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A MOTION pertaining to special districts in King County.
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WHEREAS, King County government serves the public under state law outlined in Title 36 RCW. Under the powers and responsibilities therein, King County is responsible to perform the duties of county treasurer, and
WHEREAS, in accordance with K.C.C. 2.16.035, the finance and business operations division performs the functions of the county treasurer, and
WHEREAS, Washington state law sets forth the requirements for special districts in Title 85 RCW. Drainage districts are a type of special district that functions within King County as a separate government and receive tax revenue for use in their capacity as drainage districts, and
WHEREAS, King County's finance and business operations division processes transactions expending tax revenue collected for special districts on behalf of those special districts in accordance with state law and the King County Code, and
WHEREAS, it is the council's intent that the executive review and revise the county's administrative processes and procedures, especially those performed by the finance and business operations division in its capacity as the county treasurer and accounts payable to provide transparency of the special district funds held by the county's treasury and distributed by the county's accounts payable in accordance with state law and regulations and generally accepted accounting principles, and
WHEREAS, it is the council's intent that the executive, in consultation with department of elections, review and revise the county's administrative processes and procedures to fulfill the statutory obligations of the department of elections under chapter 85.38 RCW with respect to the election of members to a specific special district's governing body;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT MOVED by the Council of King County:
A. The executive is requested to transmit a report developed in consultation with the department of elections, the department of assessmen...

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