Drafter
Clerk 09/16/2025
Title
AN ORDINANCE relating to department of community and human services contracting capacity; and amending Ordinance 11955, Section 5, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.16.130.
Body
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. Ordinance 11955, Section 5, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.16.130 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
A. The department of community and human services is responsible to manage and be fiscally accountable for the children, youth, and young adults division, the behavioral health and recovery division, the developmental disabilities and early childhood supports division, the adult services division, and the housing and community development division.
B. The duties of the children, youth, and young adults division shall include the following:
1. Working in partnership with communities and other funders to develop, support, and provide human services that emphasize prevention, early intervention, and community education, and that strengthen children, youth, young adults, families, and communities in King County; and
2. Managing programs that promote healthy childhood development, enhance youth resiliency, reduce justice system involvement, strengthen families and communities, and ensure all children, youth, and young adults have the opportunity to achieve their full potentials. The division shall also provide staff to support the King County children and youth advisory board.
C. The duties of the behavioral health and recovery division shall, subject to available resources and to its exercise of discretionary prioritization, include the following:
1. Managing and operating a comprehensive continuum of behavioral health services including prevention, mental health, substance use disorder, and co-occurring disorder treatment services for children, youth, and adults who meet eligibility criteria;
2. Managing and operating a twenty-four-hour crisis response system, including civil commitm...

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