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Clerk 03/14/2012
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A MOTION relating to the organization of the council; and amending Motion 11122, Section D, as amended, and OR 2-020, 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, the council has specified by motion the chairs, vice-chairs and members of council committees and provided for any changes to these positions to be made by adoption of a formal legislative motion, and
WHEREAS, the council desires to specify committee names and functions;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT MOVED by the Council of King County:
I. Motion 11122, Section D, as amended, and OR 2-020 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
Standing committees - functions. In addition to any committee otherwise established by law, the committees of the metropolitan King County council and their respective functions are established as follows:
A. Budget and fiscal management committee shall consider and make recommendations on: the county revenue and expenditure fiscal structural gap; capital and operating budget appropriations; the sale and lease of real property to or by the county; debt and investment proposals; bond issues; the office of economic and financial analysis; and financial policies. The committee shall also consider the implementation of appropriate labor agreements.
1. The committee shall develop recommendations on policy direction for the 2013 annual budget, based on the recommendations of other council committees and taking into account the estimated fiscal impacts of state and federal legislation.
2. In respect to consideration of the county's proposed annual budget, all members of the council not assigned to the budget and fiscal management committee shall be considered ex officio voting members of the committee.
B. Government accountability, oversight and financial performance committee.
1. The committee shall consider and make recommendations on:
a. improving the efficiency, cost effectiveness, and performance of all branches of county government (legislative, executive and judicial).
b. enhancing oversight, accountability, and transparency in King County government, including financial policies, the office of law enforcement oversight, the annual county audit program and federal, state, or county audit reports, the administration of the public records act, civil rights and compliance, capital projects oversight, implementation of a pre-trial risk assessment tool, strategic planning, performance measurement and performance management, management organizational structure, and technology management;
c. general government oversight, including customer service, worker safety, the department of assessments; elections; records and licensing; animal control; cable communications; the county fair; King County international airport; risk management; veterans, and executive services such as telecommunications, facilities management, purchasing and real property management.
2. In the areas within the committee's purview, the committee shall track state and federal legislative action and develop recommendations on policy direction for the 2013 annual budget.
C Law, justice, health and human services committee.
1. The committee shall consider and make recommendations on policies relating to:
a. law, safety, criminal justice and emergency management programs including those related to public safety; adult detention; juvenile justice and youth services; superior and district courts; judicial administration; prosecuting attorney; public defense; emergency medical services; emergency management, including disaster response, emergency preparedness and emergency planning;
b. public health programs, including those related to the protection, promotion and provision functions of the department of public health, including the structure of the public health centers; and
c. human services programs; therapeutic and low-income housing; and civil rights and social justice. The committee shall also consider the implementation of appropriate labor agreements.
2. In the areas within the committee's purview, the committee shall track state and federal legislative action and develop recommendations on policy direction for the 2012 annual budget.
D. Transportation, economy and environment committee.
1. The committee shall consider and make recommendations on policies relating to:
a. growth management, including land use development and regulation, comprehensive planning, excluding the 2012 King County Comprehensive Plan, economic development, annexations and affordable housing;
b. the environment, including salmon recovery; resource lands; energy; surface water management and water supply; wastewater treatment; solid waste; and unincorporated and rural areas, including agriculture and rural services; and parks, recreation and cultural resources;
c. transportation, including roads and public transportation. The committee shall also consider the implementation of appropriate labor agreements.
2. In the areas within the committee's purview, the committee shall track state and federal legislative action and develop recommendations on policy direction for the 2012 annual budget.
E. 2012 Comprehensive Plan review committee.
The committee shall consider and make recommendations on the executive's proposed 2012 King County Comprehensive Plan.
II. Motion 11122, Section G, as amended, and OR 2-040 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
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.
Committee of the whole:
Chair: Jane Hague.
Vice-chair: Julia Patterson.
Budget and fiscal management committee:
Chair: Joe McDermott.
Vice-chair: Kathy Lambert
Employment and administration committee:
Chair: Julia Patterson.
Vice-chair: Jane Hague.
Government accountability, oversight and financial performance committee:
Chair: Bob Ferguson.
Vice-chair: Pete von Reichbauer.
Law, justice, health and human services committee:
Chair: Kathy Lambert.
Vice-chair: Larry Gossett.
Transportation, economy and environment committee:
Chair: Larry Phillips.
Vice-chair: Pete von Reichbauer.
2012 Comprehensive Plan review committee:
Chair: Larry Phillips.
Regional policy committee:
Chair: Pete von Reichbauer.
Regional transit committee:
Chair: Reagan Dunn.
Regional water quality committee:
Chair: Larry Phillips.
III. Motion 11122, Section H, as amended, and OR 2-050 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
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: Jane Hague, Julia Patterson, Larry Phillips.
Committee of the whole:
Members: All councilmembers.
Employment and administration committee:
Members: Larry Gossett, Kathy Lambert.
Government accountability, oversight and financial performance committee:
Members: Larry Gossett, Kathy Lambert.
Law, justice, health and human services committee:
Members: Reagan Dunn, Bob Ferguson, Joe McDermott.
Transportation, economy and environment committee:
Members: Larry Gossett, Jane Hague, Kathy Lambert, Joe McDermott.
2012 Comprehensive Plan review committee:
Members: All councilmembers.
Regional policy committee:
Members: Bob Ferguson, Kathy Lambert.
Regional transit committee:
Members: Julia Patterson, Joe McDermott.
Regional water quality committee:
Members: Reagan Dunn, Larry Gossett.