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AN ORDINANCE establishing the King County regional homelessness authority; approving a charter therefor; and adding a new chapter to K.C.C. Title 2.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
1. The federal and state government, King County and jurisdictions across the county, including the city of Seattle, currently fund programs to provide services to homeless individuals and families, but homelessness and housing insecurity remain a chronic and serious problem.
2. King County and the city of Seattle signed a memorandum of understanding on May 3, 2018, proposing a partnership to more effectively and consistently coordinate their provision of homeless services, and have received a consultant's report providing guidance on how such a joint effort could be structured.
3. King County and the city of Seattle have determined that a public corporation chartered to coordinate services within an equitable operational framework centering on people with lived experience will enable and facilitate joint planning, program funding and the establishment of standards for and accountability of programs thereby improving the delivery of services and enhancing outcomes for those receiving such services.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. Sections 2 through 14 of this ordinance shall constitute a new chapter in K.C.C. Title 2.
NEW SECTION. SECTION 2. The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
A. "Additional party" means any municipal corporation, governmental agency or public entity located within King County, other than Seattle and the county, that has executed the interlocal agreement or an amendment to the interlocal agreement, or has otherwise accepted and assumed the terms of the interlocal agreement.
B. "Authority" means the King County Regional Homelessness Authority chartered by the county under this chapter and the authority's charter.
C. "Bylaws" mean the bylaws of the authority.
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