Drafter
Clerk 08/03/2026
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A MOTION accepting a King County Regional Homelessness Authority contract transition plan and report providing responses to Motion 16970.
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WHEREAS, on December 17, 2019, King County enacted Ordinance 19039, authorizing the executive to execute an interlocal agreement for the establishment of the King County Regional Homelessness Authority ("the authority"), and
WHEREAS, the interlocal agreement was first effective December 18, 2019, and
WHEREAS, King County and the city of Seattle amended the 2019 agreement and approved an Amended and Restated Interlocal Agreement in 2024, and
WHEREAS, the Strategic Five-Year Plan Addendum for the authority, adopted on February 20, 2026, included a commitment to annually monitor spending from all sources and align financial expenditures with performance metrics established in the King County Homeless Housing Plan, and
WHEREAS, since inception of the authority, it has maintained negative cash balances in its utilization of the King County investment pool, and
WHEREAS, forensic financial analyses and monitoring reports have identified concerns related to internal controls, invoicing, financial reporting, and negative cash balances, and
WHEREAS, a forensic evaluation dated April 17, 2026, identified significant financial management and internal control deficiencies, and recommended numerous corrective actions to provide appropriate stewardship over public moneys, and
WHEREAS, the King County executive and the city of Seattle mayor directed the authority to provide a written response addressing the high-risk findings from the forensic evaluation by May 8, 2026, and a corrective action plan by May 23, 2026, and
WHEREAS, on May 5, 2026, the King County council passed Motion 16970 relating to the King County Regional Homelessness Authority, requesting a briefing by June 15, 2026, and a report on the future of the authority by August 1, 2026, and
WHEREAS, on July 1, 2026, the King County executive and city of Seattle mayor announced a plan to stabilize, right-size, and reset the authority, and
WHEREAS, as part of the July 1 announcement, the executive and mayor stated that they would deliver contract transition plans to the King County council and the Seattle city council by August 1, 2026;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT MOVED by the Council of King County:
The King County council hereby accepts the KCRHA Contract Transition Plan,
which is Attachment A to this motion, and Responses to Motion 16970, which is Attachment B to this motion, in accordance with Motion 16970.