H-0886.1
HOUSE BILL 1798
State of Washington
69th Legislature
2025 Regular Session
By Representatives Volz, Chase, and Eslick
Read first time 02/03/25. Referred to Committee on Local Government.
AN ACT Relating to enabling county auditors and county treasurers to have designees appointed to firefighters' pension boards; and amending RCW 41.18.015 .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 41.18.015 and 2020 c 107 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) There is hereby created in each fire protection district which qualifies under this chapter, a firefighters' pension board to consist of the following five members, the chairperson of the fire commissioners for said district who shall be chairperson of the board, the county auditor or the county auditor's designee , the county treasurer or the county treasurer's designee , and in addition, two regularly employed or retired firefighters elected by secret ballot of the employed and retired firefighters. Retired members who are subject to the jurisdiction of the pension board have both the right to elect and the right to be elected under this section. The first members to be elected by the firefighters shall be elected annually for a two-year term. The two firefighter elected members shall, in turn, select a third eligible member who shall serve in the event of an absence of one of the regularly elected members. In case a vacancy occurs in the membership of the firefighter or retired members, the members shall in the same manner elect a successor to serve the unexpired term. The board may select and appoint a secretary who may, but need not be a member of the board. In case of absence or inability of the chairperson to act, the board may select a chairperson pro tempore who shall during such absence or inability perform the duties and exercise the powers of the chairperson. A majority of the members of said board shall constitute a quorum and have power to transact business.