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AN ORDINANCE related to COVID-19; making a net supplemental appropriation of $11,363,000 to several general fund agencies; making a net supplemental appropriation of $19,959,000 to several non-general fund agencies; making a net supplemental appropriation of $8,416,807 to several capital improvement funds; and amending the 2023-2024 Biennial Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 19546, Sections 17, 18, 32, 33, 40, 46, 46, 52, 57, 62, 65, 72, 72, 73, 83, 83, 91, 91, 94, 102, 107, 116, 120, 121, and 129, as amended, and Attachment A, as amended.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. Findings:
A. On February 29, 2020, the Governor of Washington state declared a state of emergency in all counties in Washington and directed that the plans and procedures of the Washington State Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan be implemented as a result of coronavirus disease 2019 ("COVID-19").
B. COVID-19 is a respiratory disease that can result in serious illness or death and can easily spread from person to person. The World Health Organization has classified COVID-19 as a pandemic.
C. On March 1, 2020, King County executive Dow Constantine signed a proclamation of emergency enabling "extraordinary measures" to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak. On March 3, 2020, the council passed Motion 15610, affirming the executive's proclamation of emergency.
D. On March 23, 2020, as a result of the continued worldwide spread of COVID-19, its significant progression in Washington state, and the high risk it posed to our most vulnerable populations, the Governor issued a "Stay Home - Stay Healthy" order prohibiting, with limited exceptions, all people in Washington state from leaving their homes or participating in social, spiritual, and recreational gatherings of any kind regardless of the number of participants, and required all nonessential businesses in Washington state to cease operations except for performing basic minimal operations. The order was ...

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