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Clerk 12/14/2022
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AN ORDINANCE relating to standardizing benefits that were bargained in the Coalition Labor Agreement; amending Ordinance 12014, Section 14, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.110, Ordinance 12052, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.210, Ordinance 18408, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.219, Ordinance 12014, Section 21, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.220, Ordinance 15558, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.222, Ordinance 12014, Section 22, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.223, Ordinance 12014, Section 23, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.230, Ordinance 12014, Section 52, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.15.030 and Ordinance 14233, Section 7, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.15.140 and adding a new section to K.C.C. chapter 3.12.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
1. In October 2021, a tentative Coalition Labor Agreement ("the CLA") was reached. The CLA further builds upon the efficiencies established in the 2018 Master Labor Agreement by standardizing additional common benefits and practices for employees.
2. Standardization between the CLA and the King County Code furthers those achievements and supports King County's Strategic Plan goal of ensuring that county government operates efficiently and effectively.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. Ordinance 12014, Section 14, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.110 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
A. It shall be the policy of the county to provide, within budgeted appropriations, training opportunities for employees. The objective of the training policy shall be guided by, but not limited to, the overall objectives of encouraging and motivating employees to improve their personal capabilities in performance of their assigned job duties.
B. The director shall be responsible for planning and executing an adequate training program for employees.
C. The county shall pay for any training, certification or license, except for a driver's license, that is required by the county for the...
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