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| Record Creator: | Olympia Municipal Government, City Council |
| Description: | These records include Ordinances enacted by the Olympia City Council at meetings from 1859-2018.
Ordinances passed by the city council are the laws which govern the city and are normally codified into a Municipal Code. Records include ordinance number, type or legal details and date. The ordinances in this collection are indexed by date and by ordinance number. |
| Related Records: | For more information or to learn about related records, contact the Washington State Archives, Southwest Region Branch at (360) 753-1684 or email swbrancharchives@sos.wa.gov. |
| Access Restriction Notes: | These records are open for research. |
| Sources of Transfer | Olympia, City of |
| Notes | Historical ordinances contained in this collection may have been repealed, superseded, amended, or otherwise had their legal effect altered by subsequent actions of the creating body. Those seeking the current municipal or county laws should refer directly to the appropriate city, town, or county. |
| Agency History: | Named in 1853 at the suggestion of Colonel Isaac Ebey, the first recorded visit to the area by European settlers was in 1792 when Peter Puget and the British Vancouver Expedition charted the site. The City of Olympia was incorporated in 1859 and is the county seat of Thurston County. Olympia is also the capital of the State of Washington. |
| Preferred Citation: | Preferred Citation: [Identification of item], Olympia City Council, Ordinances, 1859-2018, Washington State Archives, Digital Archives, http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov, [date accessed]. |
| Record Count: | 7,456 |
