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AN ORDINANCE making a net supplemental appropriation of $2,275,000 to various general fund agencies and $1,779,000 to various non-general fund agencies and amending the 2013/2014 Biennial Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 17476, Sections 43, 49 and 63, as amended, and Attachment B, as amended and declaring an emergency.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. Findings:
For the reasons set forth in proposed ordinance 2013-0215, enactment of an interim structure for administration of the public defense program as an emergency ordinance is necessary to meet the timelines associated with the proposed settlement agreement authorized by Ordinance 17537. This appropriation ordinance also must be enacted as an emergency ordinance to ensure that funds are available to effectuate the interim structure in a timely manner.
SECTION 2. From the general fund there is hereby appropriated a net total of $2,275,000 from various general fund agencies.
From various non-general funds there is hereby appropriated a net total of $1,779,000 from various non-general fund agencies, amending the 2013/2014 Biennial Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 17476.
SECTION 3. Ordinance 17476, Section 43, as amended, is hereby amended by adding thereto and inserting therein the following:
GENERAL GOVERNMENT GF TRANSFERS - From the general fund there is hereby appropriated to
General government GF transfers $1,779,000
SECTION 4. Ordinance 17476, Section 49 is hereby amended to read as follows:
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC DEFENSE - From the general fund there is hereby appropriated to:
Department of public defense $496,000
The maximum number of additional FTEs for department of public defense
shall be: 355.00
ER1 Expenditure Restriction:
Of this appropriation, $300,000 shall not be encumbered or expended until the executive transmits a letter to the council certifying that the ((office)) department of public defense participated in developing a report identifying long-range strategies for achieving efficiencies in the criminal justice system, as directed in section 19, Proviso P5, of this ordinance, which is relating to the office of performance, strategy and budget.
The executive must file the letter required by this proviso in the form of a paper original and an electronic copy with the clerk of the council, who shall retain the original and provide an electronic copy to all councilmembers, the council chief of staff and the lead staff to the budget and fiscal management committee or its successor.
P1 PROVIDED THAT:
Of this appropriation, (($20,000,000)) $16,000,000 shall be expended or encumbered only for public defense services in the first half of 2013 provided by the private, nonprofit corporations with which the county presently contracts, supplemented by assigned counsel, currently on a contract cycle of July 1 through June 30. Should the executive wish to reorganize or restructure the delivery of public defense services, a proposal and rationale for restructuring, with background information, must be presented to the council with sufficient time in advance of the proposed effective date for the new structure for the council to review and approve or reject the proposal after study and a public hearing.
Prior to submitting a proposal to reorganize or restructure the delivery of public defense services, the council requests the executive to consult with interested parties, including the current private, nonprofit corporations providing public defense services, labor unions representing employees of those private, nonprofit corporations, bar leaders, and other governments currently served by the same private, nonprofit corporations that provide service to the county.
SECTION 5. Ordinance 17476, Section 63, as amended, is hereby amended by adding thereto and inserting therein the following:
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM - From several capital improvement project funds there are hereby appropriated and authorized to be disbursed the following amounts for the specific projects identified in Attachment A to this ordinance.
Fund Fund Name 2013
3771 KCIT CAPITAL PROJECTS $1,529,000
3951 BUILDING REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT $250,000
TOTAL GENERAL CIP $1,779,000
SECTION 6. Attachment A to this ordinance hereby amends Attachment B to Ordinance 17476, by adding additional projects to those listed in Attachment B to Ordinance 17476.
SECTION 7. The county council finds as a fact and declares that an emergency exists and that this ordinance is necessary for the immediate preservation of public peace,
health or safety or for the support of county government and its existing public institutions.