On the mouth of the Snohomish River into Puget Sound
Snohomish County (see below for Snohomish County Initiative Powers)

Everett – Mayor Council First Class City

  • People elect: Mayor and seven councilmembers (one each from five districts and two at-large). Four-year terms, councilmanic terms staggered. Two municipal judges.
  • Mayor appoints: Department heads, chief administrative assistant, city attorney, superintendent of parks and recreation, board of library trustees, and advisory boards, subject to council confirmation. Mayor also appoints city clerk, city treasurer, chief of police, city engineer, fire chief, city planner, civil service commission, and other appointive officers who are not subject to confirmation.
  • View Everett City Charter

Population Approximately 110,000
Required Signatures Approximately 12,000

Everett – Initiative Powers

Charter of the City of Everett, Article XI. Direct Legislation

Everett – Rivers and Watersheds

  • Everett’s Surface Water and Comprehensive Plan (SWCP)