File #: 2012-0260    Version: 1
Type: Motion Status: Passed
File created: 7/23/2012 In control: Committee of the Whole
On agenda: Final action: 10/8/2012
Enactment date: Enactment #: 13745
Title: A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of David K. Chapman as the director of the office of public defense.
Sponsors: Kathy Lambert
Indexes: Appointments, Public Defense
Attachments: 1. Motion 13745.pdf, 2. 2012-0260 transmittal letter.doc, 3. 2012-0260 Staff report with attachments, 4. recommendation ltrs for David Chapman.pdf, 5. 2012-0260 Staff report with attachments (3), 6. 2012-0260 Staff report with attachments 10-08.pdf
Staff: Wagner, Nick
Drafter
Clerk 07/16/2012
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A MOTION confirming the executive's appointment of David K. Chapman as the director of the office of public defense.
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      WHEREAS, in accordance with Ordinance 17189, "[a] public director of the office of public defense shall be appointed by the county executive and approved by the county council.  The county executive shall consult with representatives of the criminal justice system and the broader community during the recruitment and selection of the appointee," and
      WHEREAS, the county executive has conducted a nationwide search and has consulted with representatives of the criminal justice system and the broader community during the recruitment and selection of the appointee, and
      WHEREAS, the county executive has selected David K. Chapman for appointment as the director of the office of public defense;
      NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT MOVED by the Council of King County:
      The county executive's appointment of David K. Chapman as the director of the office of public defense is hereby confirmed.