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AN ORDINANCE to create an appeal process for transit rider suspensions; and amending Ordinance 18230, Section 77, and K.C.C. 4A.780.010, Ordinance 4461, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 20.22.040, Ordinance 18230, Section 16, and K.C.C. 20.22.070 and Ordinance 11950, Section 18 (part), as amended, and K.C.C. 28.96.430 and adding a new section to K.C.C. chapter 20.22.
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PREAMBLE:
The King County council passed Motion 14441 in October 2015, which addressed a number of key elements concerning transit violations on Metro Transit. Those elements included decriminalizing juvenile fare evasion, improving equity, revising due process in the suspension of use procedure, making courts more accessible for those cited for fare evasion by having their hearing closer to their home and increasing transit personnel's competency in working with juveniles.
Metro Transit responded to the motion with a work plan outlining its intention to address each area of concern.
The King County council accepted the work plan via Motion 14675.
The portion of the work plan which identified recommended changes to the policies governing suspension of use of Metro Transit services has been advanced to such a degree that it is now ready for implementation, the result of such an implementation is anticipated to provide due process protections for those issued suspensions, and the impacts of such suspensions can be more readily mitigated to achieve the desired outcomes.
The cooperation and input of parties key to achieving these outcomes has been secured, resulting in a process that will provide suspended persons and those who advocate on their behalf with the means to avoid unintended and disparate outcomes.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. Ordinance 18230, Section 77, and K.C.C. 4A.780.010 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
A. Except as otherwise provided in subsection B. of this section, the fee for filing an appeal to the office of the hearing exam...

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