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Clerk 01/22/2025
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A MOTION acknowledging receipt of the second of two reports on progress toward addressing the legal system backlog that resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic, in response to the 2023-2024 Biennial Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 19546, Section 17, Proviso P4.
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WHEREAS, the 2023-2024 Biennial Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 19546, Section 17, Proviso P4, states that $200,000 shall not be expended or encumbered until the executive transmits two reports on progress toward addressing the legal system backlog that resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic, and
WHEREAS, the 2023-2024 Biennial Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 19546, Section 17, Proviso P4, requires that the second report cover April 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024, and include positions supported by Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery ("CLFR") revenues, the amount of CLFR appropriation that has been expended as of June 30, 2024, the anticipated date by which the backlog of cases will be addressed assuming various funding scenarios for 2025 through 2026, the identification and discussion of barriers or system challenges to addressing the case backlog, data on superior court felony backlog and pending unlawful detainer cases, and the status of the district court backlog, and
WHEREAS, the King County executive hereby transmits to the council the COVID-19 Legal System Backlog: 2023-2024 Report 2;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT MOVED by the Council of King County:
The council hereby acknowledges receipt of the COVID-19 Legal System Backlog: 2023-2024 Report 2 proviso response, Attachment A to this motion, as required by the 2023-2024 Biennial Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 19546, Section 17, Proviso P4.