File #: 2013-0456    Version: 1
Type: Motion Status: Passed
File created: 11/12/2013 In control: Law, Justice, Health and Human Services Committee
On agenda: Final action: 2/18/2014
Enactment date: Enactment #: 14078
Title: A MOTION acknowledging receipt of a report regarding human trafficking in King County in compliance with the 2013 Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 17476, Section 57, Proviso P1; and authorizing the release of $125,000 to the sheriff's office and the release of $125,000 to the Seattle-King County department of public health.
Sponsors: Kathy Lambert
Indexes: Public Health
Attachments: 1. Motion 14078.pdf, 2. A. Report and Recommendations on Human Trafficking Response by King County, 3. 2013-0456 Legislative Review Form.pdf, 4. A. Report and Recommendations on Human Trafficking Response by King County, 5. 2013-0456 transmittal letter.docx, 6. Proposed Motion 2013-0456 HT Proviso SR.doc, 7. Attachment 3 Human Trafficking Proviso Text.docx, 8. Attachment 4 KCSO Human Trafficking Followup Report.pdf
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Clerk 10/15/2013
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A MOTION acknowledging receipt of a report regarding human trafficking in King County in compliance with the 2013 Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 17476, Section 57, Proviso P1; and authorizing the release of $125,000 to the sheriff's office and the release of $125,000 to the Seattle-King County department of public health.
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WHEREAS, the 2013 Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 17476, Section 57, Proviso P1, requires the executive to transmit a motion and report by September 1, 2013, and
WHEREAS, the King County executive convened an interagency workgroup of representatives from the department of community and human services, Seattle-King County department of public health, the sheriff's office, the transit division, the prosecutor's office, the council, superior court, youth-serving organizations, faith-based organizations, organizations serving refugees and human trafficking victims and other organizations as appropriate, to produce a report on human trafficking in King County, and
WHEREAS, the 2013 Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 17476, Section 20, Proviso P1, requires the King County sheriff's office to submit data and recommendations regarding human trafficking in King County to the director of public health by June 1, 2013, and
WHEREAS, the sheriff's office sent the report with data and recommendations regarding human trafficking to the council on June 25, 2013, and
WHEREAS, the sheriff's office convened a working group of federal, state and local law enforcement, the prosecutor's office, superior court, council staff, executive staff, the United States Attorney's Office, the Washington state Attorney General's Office and other appropriate county or local agency representatives, to gather data and make recommendations to the council on the most appropriate methods for the suppression of human trafficking in King County, and
WHEREAS, the data gathered by the sheriff's office includes: identification of incidences of inte...

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