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Clerk 08/21/2026
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A MOTION acknowledging receipt of an independent monitoring report on the confinement of juveniles in county detention facilities as required by the 2026-2027 Biennial Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 20023, Section 53, Proviso P1.
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WHEREAS, the 2026-2027 Biennial Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 20023, Section 53, Proviso P1, requires the executive to transmit two reports on the confinement of juveniles in county detention facilities, each accompanied by a motion that should acknowledge receipt of the applicable report, and
WHEREAS, the first report, should be transmitted by June 30, 2026, should cover March 20, 2025, through March 31, 2026, and
WHEREAS, the second report, should be transmitted by June 30, 2027, should cover April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2027, and
WHEREAS, Ordinance 20023, Section 53, Proviso P1, provides that $200,000 shall not be expended or encumbered until the executive transmits both reports and motions acknowledging receipt of both reports are passed, and
WHEREAS, upon passage of each motion, $100,000 shall be released for expenditure or encumbrance, and
WHEREAS, the council has acknowledged receipt of the first report transmitted by the executive;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT MOVED by the Council of King County:
The motion acknowledging receipt of the first of the two reports on the confinement of juveniles in county detention facilities, entitled King County Department of Adult and Juvenile Detention Independent Monitoring Team Report, Attachment A to
this motion, is hereby passed in accordance with 2026-2027 Biennial Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 20023, Section 53, Proviso P1.