Drafter
Clerk 03/09/2023
Title
AN ORDINANCE relating to the introduction and initial consideration of proposed legislation; and amending Ordinance 11683, Section 9, as amended, and K.C.C. 1.24.085.
Body
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. Ordinance 11683, Section 9, as amended, and K.C.C. 1.24.085 are hereby amended to read as follows:
A. All legislative proposals submitted to the King County council by the executive shall be accompanied by a completed Legislative Review Form in a form of Attachment A to ((Ordinance 17666, dated July 25, 2013)) this ordinance, which may be amended ((from time to time)) in accordance with this section. Amendments to Attachments A shall be made by the clerk of the council, in consultation with the office of the executive's chief of staff. The clerk of the council shall retain an electronic copy and provide an electronic copy to all councilmembers, the council chief of staff, and the council chief policy officer. In addition, all legislative proposals involving the collective bargaining or appropriations ordinances limited solely to the costs associated with the implementation of collective bargaining shall be accompanied by a summary of the legislation that includes the current costs and five-year implementation costs as well as changes to working conditions and any other substantive changes compared to prior agreements.
B. Upon the electronic receipt of proposed legislation from the executive, the assessor, the presiding judge, the prosecuting attorney, the director of elections or a councilmember, the clerk of the council shall assign a proposed number to the legislation. The clerk may make formatting and nonsubstantive revisions in form and style to proposed legislation before first reading and shall indicate on the revised legislation that the legislation is revised by the clerk and the date of the revision.
C. Upon electronically filing with the clerk of the council sponsorship of legislati...
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