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AN ORDINANCE relating to council rules and order of business; amending Ordinance 16362, Section 6, as amended, and K.C.C. 1.24.017 and Ordinance 11683, Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C. 1.24.035; and declaring an emergency.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY
SECTION 1. Findings:
A. King County Charter Section 220.40 requires the council to adopt by ordinance rules of procedure governing the time, place and conduct of its meetings.
B. Consistent with the county charter, the council adopted by ordinance rules of procedure, which are codified in K.C.C. chapter 1.24, and passed motions related to the organization and administration of the council.
C. The rules ordinance and the organizational motion have been amended from time to time to reflect desired changes in the council's rules of procedure and organization.
D. Because the council is reorganizing the council and its committees by motion effective today, including modifying council vice-chair positions, committee chair and vice-chair positions, duties and committee meeting times, this ordinance must be enacted as an emergency ordinance in order to be effective immediately to ensure that the regular meeting times of the council’s committees are enacted and effective contemporaneously with the reorganization of the council.
SECTION 2. Ordinance 16362, Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C.1.24.017 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
In the event of the inability of the council chair to serve in that capacity, the following order of succession shall be observed:
A. Vice chair of policy development and review;
B. Vice chair of regional coordination;
C. Remaining councilmembers in order of their seniority of service cumulatively in county elective office and state legislative office.
SECTION 3. Ordinance 11683, Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C. 1.24.035 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
A.1.a. The time of regular meetings of the council is 1:30 p.m. on Monday...

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