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Clerk 11/21/2017
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AN ORDINANCE adopting the Veterans, Seniors and Human Services Levy Transition Plan, required by Ordinance 18555, Section 7.A., to govern the expenditure of veterans, seniors and human services levy proceeds in 2018 or later years as authorized under Ordinance 18555.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
1. In 2005, Ordinance 15279 placed a six-year veterans and human services levy on the general election ballot. King County residents approved the veterans and human services levy for 2006 through 2011 to fund services for veterans and their families, military personnel and their families and other individuals and families in need across King County.
2. In 2011, Ordinance 17072 placed a renewal of the veterans and human services levy on the primary election ballot. King County residents voted to approve the renewal, continuing for 2012 through 2017 the levy's services for veterans and their families, military personnel and their families and other individuals and families in need across King County.
3. In 2011, Ordinance 17236 adopted the veterans and human services levy's service improvement plan for 2012 through 2017. The adopted service improvement plan governs the ongoing implementation of the current veterans and human services levy. Pages forty-two through forty-nine of Attachment A to Ordinance 17236 constitute the current veterans and human services levy's allocation plan, which specifies 2017 funding levels for each veterans and human services levy activity.
4. The current veterans and human services levy will expire at the end of 2017.
5. In July 2017, Ordinance 18555 placed a six-year veterans, seniors and human services levy on the ballot for voter consideration in November 2017. On November 7, 2017, the voters approved the ballot measure.
6. Under Ordinance 18555, levy proceeds will be used to plan, provide, administer and evaluate a wide range of regional health and human services and capital facilities for veterans an...

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