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A MOTION authorizing the chair of the council to enter an extension of an existing contract for services to represent the county before the United States Congress and the federal administration.
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WHEREAS, the county is a subdivision of the state of Washington, and
WHEREAS, as a result the county's services, operations and finances are to a significant extent controlled by the laws of the state and the federal government, and
WHEREAS, actions of the United States Congress will affect the county's services, operations and finances, and
WHEREAS, the grants, proposals and actions of the federal executive branch will affect the delivery of services to the citizens of King County, and
WHEREAS, it is in the interest of the residents of the county for the county to have representation before the United States Congress and the federal administration on a broad range of complex issues, and
WHEREAS, a competitive procurement process led to the selection of the Ferguson Group for this contract and the satisfactory provision of services for the past two years, and
WHEREAS, the contract authorizes extension for a third and final year under the existing contract originally approved by approved by Motion 11334 and this extension is in the best interests of King County;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT MOVED by the Council of King County:
The chair of the metropolitan King County council is authorized to enter into a contract amendment, substantially in the form attached, extending for the third and final year the existing contract with the Ferguson Group for federal government relations services in an amount not to exceed $225,000 per year. The contract is for the services of representing the county before and monitoring actions by the United States Congress and the federal administration on issues of concern to King County, and to be an advocate on

the county's behalf on issues, including, but not limited to, the issues enumerated in Request for Proposa...

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