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A MOTION approving the 2002-2003 mission and goals of the transit division of the department of transportation.
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WHEREAS, the King County transit division is dedicated to provide the best possible public transportation, and
WHEREAS, performance measurement provides citizens, county elected officials, county managers and staff with ways to measure the performance of its transit division, to determine how well the transit division is meeting its mission, goals and objectives, and
WHEREAS, the transit financial policies call for the regional transit committee to review and approve the annual mission and goals statement before establishing financial and service policies and priorities, and
WHEREAS, the transit division of the department of transportation has proposed 2002-2003 mission and goals as called for in the transit financial policies, and
WHEREAS, the regional transit committee has reviewed and recommended approval of the proposed mission and goals statement as shown in the attachment to this motion;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT MOVED by the Council of King County:
The Transit Division 2002-2003 Mission and Goals, Attachment A to this motion, is approved.
In conjunction with the annual transmittal of proposed transit division mission, goals and objectives, the executive is requested to submit business outcome and efficiency measures, benchmarks and performance targets for the transit division as well as historical data on each performance measure. No new documents or work products are requested by this legislation. Rather, the intent is to use performance measures to provide a context for the review of the mission, goals and objectives.
It is the intent of the council to review submitted performance measures to determine how well the transit division is meeting their mission, goals and objectives and whether services are being provided that strike an appropriate balance of quality, level of
service, ridership and cost.