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AN ORDINANCE reflecting a revised due date for submission to council of the Mental Illness and Drug Dependency Implementation Plan; and amending Ordinance 15949, Section 3, and K.C.C. 4.33.010.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. Ordinance 15949, Section 3, and K.C.C. 4.33.010 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
A. It is the policy of the county that citizens and policy makers be able to measure the effectiveness of the investment of these public funds. The county requires appropriate oversight, accountability and reporting on the status and progress of the programs supported with the sales tax funds. The programs supported with these funds shall be designed to achieve the following policy goals:
1. A reduction of the number of mentally ill and chemically dependent using costly interventions like jail, emergency rooms and hospitals;
2. A reduction of the number of people who recycle through the jail, returning repeatedly as a result of their mental illness or chemical dependency;
3. A reduction of the incidence and severity of chemical dependency and mental and emotional disorders in youth and adults;
4. Diversion of mentally ill and chemically dependent youth and adults from initial or further justice system involvement; and
5. Explicit linkage with, and furthering the work of, other council directed efforts including, the adult and juvenile justice operational master plans, the Plan to End Homelessness, the Veterans and Human Services Levy Services Improvement Plan and the county Recovery Plan.
B. To ensure the oversight, implementation and evaluation of the Mental Illness and Drug Dependency Action Plan is consistent with the county's policy goals outlined in subsection A. of this section and to ensure fulfillment of the requirements of RCW 82.14.460 which enables the sales tax, the office of management and budget, the departments of community and human services, public health an...

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