AGO 1951-53 No. 14.

Case DateApril 13, 1951
CourtWashington
Washington Attorney General Opinions 1951. AGO 1951-53 No. 14. April 13, 1951[Orig. Op. Page 1]PRIVATECIVIL DEFENSE --- CITIES AND COUNTIES --- APPROPRIATIONS --- DISBURSEMENT BY COMMITTEE.The County Commissioners, City Commissioners, and council of the constituent counties, cities and towns of a joint local defense organization established pursuant to the Washington Civil Defense Act of 1951, may appropriate money for their respective shares of the cost of the civil defense activities of the local organization, and pay the same into a special pool fund to be administered, and expended on behalf of the local defense organization.Honorable Philip D. Batson, DirectorOffice of Civil DefenseLegislative BuildingOlympia, WashingtonCite as: AGO 1951-53 No. 14Dear Sir: By letter of April 9, 1951, you request our opinion on the following question: "Based on the new civil defense law, Chapter 178, Laws of 1951, may County Commissioners, City Commissioners, and councilmen of the various towns and counties of this state appropriate money, deliver the same to a committee, and authorize said committee to expend said money as it shall deem fit for the furtherance of civil defense on behalf of the counties, cities, and towns." Our conclusion is: The County Commissioners, City Commissioners, and council of the constituent counties, cities, and towns of a joint local defense organization established pursuant to the Washington Civil Defense Act of 1951, may appropriate money for their respective shares of the cost of the civil defense [Orig. Op. Page 2] activities of the local organization, and pay the same into a special pool fund to be administered, and expended on behalf of the local defense organization. ANALYSIS Subdivision (1) of section 8 of the recently enacted Washington Civil Defense Act of 1951, being chapter 178, Laws of 1951, provides in part that: "* * * The director of civil defense may authorize two or more political subdivisions to join in the establishment and operation of a local organization for civil defense as circumstances may warrant, in which case each political subdivision shall contribute to the cost of civil defense upon such fair and equitable basis as may be determined upon by the...

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