{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-35.23.201","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 35.23.201","heading":"City council—Meetings—Journal.","body":"All meetings of the council shall be presided over by the mayor, or, in the mayor's absence, by the mayor pro tempore. The mayor shall have a vote only in the case of a tie in the votes of the councilmembers. If the clerk is absent from a council meeting, the mayor or mayor pro tempore shall appoint one of the members of the council as clerk pro tempore. The appointment of a councilmember as mayor pro tempore or clerk pro tempore shall not in any way abridge the councilmember's right to vote upon all questions coming before the council.\nThe clerk shall keep a correct journal of all proceedings and at the desire of any member the ayes and noes shall be taken on any question and entered in the journal.","path":["Title 35","Chapter 35.23"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=35.23.201","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:40:58Z","sha256":"e1af3a35af2f6592165f939df407686664420882de8557caeae012cd01a24b79","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-35.23.191","next":"us-wa/rcw-35.23.211"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}