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In addition, code cities (see above), if their population is over 10,000, may incorporate as charter code cities. They may then "set out any plan of government deemed 'suitable for the good government of the city ' " (RCW 35A.08.050), which need not be a commission, mayor-council, or council-manager form.
As of 2022, 197 are code cities, 10 are first-class cities, 5 are second-class cities, and 69 are towns; one city remains unclassified. [3] All municipalities have an elected city or town council and an executive—either a mayor or manager —to oversee administration of the government.
Agenda Bill 24375 was approved by the Bellingham City Council on Monday. It eliminates the city’s minimum number of parking spaces that must be developed. The interim ordinance will go into ...
The City of Bellingham Police Department, [6] more commonly known as the Bellingham Police Department and its initials BPD, is the primary law enforcement and investigation agency within the Bellingham, Washington city limits. Bellingham Police Department is the largest Police Department within Whatcom County, Washington and any other municipal ...
Tents and temporary shelters occupy the property at 4049 Deemer Road near WinCo Foods on Friday, Dec. 16, 2022, in Bellingham, Wash. The city of Bellingham sued the property owner for allegedly ...
Bellingham tenant advocates say recent changes made to the city’s property rental registration program are “too little, too late,” with still no fair penalties for code violations.
A municipal code is usually a type of statutory instrument or delegated legislation. A municipal legal code is similar in concept, though different in nature, to " codes " enacted by sovereign government authorities, such as a national government or a federal state or province within a federation .
According to a presentation to the Bellingham Committee of the Whole, the city has issued permits for 516 units of housing as of Dec. 13. That is only about half of the city’s annual target.