Meeting Proceedings
King County
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1200 King County Courthouse |
Labor, Operations and Technology Committee
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Councilmembers: Jane Hague, Chair; Julia Patterson, Vice Chair; |
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Dow Constantine, David Irons, Dwight Pelz |
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Staff: Mike Alvine (296-0350), Lead Staff Analyst; David Randall (296-1635), |
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Analyst; Joanne Rasmussen (296-0333), Committee Assistant |
Room 1001
September 27, 2005
9:30 AM
Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 9:44 a.m.
Roll Call
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Present: Ms. Hague, Ms. Patterson, Mr. Constantine and Mr. Irons |
Approval of Minutes
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The minutes of the September 13, 2005 meeting were approved as presented.
Discussion and Possible Action
2.
Proposed Motion No. 2005-0377
Ms. Hague
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A MOTION appointing the members of the King County citizens' election oversight |
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committee and rescinding Motion 12117. |
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Mike Alvine, Council Staff, briefed the committee. Michael Sheridan, appointee to the Citizens' |
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Election Oversight Committee (CEOC), answered questions from the members. |
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Ms. Patterson moved amendment 1, replacing John Davidson with Timothy Borders on the CEOC. |
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The amendment passed unanimously. |
This matter was Amended.
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A motion was made by Ms. Patterson that this matter be Recommended Do Pass Substitute |
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Consent. The motion carried by the following vote: |
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Yes: 4 - Ms. Hague, Ms. Patterson, Mr. Constantine and Mr. Irons |
3.
Proposed Motion No. 2005-0401
Ms. Lambert and Ms. Hague
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A MOTION requesting the county executive to undertake actions to improve the conduct of |
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the elections process in King County. |
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Mike Alvine, Council Staff, briefed the committee. Councilmember Lambert joined the members for |
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this discussion. |
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Public Comment: Stefan Sharkansky, 5726 Keyshore Place N., Seattle. |
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Jim Buck, Executive Services and Janine Joly, King County Prosecutor's Office, offered Executive |
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perspective on the motion and answered questions from the members. Councilmember Patterson |
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requested information on the fiscal impact of this motion. Chair Hague directed staff to have that |
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information available for full council. |
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Councilmember Patterson moved to pass Proposed Motion 2005-0401 out of committee without |
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recommendation. The motion failed 1 - 2, Councilmember Patterson voting yes, and |
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Councilmembers Pelz and Constantine excused. Councilmember Irons moved to pass Striking |
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Amendment 1 to Proposed Motion 2005-0401. The motion passed 2 - 1, with Councilmember |
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Patterson voting no, and Councilmembers Pelz and Constantine excused. Councilmember Irons |
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moved to pass Proposed Motion 2005-0401, as amended, subject to staff analysis before council |
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vote. The motion passed 3 - 0 with Councilmembers Pelz and Constantine excused. |
This matter was Amended.
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A motion was made by Mr. Irons that this matter be Recommended Do Pass Substitute. The |
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motion carried by the following vote: |
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Yes: 3 - Ms. Hague, Ms. Patterson and Mr. Irons |
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Excused: 2 - Mr. Constantine and Mr. Pelz |
Discussion
4.
Proposed Motion No. 2005-0387
Mr. Gossett
A MOTION accepting a taxicab license apportionment methodology from the executive.
Arthur Thornbury, Council Staff, briefed the committee and answered questions from the members.
Deferred
Briefing
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Briefing No. 2005-B0124
Follow-up Briefing: Transit Capital Planning and Management Performance Audit
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Arthur Thornbury, Council Staff, briefed the committee. Kevin Desmond, Transit General Manager, |
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offered the department response to the audit findings and answered questions from the members. |
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Bob Thomas, Principal Management Auditor, answered questions from the members. Jim Jacobson, |
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Deputy General Manager, Transit Division, and Rob McGowan, Senior Management Auditor, were |
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available to answer questions. |
This matter was Presented.
6.
Briefing No. 2005-B0127
Performance Audit of King County Sheriff's Office
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Elizabeth DuBois, Principal Management Auditor and Wendy SooHoo, Senior Management Auditor, |
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presented the audit results and answered questions from the members during a powerpoint |
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presentation. Chief Denise Turner, Technical Service Division, King County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) |
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and Connie Griffith, Chief Financial Officer, KCSO, responded to the audit findings and answered |
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questions from the members. |
This matter was Presented.
7.
Briefing No. 2005-B0125
King County Health Reform Initiative Measurement and Evaluation Design
Deferred
Other Business
There was no further business to come before the committee.
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 11:43 a.m.
