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Bill would let some counties put incorporation proposals on the ballot without petition signatures
Summary
Senate Bill 6181 would allow certain large counties west of the Cascades to file city incorporation petitions by county ordinance — avoiding the current 10% voter signature requirement for stand‑alone urban growth areas — while preserving the final public vote.
Senate Bill 6181, sponsored in part by State Sen. Steve Conway, would give county legislative authorities in certain large counties an alternate path to place city incorporation proposals before voters without first collecting the statutory 10% of registered‑voter signatures for a proposed area.
Conway told the committee the measure responds to «dense» unincorporated communities that seek city‑type services but lack the tax base under county government to pay for parks, sidewalks and other amenities. He said the bill does not remove the public vote: "people will still have the vote on whether they want to be a city or not." The staff summary says the change…
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