File #: 2006-0209    Version:
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 5/1/2006 In control: Committee of the Whole
On agenda: Final action: 7/17/2006
Enactment date: 7/20/2006 Enactment #: 15548
Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to boards and commissions; amending Ordinance 3631, Section 7, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.30.060, Ordinance 14714, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.36.070, Ordinance 6818, Section 5, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.42.040, Ordinance 13720, Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.45.030 and Ordinance 2647, Section 5, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.10.020 and adding a new section to K.C.C. chapter 2.28.
Sponsors: Larry Phillips
Indexes: Boards, Commissions
Code sections: 2.28 - , 2.30.060 - , 2.36.070 - , 2.42.040 - , 2.45.030 - , 3.10.020 -
Attachments: 1. 15548.pdf, 2. 2006-0209 Attachment #2 for 07-10-06 COW ~ Attachment 1 - Table of Boards and Commissions.doc, 3. 2006-0209 Second Rev SR Boards Commissions.doc, 4. 2006-0209 Staff Report for 06-05-06 COW.doc, 5. 2006-0209 Staff Report for 07-10-06 COW.doc
Title
AN ORDINANCE relating to boards and commissions; amending Ordinance 3631, Section 7, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.30.060, Ordinance 14714, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.36.070, Ordinance 6818, Section 5, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.42.040, Ordinance 13720, Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.45.030 and Ordinance 2647, Section 5, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.10.020 and adding a new section to K.C.C. chapter 2.28.
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PREAMBLE:
In November 2005, the voters of King County approved a county charter amendment reducing the number of county council districts from thirteen to nine effective January 1, 2006. The membership of some of the county's boards and commissions are based, in whole or in part, on the number of council district. It is necessary, therefore, to amend provisions of the county code to reflect the reduction in council districts for those boards and commissions.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
NEW SECTION. SECTION 1. There is hereby added to K.C.C chapter 2.28 a new section to read as follows:
A. Each councilmember must provide the executive with a nomination to represent the councilmember's council district. If the executive does not appoint the person nominated by the councilmember, the executive shall request that the councilmember nominate another person.
B. At-large positions designated for the council shall be appointed by the executive after receiving nominations from the council. When notified of a vacancy in one of these four at-large positions, the council chair shall inform the council at an open public meeting of the vacancy and seek nominations from councilmembers. At a subsequent council meeting, the chair shall inform the council of the names of all nominees received from councilmembers and that all nominations have been forwarded to the executive. If the executive does not appoint a person who has been nominated by the council, the executive must request that the council nominate other candidates for a...

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