Drafter
Clerk 09/30/2010
Title
AN ORDINANCE establishing definitions and directing implementation steps related to the fair and just principle of the adopted 2010-2014 countywide strategic plan.
Body
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. Through adoption of the King County Strategic Plan 2010-2014: Working Together for One King County, King County has transformed its work on equity and social justice from an initiative to an integrated effort that applies the countywide strategic plan's principle of "fair and just" intentionally in all the county does in order to achieve equitable opportunities for all people and communities. This ordinance establishes definitions and indentifies the specific approaches necessary to implement and achieve the "fair and just" principle that is embedded as a core element of the goals, objectives and strategies of the countywide strategic plan.
SECTION 2. The definitions in this section apply throughout this ordinance unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
A. "Community" means a group of people who share some or all of the following: geographic boundaries, sense of membership, culture, language, common norms and interests.
B. "Determinants of equity" means the social, economic, geographic, political and physical environment conditions in which people in our county are born, grow, live, work and age that lead to the creation of a fair and just society. Access to the determinants of equity is necessary to have equity for all people regardless of race, class, gender or language spoken. Inequities are created when barriers exist that prevent individuals and communities from accessing these conditions and reaching their full potential. The determinants of equity are:
1. Community economic development that supports local ownership of assets, including homes and businesses, and assures fair access for all to business development and business retention opportunities;
2. Community and publ...

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