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A MOTION relating to the organization of the council; and amending Motion 10651, Section IV, as amended, and OR 1-030, Motion 11105, (part), as amended, and OR 1-040, Motion 11122, Section B, as amended, and OR 2-010, Motion 11122, Section D, as amended, and OR 2-020 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, the council has specified by motion the chairs, vice-chairs and members of council committees and provided for any changes to these positions to be made by adoption of a formal legislative motion, and
WHEREAS, the council desires to specify committee membership;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT MOVED by the Council of King County:
I. Motion 10651, Section IV, as amended, and OR 1-030 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
((A.)) The vice-chairs shall exercise the duties, powers and prerogatives of the council chair in the event of the chair's absence, consistent with the order in OR 1-010.B.
((B. The vice-chair of regional coordination shall serve as the chair of the committee of the whole.))
II. Motion 11105, (part), as amended, and OR 1-040 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
For the year ((2015)) 2016 and until a successor is elected, the council elects Councilmember ((Larry Phillips)) Joe McDermott as council chair, Councilmember ((Joe McDermott)) Rod Dembowski as council vice-chair of policy development and review and Councilmember ((Jane Hague)) Reagan Dunn as council vice-chair of regional coordination.
III. Motion 11122, Section B, as amended, and OR 2-010 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
The council may go into committee of the whole at any time. The committee of the whole shall consider: issues of interest to the entire council, including ((the annual work program and)) appointments to the state legislature and ((to)) as department directors and key subordinate units in the executive branch; the annual legislative program; legislation before the federal, state and local governments that affect King County; the King County Strategic Plan; oversight of the Harborview Medical Center management agreement; local government; and other program and policy matters. The committee of the whole shall ((be responsible for)) conduct((ing)) regular town hall meetings on issues of significance.
IV. Motion 11122, Section D, as amended, and OR 2-020 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
In addition to any committee otherwise established by law, the committees of the metropolitan King County council and their respective functions are established as follows:
A. Budget and fiscal management committee shall consider and make recommendations on: the county revenue and expenditure fiscal structural gap; capital and operating budget appropriations; the sale and lease of real property to or by the county; debt and investment proposals; bond issues; the office of economic and financial analysis; and financial policies. The committee shall also consider the implementation of appropriate labor agreements.
1. The committee shall develop recommendations on policy direction for the ((2015/16)) biennial budget, based on the recommendations of other council committees and taking into account the estimated fiscal impacts of state and federal legislation.
2. In respect to consideration of the county's proposed biennial budget, all members of the council not assigned to the budget and fiscal management committee shall be considered ex officio voting members of the committee.
B. Government accountability and oversight committee.
1. The committee shall consider and make recommendations on:
a. improving the efficiency, cost effectiveness, and performance of all branches of county government (legislative, executive and judicial);
b. enhancing oversight, accountability((,)) and transparency in King County government, the office of law enforcement oversight, the annual county audit program and federal, state or county audit reports, the administration of the Public Records Act, civil rights and compliance, capital projects oversight, strategic planning, performance measurement and performance management, management organizational structure and technology management; and
c. general government oversight, including customer service, worker safety, the department of assessments; elections; records and licensing; animal control; cable communications; the county fair; King County international airport; risk management; veterans, and executive services such as telecommunications, facilities management, purchasing and real property management.
2. In the areas within the committee's purview, the committee shall track state and federal legislative action and develop recommendations on policy direction for the biennial budget.
C. Health, housing and human services committee.
1. The committee shall consider and make recommendations on policies relating to:
a. public health programs, including those related to the protection, promotion and provision functions of the department of public health, including the structure of the public health centers;
b. affordable housing, including therapeutic and low-income housing; and
c. human services programs, including review of human services-related levies, and civil rights and social justice. The committee shall also consider the implementation of appropriate labor agreements.
2. In the areas within the committee's purview, the committee shall track state and federal legislative action and develop recommendations on policy direction for the biennial budget.
