Drafter
Clerk 04/21/2010
Title
A MOTION accepting the recommendations of the executive and superior court as presented in the Report to the King County Council in Response to Motion 13106.
Body
WHEREAS, the superior court of King County provides juvenile, family law and supporting therapeutic courts services to the 1.86 million citizens in King County, and
WHEREAS, the 2005 King County Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 15083, authorized funding for a targeted operational master plan and called for a work plan to review the operations, services and potential facilities needs for the juvenile, family law and supporting therapeutic courts, and
WHEREAS, the work plan was approved by the King County council by motion in August 2005, and
WHEREAS, Ordinance 15601 approved the superior court targeted operational master plan in September 2006, and
WHEREAS, the 2007 King County Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 15652, authorized funding for a superior court facility master plan and called for a work plan that would integrate other criminal justice planning efforts, and
WHEREAS, elected judges and staff of the superior court, the King County prosecutor, deputy prosecutors and staff, the King County sheriff and staff, staff of the office of management and budget, the facilities management division of the department of executive services, the department of adult and juvenile detention, the office of public defense, the King County law library, the state of Washington Department of Social and Health Services, the state of Washington Attorney General's Office and public and private stakeholders, attorneys, social service providers and others, participated in the development of the superior court facility master plan, and
WHEREAS, the superior court facility master plan work group developed a range of potential scenarios for facilities at the King County youth services center site, and
WHEREAS, K.C.C. 4.04.220 defines the components and processes included in operational and facil...

Click here for full text