Drafter
Clerk 07/22/2004
Title
AN ORDINANCE related to contracts; defining legally domiciled member of household; adding alternate requirement related to the provision of benefits by contractors; and amending Ordinance 14823, Section 3, and K.C.C. 12.19.020 and Ordinance 14823, Section 4, and K.C.C 12.19.030.
Body
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. Ordinance 14823, Section 3, and K.C.C. 12.19.020 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
Definitions. The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
A. "Contract" means an agreement to perform services or provide tangible personal property as defined in K.C.C. 4.16.010. that entails a legally binding obligation of twenty-five thousand dollars or more. "Contract" does not include the following: a contract between a contract-awarding authority and a public entity; a contract for the purchase, lease or rent of real estate; or a collective bargaining agreement.
B. "Contract-awarding authority" means the county officer, department, commission, employee or board authorized to enter into or to administer contracts on behalf of the county.
C. "Domestic partner" means any person who is a domestic partner as defined in K.C.C. 3.12.010 and is registered with the employee's employer as the employee's domestic partner or, in the absence of such an employer-provided registry, is registered as a domestic partner with a governmental body in accordance with state or local law authorizing the registration. Any internal employer registry of domestic partnership must comply with the criteria for domestic partnerships specified by the executive by administrative rule.
D. "Employee benefits" means: the provision of bereavement leave; disability, life and other types of insurance; family medical leave; health benefits; membership discounts; moving expenses; pension and retirement benefits; travel benefits; and other benefits...

Click here for full text