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AN ORDINANCE relating to council rules and order of business; amending Ordinance 11683, Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C. 1.24.035, Ordinance 11683, Section 5, as amended, and K.C.C. 1.24.045, Ordinance 11683, Section 9, as amended, and K.C.C. 1.24.085, Ordinance 11683, Section 16, as amended, and K.C.C. 1.24.155, and Ordinance 11683, Section 26, as amended, and K.C.C. 1.24.255; and declaring an emergency.
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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 the procedure governing the time, place and conduct of 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 reorganizing the council and its committees by Motion 16929, effective December 9, 2025, including modifying committees, committee chair, and vice-chair positions and duties, this ordinance must be enacted as an emergency ordinance in order to be effective and ensure that the regular meeting times of the council's committees are effective at the same time as the reorganization of the council.
SECTION 2. Ordinance 11683, Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C. 1.24.035 are hereby amended to read as follows:
A.1.a. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the time of regular meetings of the council is 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 April ((7, 2025)) 13, 2026, through April ((11, 2025)) 17, 2026; from August ((4, 2025)) 3, 2026, through August ((15, 2025)) 14, 2026; and from December ((10, 2025)) 9, 2026, through January ((2, ...

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