Drafter
Clerk 01/14/2025
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A MOTION relating to the organization of the council; and amending Motion 11105 (part), as amended, and OR 1-040, Motion 11122, Section G, as amended, and OR 2-040, and Motion 11122, Section H, as amended, and OR 2-050.
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WHEREAS, in accordance with King County charter section 240, the council organizes and administers the legislative branch by motion, and
WHEREAS, the charter provides that the council shall elect one of its members as chair, and Motion 10651, Section II, as amended, and OR 1-010 provides that the council shall elect a chair who shall serve at the pleasure of the council for a term of one year, unless otherwise ordered by the council, and
WHEREAS, historically the council has specified in its organizational motion the chairs, vice-chairs of the council and its committees, and members of council committees and in accordance with K.C.C. 1.24.320 makes changes to these positions by passage of a motion;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT MOVED by the Council of King County:
I. Motion 11105 (part), as amended, and OR 1-040 are hereby amended to read as follows:
OR 1-040. Chair and vice-chair elected. Until a successor is elected, the council elects Councilmember ((Dave Upthegrove)) Girmay Zahilay as council chair, Councilmember ((Girmay Zahilay)) Sarah Perry as council vice-chair of policy development and review, and Councilmember Reagan Dunn as council vice-chair of regional coordination.
II. Motion 11122, Section G, as amended, and OR 2-040 are hereby amended to read as follows:
OR 2-040. Chairs and vice-chairs. The council designates the following councilmembers as chairs and vice-chairs of the standing committees created in this motion and the regional committees established in the King County Charter.
Budget and fiscal management committee:
Chair: Girmay Zahilay.
Vice-chair: Rod Dembowski.
Committee of the whole:
Chair: Claudia Balducci.
Vice-chair: Jorge Barón.
Employment and administration committee:
Chair: ((Dave Upthegrove)) Girmay Zahilay.
Vice-chair: ((Girmay Zahilay)) Sarah Perry.
Government accountability and oversight committee:
Chair: Pete von Reichbauer.
Vice-chair: ((Dave Upthegrove)).
Health and human services committee:
Chair: Teresa Mosqueda.
Vice Chair: Sarah Perry.
Law and justice committee:
Chair: Jorge Barón.
Vice Chair: Claudia Balducci.
Local services and land use committee:
Chair: Sarah Perry.
Vice-chair: Girmay Zahilay.
Transportation, economy, and environment committee:
Chair: Rod Dembowski.
Vice-Chair: Teresa Mosqueda.
Regional policy committee:
Chair: Pete von Reichbauer.
Regional transit committee:
Chair: Teresa Mosqueda.
Regional water quality committee:
Chair: Claudia Balducci.
III. Motion 11122, Section H, as amended, and OR 2-050 are hereby amended to read as follows:
OR 2-050. Memberships. The council designates the following councilmembers, in addition to the chairs and vice-chairs, as members of the standing committees created in this motion and the regional committees established in the King County Charter.
Budget and fiscal management committee:
Members: Claudia Balducci, Jorge Barón, Teresa Mosqueda, Sarah Perry.
Committee of the whole:
Members: All councilmembers.
Employment and administration committee:
Members: Teresa Mosqueda, Pete von Reichbauer.
Government accountability and oversight committee:
Members: Claudia Balducci, Reagan Dunn.
Heath and human services committee:
Members: Jorge Barón, Girmay Zahilay.
Law and justice committee:
Members: Rod Dembowski, Regan Dunn.
Local services and land use committee:
Members: Reagan Dunn, Teresa Mosqueda.
Transportation, economy, and environment committee:
Members: Claudia Balducci, Jorge Barón, Pete von Reichbauer.
Regional policy committee:
Members: Claudia Balducci, Girmay Zahilay.
Alternate: Jorge Barón.
Regional transit committee:
Members: Jorge Barón((, Dave Upthegrove)).
Alternate:
Regional water quality committee:
Members: Reagan Dunn((, Dave Upthegrove)).
Alternate: