File #: 2010-0328    Version:
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 6/1/2010 In control: Committee of the Whole
On agenda: Final action: 7/19/2010
Enactment date: Enactment #: 16884
Title: AN ORDINANCE proposing to amend the Preamble of the King County Charter, to specify the local and regional role of county government and clarify the purposes of county government; and submitting the same to the voters of the county for their ratification or rejection at the November 2010 general election.
Sponsors: Jane Hague
Indexes: Charter
Attachments: 1. 16884.pdf, 2. 2010-0328 Staff report 2010-06-02 with attachments, 3. 2010-0328 Staff report 2010-07-14 with attachments, 4. 2010-0328 Revised staff report 2010-07-19
Drafter
Clerk 07/14/2010
Title
AN ORDINANCE proposing to amend the Preamble of the King County Charter, to specify the local and regional role of county government and clarify the purposes of county government; and submitting the same to the voters of the county for their ratification or rejection at the November 2010 general election.
Body
      BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
      SECTION 1.  There shall be submitted to the qualified voters of King County for their approval and ratification or rejection, at the next general election to be held in this county occurring more than forty-five days after the enactment of this ordinance, amendments to the Preamble of the King County Charter, as set forth herein:
      Preamble.
      We, the people of King County, Washington, in order to form a more just and orderly government, establish separate legislative and executive branches, insure responsibility and accountability for local and regional county governance and services, enable effective citizen participation, preserve a healthy rural and urban environment and economy and secure the benefits of home rule and self-government, in accordance with the Constitution of the State of Washington, do adopt this charter.
      SECTION 2.  The clerk of the council shall certify the proposition to the manager of the elections division, in substantially the following form, with such additions, deletions or modifications as may be required by the prosecuting attorney:
Shall the Preamble of the King County Charter be amended to specify the local and regional role of county government and clarify the purposes of
county government, as provided in Ordinance ____?
___  Yes
___  No
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