D. Law((,)) and justice ((and emergency management)) committee.
1. The committee shall consider and make recommendations on policies relating to law, safety, criminal justice and emergency management programs including those related to: public safety; adult detention; juvenile justice and youth services; superior and district courts; judicial administration; prosecuting attorney; public defense; implementation of a pretrial risk assessment tool; emergency medical services; emergency management, including disaster response, emergency preparedness and emergency planning and the Puget Sound emergency radio network project.
2. In the areas within the committee's purview, the committee shall track state and federal legislative action and develop recommendations on policy direction for the biennial budget.
E. Transportation, economy and environment committee.
1. The committee shall consider and make recommendations on policies relating to:
a. growth management, including land use development and regulation, comprehensive planning, including implementation of its affordable housing elements, economic development, including pay equity and income disparity, and annexations;
b. the environment, including: salmon recovery; resource lands; energy; surface water management and water supply; wastewater treatment; solid waste; ((and)) unincorporated and rural areas, including agriculture and rural services; and parks, recreation and cultural resources; and
c. transportation, including roads, passenger ferries and public transportation. The committee shall also consider the implementation of appropriate labor agreements.
2. In the areas within the committee's purview, the committee shall track state and federal legislative action and develop recommendations on policy direction for the biennial budget.
V. Motion 11122, Section G, as amended, and OR 2-040 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
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: ((Joe McDermott)) Kathy Lambert.
Vice-chair: ((Joe McDermott)) Rod Dembowski.
Budget and fiscal management committee:
Chair: ((Joe McDermott)) Dave Upthegrove.
Vice-chair: Kathy Lambert
Employment and administration committee:
Chair: ((Larry Gossett)) Joe McDermott.
Vice-chair: ((Reagan Dunn)) Larry Gossett.
Government accountability and oversight committee:
Chair: Pete von Reichbauer.
Vice-chair: ((Rod Dembowski)) Jeanne Kohl-Welles.
Health, housing and human services committee:
Chair: ((Dave Upthegrove)) Jeanne Kohl-Welles.
Vice-chair: Kathy Lambert.
Law((,)) and justice ((and emergency management)) committee:
Chair: ((Kathy Lambert)) Larry Gossett.
Vice-chair: ((Larry Gossett)) Kathy Lambert.
Transportation, economy and environment committee:
Chair: Rod Dembowski.
Vice-chair: Claudia Balducci.
Regional policy committee:
Chair: Pete von Reichbauer.
Regional transit committee:
Chair: ((Reagan Dunn)) Claudia Balducci.
Regional water quality committee:
Chair: ((Dave Upthegrove)) Jeanne Kohl-Welles.
VI. Motion 11122, Section H, as amended, and OR 2-050 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
The council designates the following councilmembers, in addition to the chairs and vice-chairs, as members of the standing committees created in this motion and the regional committees established in the King County Charter.
Budget and fiscal management committee:
Members: Claudia Balducci, Rod Dembowski, ((Dave Upthegrove)) Larry Gossett, Joe McDermott.
Committee of the whole:
Members: All councilmembers.
Employment and administration committee:
Members: Reagan Dunn, Kathy Lambert ((, Joe McDermott)).
Government accountability and oversight committee:
Members: ((Reagan Dunn)) Rod Dembowski.
Health, housing and human services committee:
Members: Larry Gossett, ((Joe McDermott)) Dave Upthegrove.
Law((,)) and justice ((and emergency management)) committee:
Members: Claudia Balducci, Rod Dembowski, ((Joe McDermott)) Regan Dunn, Jeanne Kohl-Welles.
Transportation, economy and environment committee:
Members: Jeanne Kohl-Welles, Kathy Lambert, Joe McDermott, Dave Upthegrove, Pete von Reichbauer.
Regional policy committee:
Members: Claudia Balducci, Larry Gossett ((, Kathy Lambert)).
Alternate: ((Joe McDermott)) Jeanne Kohl-Welles.
Regional transit committee:
Members: ((Jane Hague, Joe McDermott)) Reagan Dunn, Dave Upthegrove.
Alternate: ((Rod Dembowski)) Joe McDermott.
Regional water quality committee:
Members: ((Claudia Balducci, Jeanne Kohl-Welles)) Rod Dembowski, Reagan Dunn.
Alternate: Kathy Lambert.
VI. This motion takes effect January 25, 2016.