vote
The board of the merging district shall notify the board of the merger district of the results of the election. If a majority of the votes cast at the election favor the merger, the respective district boards shall adopt concurrent resolutions, declaring the districts merged, under the name of the merger district. Ther…
Wash. Rev. Code § 52.06.060
Merger by petition
If three-fifths of all the qualified electors in the merging district sign the petition to merge, no election on the question of the merger is necessary and the auditor, or lead auditor if the merging district is located in more than a single county, shall return the petition, together with a certificate of sufficiency…
Wash. Rev. Code § 52.06.070
Obligations of merged districts
None of the obligations of the merged districts or of a local improvement district located in the merged districts may be affected by the merger and dissolution, and all land liable to be assessed to pay any of the indebtedness shall remain liable to the same extent as if the districts had not been merged and any asses…
Wash. Rev. Code § 52.06.080
Delivery of property and funds
The commissioners of the merging district shall, upon completion of the merger, transfer, convey, and deliver to the merged district all property and funds of the merging district, together with all interest in and right to collect any assessments previously levied.
Wash. Rev. Code § 52.06.085
Board membership upon merger of districts—Subsequent boards—Creation of commissioner districts
(1) Whenever two or more fire protection districts merge, the board of fire commissioners of the merged fire protection district shall consist of all of the fire commissioners of the districts that are merging, including a person who is elected as a fire commissioner of one of the merging districts at that same electio…
Wash. Rev. Code § 52.06.090
Merger of part of district with a district within reasonable proximity
A part of one district may be transferred and merged with a district located within reasonable proximity if the area can be better served by the merged district. To effect such a merger, a petition, signed by a majority of the commissioners of the merging district or signed by not less than fifteen percent of the quali…
Wash. Rev. Code § 52.06.100
Merger of part of district with adjacent district—When election unnecessary
If the partial merger petition has been approved by the commissioners of the merging district and the merger district and if three-fifths of the qualified electors in the area to be merged sign a petition to merge the districts, no election on the question of the merger is necessary, in which case the auditor or lead a…
Wash. Rev. Code § 52.06.110
Transfer of employees
When any portion of a fire protection district merges with another fire protection district, any employee of the merging district who (1) was at the time of merger employed exclusively or principally in performing the powers, duties, and functions which are to be performed by the merger district (2) will, as a direct c…
Wash. Rev. Code § 52.06.120
Transfer of employees—Rights and benefits
(1) An eligible employee may transfer into the merger district by filing a written request with the board of fire commissioners of the merger district and by giving written notice to the board of fire commissioners of the merging district. Upon receipt of such request by the board of the merger district the transfer of…
Wash. Rev. Code § 52.06.130
Transfer of employees—Notice—Time limitation
If, as a result of merging of districts any employee is laid off who is eligible to transfer to the merger district under this section and RCW 52.06.110 and 52.06.120, the merging district shall notify the employee of the right to transfer and the employee shall have ninety days to transfer employment to the merger dis…
Wash. Rev. Code § 52.06.140
Merger of districts located in different counties—District name
A merger fire protection district located in a single county, that merged with a merging fire protection district located in another county or counties, shall be identified by the name of each county in which the fire protection district is located, listed alphabetically, followed by a number that is the next highest n…
Wash. Rev. Code § 52.06.150
Merger of districts located in same county—District name
A fire protection district resulting from the merger of two or more fire protection districts located in the same county shall be identified by the name of the county and the number of the merger fire protection district. However, the fire protection district resulting from such a merger shall be identified by the numb…