Municipal Governments

CSD Attorneys at Law’s Municipal Governments practice group represents municipal governments, including cities, water/sewer districts, public utility districts, and conservation districts throughout Washington state. Our attorneys have over one hundred years of combined experience serving as general counsel for such agencies and are frequent speakers at municipal law seminars throughout the state.

Contact our Municipal Government attorneys for assistance with a wide variety of matters, including:

Governance by elected officials, their statutory authority, and the interface with appointed staff
Labor and employment
Land use, comprehensive plan issues, and annexation
Public works and purchasing
Interlocal agreements
Water law
Environmental remediation projects
Labor and employment
Land use and comprehensive planning
Public property acquisition and sales
Public Records Act and Open Public Meetings Act compliance
Municipal ethics
Risk management and loss prevention

Municipal Govenment Attorneys

October 2023 Knowing the Waters

Back in July 2020, in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, Knowing the Waters addressed the impacts of Governor Inslee’s emergency proclamations concerning residential tenancies on port districts with liveaboard moorage customers, recreational vehicle (“RV”) parks, and other similar facilities.