File #: 2015-0036    Version:
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 1/26/2015 In control: Government Accountability and Oversight Committee
On agenda: Final action: 2/9/2015
Enactment date: 2/18/2015 Enactment #: 17974
Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to recruitment of county employees; enhancing the county's competitive position in hiring the most-highly-qualified employees by allowing reimbursement of the moving expenses of additional employees; revising and clarifying the limitations on reimbursement; allowing direct payment of moving expenses instead of reimbursement; making technical corrections; and amending Ordinance 12014, Section 56, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.24.170
Sponsors: Pete von Reichbauer, Kathy Lambert
Indexes: Human Resources Management Division
Attachments: 1. Ordinance 17974.pdf, 2. 2015-0036 Legislative Review Form.pdf, 3. 2015-0036 transmittal letter.doc, 4. 2015-0036 fiscal note.xlsx, 5. Staff Report PO 2015-0036 Employee moving expenses.docx, 6. Attachment 2 Striking Amendment S1 to 2015-0036.pdf, 7. Attachment 3 Title Amedment T1 to 2015-0036.pdf, 8. Attachment 4 Executive Staff's Policy Statement.docx, 9. Attachment 5 Executive Staff's Survey of Other Jurisdictions.pdf, 10. Attachment 6 Executive Staff's List of Past Moving Expense Reimbursements.pdf, 11. Revised Staff Report PO 2015-0036 Employee moving expenses.docx
Staff: Wagner, Nick
Drafter
Clerk 01/29/2015
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AN ORDINANCE relating to recruitment of county employees; enhancing the county's competitive position in hiring the most-highly-qualified employees by allowing reimbursement of the moving expenses of additional employees; revising and clarifying the limitations on reimbursement; allowing direct payment of moving expenses instead of reimbursement; making technical corrections; and amending Ordinance 12014, Section 56, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.24.170
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNTY COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. Findings:
A. Recruiting skilled, experienced and productive employees is of tremendous importance to the county. Reimbursement of moving expenses is sometimes necessary to induce an individual to accept a position with the county, particularly in hard-to-fill areas where the county is competing with private sector employers. There have been instances where the county had to go through multiple recruitment efforts before securing a candidate for a position requiring specialized knowledge, skills and abilities because the county could not offer moving expense reimbursement.
B. While the King County Code currently provides for moving expense reimbursement for some positions, amending the code to expand the categories of positions eligible for reimbursement to include positions requiring specialized knowledge, skills and abilities will further the county's goal of finding the most-highly-qualified job applicants.
SECTION 2. Ordinance 12014, Section 56, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.24.170 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
A. Within the executive branch, including the department of judicial administration, the manager of the human resources management division may authorize in writing, at the written request of the appointing authority, reimbursement ((for)) of reasonable and necessary moving expenses ((to)) for the following categories of county employees:
1. Persons whose appointments re...

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