File #: 2012-0119    Version:
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 3/26/2012 In control: Government Accountability, Oversight and Financial Performance Committee
On agenda: Final action: 6/18/2012
Enactment date: 6/29/2012 Enactment #: 17350
Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to the King County Code; and amending Ordinance 13880, Section 19, and K.C.C. 1.03.040, Ordinance 13880, Section 20, and K.C.C. 1.03.050, Ordinance 13880, Section 25, and K.C.C. 1.03.100 and Ordinance 14199, Section 11, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.16.035 and repealing Ordinance 5962, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.12.080.
Sponsors: Larry Gossett, Kathy Lambert
Indexes: King County Code
Code sections: 1.03.040 - ., 1.03.050 - ., 1.03.100 - ., 2.12.080 - , 2.16.035 -
Attachments: 1. Ordinance 17350.pdf, 2. Attachment 2 Amendment 1.doc, 3. Attachment 3 Title Amendment.doc, 4. Staff Report Proposed Ordinance 2012-0119 paperless King County Code FINAL.doc, 5. Revised Staff Report Proposed Ordinance 2012-0119 paperless King County Code FINAL.doc
Drafter
Clerk 06/08/2012
Title
AN ORDINANCE relating to the King County Code; and amending Ordinance 13880, Section 19, and K.C.C. 1.03.040, Ordinance 13880, Section 20, and K.C.C. 1.03.050, Ordinance 13880, Section 25, and K.C.C. 1.03.100 and Ordinance 14199, Section 11, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.16.035 and repealing Ordinance 5962, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.12.080.
Body
PREAMBLE:
Section 880 of the King County Charter requires the council to provide for the compilation and codification of all county ordinances and regulations which have the force of law and are permanent or general in nature.
The council has complied with this requirement by preparing paper copies of the King County Code and quarterly supplements to the code.
Beginning in 1997, the council has posted the King County Code and supplements to the Internet. Currently, the text of the version of the code found on the Internet can be searched.
All ordinances and motions adopted by the council since the creation of the charter are posted to the Internet as searchable documents.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. Ordinance 13880, Section 19, and K.C.C. 1.03.040 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
The clerk of the council shall compile and ((maintain a comprehensive index to the King County Code and prepare for publication supplements to the index)) prepare an electronic searchable version of the King County Code and shall post the electronic searchable version of the code to the Internet. The electronic version of the code, updated regularly and at least annually, shall be available to the public on the county's website at no charge. The electronic searchable version shall serve as the detailed index to the code required by the charter. The clerk shall make available an electronic searchable version of the code that allows the entire code to be searched in a single query.
SECTION 2. Ordinance 13880, Section 20, and K.C.C. 1.03.050 are each hereby amen...

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