File #: 2012-0367    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 9/4/2012 In control: Committee of the Whole
On agenda: Final action: 9/10/2012
Enactment date: 9/21/2012 Enactment #: 17410
Title: AN ORDINANCE establishing a performance management action team to connect agency performance and budgeting to the King County Strategic Plan goals and priorities in order to enhance transparency and accountability to the public.
Sponsors: Joe McDermott, Kathy Lambert, Jane Hague, Julia Patterson
Indexes: Council
Attachments: 1. Ordinance 17410.pdf, 2. 2012-0367 Staff Report PMAT COW Briefing 09-04-12
Staff: Resha, John
Title
AN ORDINANCE establishing a performance management action team to connect agency performance and budgeting to the King County Strategic Plan goals and priorities in order to enhance transparency and accountability to the public.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
1. King County's citizens demand and deserve the highest level of public services and expect that their tax dollars will be wisely used to provide those services.
2. County government must continuously improve its management and accountability so citizens receive maximum value for their tax dollars.
3. Article 2 of the King County Charter establishes the metropolitan King County council as the policy body with all legislative powers of the county.
4. In 2008, the metropolitan King County council adopted Ordinance 16202, which created a countywide performance and accountability system to promote a culture of accountability within King County government.
5. In 2010, the metropolitan King County council adopted Ordinance 16897 approving the King County Strategic Plan, 2010-2014, which establishes the broad policy and management framework to unify and inform decision making across all branches of King County government.
6. The council and executive have found that the adopted performance management and accountability system has not been fully realized through the translation of the broad goals of the King County Strategic Plan to agency-level and cross-agency operational planning, implementation and evaluation.
7. The executive is testing and evaluating a number of initiatives based on the King County performance management and accountability system and the King County Strategic Plan to improve the efficiency, effectiveness, equity and accountability of county government operations in a time of limited resources. These initiatives include goal teams, line of business planning, product-based planning, and Automated Business Transformation performance management system proof of concept testing.
8. For co...

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