File #: 2017-0487    Version:
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 11/13/2017 In control: Law and Justice Committee
On agenda: Final action: 2/26/2018
Enactment date: 3/8/2018 Enactment #: 18665
Title: AN ORDINANCE enhancing the trust and fairness for King County immigrant communities; establishing requirements for how agencies, offices and employees will provide services to immigrants; establishing requirements for the department of adult and juvenile detention honoring of federal administrative detainers, granting access to inmates and sharing information; establishing translation assistance requirements for non-English speaking persons; providing a complaint process; establishing an immigrants and refugees fund; amending Ordinance 16692, Section 2, and K.C.C. 2.15.010 and Ordinance 17706, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.15.020, adding new sections to K.C.C. chapter 2.15 and adding a new section to K.C.C. chapter 4A.200.
Sponsors: Larry Gossett, Joe McDermott, Jeanne Kohl-Welles, Rod Dembowski, Dave Upthegrove
Indexes: Adult and Juvenile Detention, immigration
Code sections: 2.15 - ., 2.15.010 - .
Attachments: 1. Ordinance 18665.pdf, 2. 2017-0487_SR_Immigration 11.21.docx, 3. 2017-0487_ATT1_Proposed_Ordinance.pdf, 4. 2017-0487_ATT2_Motion_14866.pdf, 5. 2017-0487_ATT_3_AGO_Guidance.pdf, 6. 2017-0487_SR_Immigration_Second_Meeting.docx, 7. 2017-0487_ATT1_ProposedOrdinance.pdf, 8. 2017-0487_ATT_2_Striking Amendment.docx, 9. City of Kirkland Letter in support.pdf, 10. 2017-0487_SR_Immigration_Third_Meeting.docx, 11. 2017-0487_ATT1_ProposedOrdinance.pdf, 12. 2017-0487_AMDtoAMDS1.docx, 13. 2017-0487_ATT2_Striking Amendment 1.docx, 14. 2017-0487_Revised_SR_Immigration.docx, 15. 18665 amendment package 2-26-18.pdf
Staff: Curry, Clifton
Drafter
Clerk 02/27/2018
Title
AN ORDINANCE enhancing the trust and fairness for King County immigrant communities; establishing requirements for how agencies, offices and employees will provide services to immigrants; establishing requirements for the department of adult and juvenile detention honoring of federal administrative detainers, granting access to inmates and sharing information; establishing translation assistance requirements for non-English speaking persons; providing a complaint process; establishing an immigrants and refugees fund; amending Ordinance 16692, Section 2, and K.C.C. 2.15.010 and Ordinance 17706, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.15.020, adding new sections to K.C.C. chapter 2.15 and adding a new section to K.C.C. chapter 4A.200.
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PREAMBLE:
It is hereby affirmed that Martin Luther King, Jr., County upholds justice and equity for all residents.
The Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr., County, named in honor of the Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr., is a "home rule" government under Article XI, Section 4, of the Washington State Constitution. Under its home rule power, the Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr., County may exercise any power and perform any function, unless preempted by state or federal law, relating to its government and affairs, including the power to regulate for the protection and rights of its inhabitants. To this end, the Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr., County is dedicated to providing all of its residents fair and equal access to services, opportunities and protection.
Ensuring that all of the Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr., County's residents have access to necessary services and benefits is essential for upholding the county's commitment to fair and equal access for all residents.
The enforcement of civil immigration laws has historically been a federal government responsibility through the Immigration and Naturalization Service. Since 2002, matters of immigration law hav...

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