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Clerk 11/18/2008
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A MOTION related to the organization of the council, designating the members of the regional committees; and amending Motion 11122, Section G, as amended, and OR 2-040 and Motion 11122, Section H, as amended, and OR 2-050.
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WHEREAS, Section 270.20 of the King County Charter has been amended to provide that each regional committee shall have nine voting members, three of whom shall be metropolitan county councilmembers appointed by the chair of the council, and shall include councilmembers from districts with unincorporated residents, and
WHEREAS, Section 270.20 of the King County Charter has been amended to provide further that the chair of each regional committee shall be a county councilmember appointed by the chair of the county council and that the vice-chair of each regional committee shall be appointed by majority vote of those committee members who are not county councilmembers, in accordance with voting rights that are apportioned as provided in that section, and
WHEREAS, the December 5, 2008, effective date of the charter amendment precedes the council's adoption of its 2009 organizational motion, making necessary an interim amendment of the council's organizational rules in order to comply with the charter amendment;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT MOVED by the Council of King County:
I. Motion 11122, Section G, as amended, and OR 2-040 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
OR 2-040. Chairs and vice-chairs. The council designates the following councilmembers as chairs and vice-chairs of the standing committees created in this motion and the regional committees established in the King County Charter.
Committee of the whole:
Chair: Dow Constantine.
Vice-chair: Reagan Dunn.
Capital budget committee:
Chair: Larry Phillips
Vice-chair: Jane Hague.
Employment and administration committee:
Chair: Jane Hague.
Vice-chair: Julia Patterson.
General government and labor relations committee:
Chair: Larry Gossett.
Vice-chair: Pete von Reichbauer.
Growth management and natural resources committee:
Chair: Larry Gossett.
Vice-chair: Jane Hague.
Law, justice and human services committee:
Chair: Kathy Lambert.
Vice-chair: Bob Ferguson.
Operating budget, fiscal management and select issues committee:
Chair: Bob Ferguson.
Vice-chair: Kathy Lambert.
Transportation committee:
Chair: Dow Constantine.
Vice-chair: Pete von Reichbauer.
2009 budget review and adoption committee:
Chair: Larry Phillips.
Capital budget panel:
Chair: Jane Hague.
Vice-chair: Kathy Lambert.
Operating budget panel:
Chair: Bob Ferguson.
Vice-chair: Kathy Lambert.
Utilities and parks committee:
Chair: Jane Hague.
Vice-chair: Larry Gossett.
Regional policy committee:
Chair: Pete von Reichbauer.
Regional transit committee:
Chair: Reagan Dunn.
((Vice-chair: Bob Ferguson.))
Chair: Larry Phillips.
((Vice-chair: Jane Hague.))
Memberships. The council designates the following councilmembers, in addition to the chairs and vice-chairs, as members of the standing committees created in this motion, the board of health and the regional committees established in the King County Charter.
Board of health:
Reagan Dunn, Bob Ferguson, Larry Gossett, Kathy Lambert, Julia Patterson, Pete von Reichbauer.
Committee of the whole:
Members: All councilmembers.
Capital budget committee:
Members: Bob Ferguson, Julia Patterson, Pete von Reichbauer.
Employment and administration committee:
Members: Dow Constantine, Kathy Lambert
General government and labor relations committee:
Member: Larry Phillips.
Growth management and natural resources committee:
Members: Dow Constantine, Reagan Dunn, Larry Phillips.
Law, justice and human services committee:
Members: Reagan Dunn, Larry Gossett, Julia Patterson.
Operating budget, fiscal management and select issues committee:
Members: Dow Constantine, Reagan Dunn, Larry Phillips.
Transportation committee:
Members: Bob Ferguson, Jane Hague, Julia Patterson.
Regional policy committee:
Members: Reagan Dunn, ((Bob Ferguson,)) Larry Gossett((, Jane Hague, Larry Phillips)).
Regional transit committee:
Members: ((Dow Constantine, Kathy Lambert)) Bob Ferguson, Julia Patterson((, Pete von Reichbauer)).
Regional water quality committee:
Members: ((Dow Constantine, Larry Gossett)) Jane Hague, Kathy Lambert((, Pete von Reichbauer)).
2009 budget review and adoption committee:
Members: All councilmembers.
Utilities and parks committee:
Member: Larry Phillips.
III. This motion takes effect December 5, 2008.