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A MOTION relating to the organization of the council; and amending Motion 10651, Section IV, as amended, and OR 1-030, Motion 11105 (part), as amended, and OR 1-040, Motion 11122, Section D, as amended and OR 2-020, Motion 11122, Section G, as amended, and OR 2-040 and Motion 11122, Section H, as amended, and OR 2-050.
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WHEREAS, the council has specified by motion the chairs, vice-chairs and members of council committees and provided for any changes to these positions to be made by adoption of a formal legislative motion, and
WHEREAS, the council desires to specify vice-chairs and committee chairs and vice-chairs;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT MOVED by the Council of King County:
I. Motion 10651, Section IV, as amended, and OR 1-030 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
A. The vice-chairs shall exercise the duties, powers and prerogatives of the council chair in the event of the chair's absence, consistent with the order in OR 1-010.B.
B. The vice-chair of ((policy development and review)) regional coordination shall serve as the chair of the committee of the whole.
((C. The vice-chair of regional coordination shall preside during the portion of a committee of the whole meeting that is considering the Eastside Rail Corridor.))
II. Motion 11105 (part), as amended, and OR 1-040 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
For the year 2014, and until a successor is elected, the council elects Councilmember Larry Phillips as council chair, Councilmember Joe McDermott as council vice-chair of policy development and review and Councilmember Jane Hague as council vice-chair of regional coordination.
III. Motion 11122, Section D, as amended and OR 2-020 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
In addition to any committee otherwise established by law, the committees of the metropolitan King County council and their respective functions are established as follows:
A. Budget and fiscal management committee shall consider and make recommendations on: the county revenue and expenditure fiscal structural gap; capital and operating budget appropriations; the sale and lease of real property to or by the county; debt and investment proposals; bond issues; the office of economic and financial analysis; and financial policies. The committee shall also consider the implementation of appropriate labor agreements.
1. The committee shall develop recommendations on policy direction for the ((2013 annual)) 2015/16 biennial budget, based on the recommendations of other council committees and taking into account the estimated fiscal impacts of state and federal legislation.
2. In respect to consideration of the county's proposed ((annual)) biennial budget, all members of the council not assigned to the budget and fiscal management committee shall be considered ex officio voting members of the committee.
B. Government accountability and oversight committee.
1. The committee shall consider and make recommendations on:
a. improving the efficiency, cost effectiveness, and performance of all branches of county government (legislative, executive and judicial);
b. enhancing oversight, accountability, and transparency in King County government, the office of law enforcement oversight, the annual county audit program and federal, state((,)) or county audit reports, the administration of the ((p))Public ((r))Records ((a))Act, civil rights and compliance, capital projects oversight, implementation of a ((pre-trial)) pretrial risk assessment tool, strategic planning, performance measurement and performance management, management organizational structure((,)) and technology management; and
c. general government oversight, including customer service, worker safety, the department of assessments; elections; records and licensing; animal control; cable communications; the county fair; King County international airport; risk management; veterans, and executive services such as telecommunications, facilities management, purchasing and real property management.
2. In the areas within the committee's purview, the committee shall track state and federal legislative action and develop recommendations on policy direction for the ((annual)) biennial budget.
C. Law, justice, health and human services committee.
1. The committee shall consider and make recommendations on policies relating to:
a. law, safety, criminal justice and emergency management programs including those related to public safety; adult detention; juvenile justice and youth services; superior and district courts; judicial administration; prosecuting attorney; public defense; emergency medical services; emergency management, including disaster response, emergency preparedness and emergency planning;
b. public health programs, including those related to the protection, promotion and provision functions of the department of public health, including the structure of the public health centers; and
c. human services programs, including review of the veterans and human services levy programs and options for levy renewal; therapeutic and low-income housing; and civil rights and social justice. The committee shall also consider the implementation of appropriate labor agreements.
2. In the areas within the committee's purview, the committee shall track state and federal legislative action and develop recommendations on policy direction for the ((annual)) biennial budget.
D. Transportation, economy and environment committee.
1. The committee shall consider and make recommendations on policies relating to:
a. growth management, including land use development and regulation, comprehensive planning, economic development, including pay equity and income disparity, annexations and affordable housing;
b. the environment, including salmon recovery; resource lands; energy; surface water management and water supply; wastewater treatment; solid waste; and unincorporated and rural areas, including agriculture and rural services; and parks, recreation and cultural resources; and
c. transportation, including roads and public transportation. The committee shall also consider the implementation of appropriate labor agreements.
2. In the areas within the committee's purview, the committee shall track state and federal legislative action and develop recommendations on policy direction for the ((annual)) biennial budget.
IV. Motion 11122, Section G, as amended, and OR 2-040 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
The council designates the following councilmembers as chairs and vice-chairs of the standing committees created in this motion and the regional committees established in the King County Charter.
Committee of the whole:
Chair: ((Julia Patterson)) Jane Hague.
Vice-chair: ((Jane Hague)) Joe McDermott.
Budget and fiscal management committee:
Chair: Joe McDermott.
Vice-chair: Kathy Lambert
Employment and administration committee:
Chair: ((Jane Hague)) Larry Gossett.
Vice-chair: ((Larry Gossett)) Reagan Dunn.
Government accountability and oversight committee:
Chair: Pete von Reichbauer.
Vice-chair: ((Larry Gossett)) Dave Upthegrove.
Law, justice, health and human services committee:
Chair: Kathy Lambert.
Vice-chair: ((Larry Gossett)) Rod Dembowski.
Transportation, economy and environment committee:
Chair: ((Larry Phillips)) Rod Dembowski.
Vice-chair: ((Reagan Dunn)) Jane Hague.
Regional policy committee:
Chair: Pete von Reichbauer.
Regional transit committee:
Chair: ((Rod Dembowski)) Reagan Dunn.
Regional water quality committee:
Chair: ((Larry Phillips)) Dave Upthegrove.
V. Motion 11122, Section H, as amended, and OR 2-050 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
The council designates the following councilmembers, in addition to the chairs and vice-chairs, as members of the standing committees created in this motion and the regional committees established in the King County Charter.
Budget and fiscal management committee:
Members: Rod Dembowski, Jane Hague, ((Julia Patterson, Larry Phillips)) Dave Upthegrove.
Committee of the whole:
Members: All councilmembers.
Employment and administration committee:
Members: Reagan Dunn, Kathy Lambert, ((Julia Patterson,)) Larry Phillips.
Government accountability and oversight committee:
Members: Rod Dembowski, Reagan Dunn.
Law, justice, health and human services committee:
Members: ((Rod Dembowski)) Larry Gossett, Joe McDermott.
Transportation, economy and environment committee:
Members: ((Rod Dembowski, Jane Hague,)) Kathy Lambert, Joe McDermott, Larry Phillips, Dave Upthegrove, Pete von Reichbauer.
Regional policy committee:
Members: Larry Gossett, Kathy Lambert.
Alternate: Joe McDermott.
Regional transit committee:
Members: ((Julia Patterson)) Jane Hague, Joe McDermott.
Alternate: ((Reagan Dunn)) Rod Dembowski.
Regional water quality committee:
Members: ((Reagan Dunn, Rod Dembowski)) Jane Hague, Larry Phillips.
Alternate: ((Larry Gossett)) Rod Dembowski.