Drafter
Clerk 03/09/2023
Title
AN ORDINANCE relating to council rules and order of business; amending Ordinance 11683, Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C. 1.24.035 and declaring an emergency.
Body
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. Findings:
A. Section 220.40 of the King County Charter requires the council to adopt by ordinance rules of procedure governing the time, place and conduct of its meetings.
B. Consistent with the county charter, the council adopted by ordinance rules of procedure, which are codified in K.C.C. chapter 1.24, and passed motions related to the organization and administration of the council.
C. The rules of procedure and the organizational motion have been amended from time to time to reflect changes desired by the council.
D. Because the council is changing the meeting times of council meetings effective immediately, this ordinance must be enacted as an emergency ordinance to be effective and ensure that the regular meeting times of the council's meetings are effective at the same time.
SECTION 2. Ordinance 11683, Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C. 1.24.035 are hereby amended as follows:
1.24.035 Rule 4: Meetings.
A.1.a. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the time of regular meetings of the council is ((1:00 p.m.)) 1:30 p.m. on the first, second, third and fourth Tuesdays of each month. However, the regular meetings of the council shall not take place: from December 14, 2022, through January 2, 2023; from April 10, 2023, through April 14, 2023; from July 31, 2023, through August 11, 2023; and from December 13, 2023, through January 2, 2024. All regular or special meetings of council committees shall be regular or special council meetings, in accordance with subsection F. of this rule.
b. A special committee meeting may not be called without the prior written consent of the council chair or the consent of a majority of the members of the committee. This subsection A.1.b. does not...

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