Drafter
Clerk 06/01/2026
Title
A RESOLUTION requesting the King County transportation district executive committee to begin the process of seeking contracted staffing support for consideration and final approval by the board of supervisors.
Body
WHEREAS, the King County transportation district ("the district") has imposed a revenue source through Resolution TD2026-01 that will provide funding over a ten-year period beginning January 1, 2027, for certain transportation improvements, and
WHEREAS, the district must secure staffing support to assist it in undertaking the necessary administrative and oversight tasks to ensure that it is prepared to efficiently administer the revenues received through Resolution TD2026-01, and
WHEREAS, it will be most timely and cost-effective for the district to seek initial staffing support from a contracted provider with experience and expertise in assisting independent governmental entities in Washington state, and
WHEREAS, the bylaws the district adopted through Resolution TD2014-01 establish a four-member executive committee that is authorized to approve contracts for goods and services up to $100,000, review and recommend capital projects to the district's board of supervisors, develop and approve staffing and personnel policies related to the administration of the district, and oversee and administer the daily administration of the district, and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the district that the executive committee begin the process of securing contracted staffing support for ultimate review and approval by the district's board of supervisors;
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE KING COUNTY TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT:
SECTION 1. The executive committee of the King County transportation district is requested to begin the process of seeking contracted staffing support for the district, for consideration and final approval by the district's board of supervisors, including, but not limited, to:
A. Developing a list of tasks to be undertaken by a contractor;
B. Drafting a request for proposals based on the list of tasks;
C. Publishing the request for proposals and establishing a timeline and procedures for the procurement process;
D. Reviewing submittals in response to the request for proposals and identifying and interviewing finalists, as needed; and
E. Recommending a proposed contractor to provide contracted staffing services for review and approval by district's board of supervisors by resolution.