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AN ORDINANCE establishing the King County historic preservation and heritage financial advisory task force.
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PREAMBLE:
In 2005, the Washington state Legislature enacted legislation to establish a permanent surcharge on the recording of county documents. RCW 36.22.170 requires that the revenue generated by the surcharge be spent on historic preservation at the discretion of the county commissioners. The legislation presents a rare and crucial opportunity to reexamine the funding and governance structure for historic preservation and heritage programs in King County. To ensure that this important funding source is appropriately and thoughtfully distributed amongst historic preservation and heritage programs administered or funded by King County, as well as to reexamine other funding and governance issues related to historic preservation and heritage programs, the council finds that the establishment of an historic preservation and heritage financial advisory committee is necessary. It is the council intent that the committee shall also make ongoing annual recommendations to the council and executive on the allocation of available revenue from the recorder's fee surcharge.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. The King County historic preservation and heritage financial advisory committee is hereby established.
SECTION 2. The purpose of the committee is to study the funding structure for historic preservation and heritage programs in King County, including the historic preservation program, landmarks commission, the cultural development authority of King County, and local heritage organizations receiving county funding, identify national and international best and promising practices in historic preservation governance, staffing and financing models and make recommendations to the executive and the council for sustainable long-term governance, staffing and financing for historic preservation and heritage programs in Kin...

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