Drafter
Clerk 11/17/2008
Title
AN ORDINANCE creating the office of strategic planning and performance management in support of the performance and accountability act; amending Ordinance 11980, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.10.010, amending Ordinance 11980, Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.10.010, amending Ordinance 12075, Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.16.025, Ordinance 16202, Section 6, and K.C.C. 2.10.XXX, Ordinance 16202, Section 10, and K.C.C. 2.10.XXX, Ordinance 16202, Section 11, and K.C.C. 2.10.XXX and Ordinance 12076, Section 5, as amended, and K.C.C. 4.04. 200 and repealing Ordinance 16202, Section 3, and K.C.C. 2.10.XXX.
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PREAMBLE:
On July 18, 2008, the King County performance and accountability act, was signed into law by the King County executive. To maximize the value citizens receive for their tax dollars, county government must continuously improve its management and accountability. To implement the performance and accountability act along with other strategic policy and planning duties, the office of strategic planning and performance management is created through the reorganization of the King County executive offices.
The office of strategic planning and performance management reorganizes the work of management analysis and planning; economic development and business relations; and performance management into three integrated functions managed by one office with a broader set of responsibilities but with fewer staff. The creation of this office recognizes the financial challenges of King County and generates efficiencies through the combination of reduced resources while expanding the duties and responsibilities to be undertaken to meet the intent of the act. This reconfiguration of functions and associated staff will provide for a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach to leverage limited county resources and maximize opportunities for policy and service coordination and collaboration across county government ...
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