Drafter
Clerk 03/13/2024
Title
A MOTION appointing Rian Watt to the King County Regional Homelessness Authority's Implementation Board as a King County council appointee for the remainder of a five-year term expiring December 31, 2024.
Body
WHEREAS, the county funds programs to provide services to individuals and families experiencing homelessness, and
WHEREAS, in Ordinance 19039, the King County council authorized the King County executive to execute an interlocal agreement for the establishment of the King County Regional Homelessness Authority on December 11, 2019, and
WHEREAS, King County and the city of Seattle executed the interlocal agreement on December 18, 2019, and
WHEREAS, Article 8, Section 1, of the interlocal agreement established the Governing Committee, consisting of twelve members, including two members of the King County council, that acts as the Regional Homelessness Authority's administrator, and
WHEREAS, Article 8, Section 2, of the interlocal agreement established the Implementation Board, made up of thirteen members, two of which are appointed by the King County council, and
WHEREAS, the initial terms of the two council-appointed positions are for three and five years, and
WHEREAS, under Article 8, Section 2, of the interlocal agreement, the Governing Committee confirms Implementation Board appointees, and
WHEREAS, the council-appointed and confirmed Implementation Board member for the initial five-year term, Michael Ramos, resigned his position effective as of April 14, 2023, resulting in a vacancy in that position, and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Article 8, Section 2.h., of the interlocal agreement, vacancies in an unexpired term are to be filled as soon as possible and in the same manner as the appointment for the position now vacant, and
WHEREAS, following the direction of Article 8, Section 2, of the interlocal agreement, a nominating committee was convened to coordinate and confer on the replacement for Michael Ramos;
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