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A MOTION relating to the organization of the council; amending policy as it relates to confidential assignments; and amending Motion 10651, Section VIII, as amended, and OR 3-040.
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WHEREAS, the council has adopted a strong chief of staff model with administrative and policy staff reporting directly to the chief of staff, and
WHEREAS, the council is more effectively served by greater transparency and accountability by the chief of staff being aware of work program items of direct reports, and
WHEREAS, the council can create a workload imbalance that is unclear to the chief of staff, it is critical that the chief of staff be able to cross-level assignments, and
WHEREAS the chief of staff is being held accountable for a work program that requires full knowledge of staff efforts;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT MOVED by the Council of King County:
I. Motion 10651, Section VIII, as amended, and OR 3-040 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
Staff guidelines.
A. For the purposes of this section, unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
1. "Administrative staff" means the council chief of staff and staff who report directly or indirectly to the council chief of staff; and the director of government relations and staff who directly or indirectly report to the director of government relations; and
2. "Policy staff" means the council staff who report directly or indirectly to the chief of staff, including, but not limited to, staff assigned to a standing or regional committee or the board of health, and who are assigned to provide policy, fiscal or program analysis for all councilmembers;
B. Ethical considerations.
In common with all county employees and officials, legislative branch employees and elected officials shall comply with the King County code of ethics, K.C.C. chapter 3.04. Employees shall familiarize themselves with the content of the code of ethics and in the event they identify any issue of possible concern they shall prompt...

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