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Shelby Miklethun, Executive Secretary, Washington State Boundary Review Board for King County
April 2026
RCW 36.93.235 Implementation
BRB and their clerks have been working for almost a year on implementing RCW 36.93.235, which WSABRB supported as HB 1304 in 2025. This new law requires BRB clerks to review a Notice of Intention (NOI) for sufficiency within 30 days of the receipt and payment of the filing fee. In order for a clerk to deem an NOI sufficient and assign it an effective filing date, an NOI must contain the following: 1) the information required by RCW 36.93.130, i.e., a statement with the nature of and reasons for the action, a legal description describing the change and a corresponding County Assessor’s map; 2) any additional information required by a BRB’s rules; and 3) exhibits demonstrating that any statutory requirements relating to the proposed action have been completed. Since the law’s effective date of July 27, 2025, BRB members, clerks and attorneys have been working on processes such as updating board rules and drafting tools such as new checklists and developing and presenting training materials relating to annexation methods, new processes, and other relevant topics.
BRB and their clerks have been working for almost a year on implementing RCW 36.93.235, which WSABRB supported as HB 1304 in 2025. This new law requires BRB clerks to review a Notice of Intention (NOI) for sufficiency within 30 days of the receipt and payment of the filing fee. In order for a clerk to deem an NOI sufficient and assign it an effective filing date, an NOI must contain the following: 1) the information required by RCW 36.93.130, i.e., a statement with the nature of and reasons for the action, a legal description describing the change and a corresponding County Assessor’s map; 2) any additional information required by a BRB’s rules; and 3) exhibits demonstrating that any statutory requirements relating to the proposed action have been completed. Since the law’s effective date of July 27, 2025, BRB members, clerks and attorneys have been working on processes such as updating board rules and drafting tools such as new checklists and developing and presenting training materials relating to annexation methods, new processes, and other relevant topics.
