File #: 2020-0319    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 9/29/2020 In control: Committee of the Whole
On agenda: Final action: 10/13/2020
Enactment date: 10/14/2020 Enactment #: 19180
Title: AN ORDINANCE establishing the health through housing fund; and adding a new section to K.C.C. chapter 4A.200.
Sponsors: Jeanne Kohl-Welles, Joe McDermott, Girmay Zahilay, Claudia Balducci, Dave Upthegrove
Indexes: Funds, Housing
Code sections: 4A.200 - .
Attachments: 1. Ordinance 19180, 2. 2020-0319 Transmittal Letter FINAL.pdf, 3. 2020-0319 Fiscal Note.xlsx, 4. 2020-0319 Legislative Review Form, 5. 2020-0319 & 0337 ATT5 2020-0311 Fiscal Note.pdf, 6. 2020-0319&0337_HousingSalesTax_SR.docx, 7. Ben Schroeter 2020-0319.pdf, 8. David Helde 2020-0319.pdf, 9. 2020-0319 Combined Public Comment 10-6 COW.pdf, 10. 2020-0319 Public Comment no. 2 for 10-6 COW.pdf
Staff: Sanders, April

Drafter

Clerk 09/22/2020

Title

AN ORDINANCE establishing the health through housing fund; and adding a new section to K.C.C. chapter 4A.200.

Body

                     BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:

                     NEW SECTION. SECTION 1.  There is hereby added to K.C.C. chapter 4A.200 a new section to read as follows:

                     A.  There is hereby created the health through housing fund.

                     B.  The fund shall be a first tier fund.  It is a special revenue fund.

                     C.  The director of the department of community and human services shall be the manager of the fund.

                     D.  The fund shall account for the proceeds of an additional one-tenth of one percent sales tax imposed by the county as authorized in RCW 82.14.530.

                     E.  Proceeds of the sales tax shall be used to fund affordable housing, housing-related services, the operations and maintenance costs of affordable housing and facilities where housing-related programs are provided, behavioral health-related facilities, newly

constructed evaluation and treatment centers, and the operation, delivery or evaluation of  behavioral health treatment programs and services, in accordance with RCW 82.14.530.