King County - File #: 2023-0262

• File #: 2023-0262
• Version: 2
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/19/2023
• In control: Government Accountability and Oversight Committee
• Final action: 10/24/2023
• Enactment date: 11/3/2023
• Enactment #: 19681
• Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to risk management policies including the processing and disposition of claims and lawsuits against the county; and amending Ordinance 3581, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.21.010, Ordinance 3581, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.21.020, Ordinance 11984, Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.21.030, Ordinance 12076, Section 38, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.21.040, Ordinance 3581, Section 6, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.21.050, Ordinance 3581, Section 7, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.21.060, Ordinance 3581, Section 8, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.21.070, Ordinance 3581, Section 9, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.21.080, Ordinance 3581, Section 10, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.21.090, and Ordinance 3581, Section 11, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.21.100.
• Sponsors: Pete von Reichbauer
• Indexes: Risk Management
• Staff: Kim, Andrew

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/24/2023	2	Metropolitan King County Council	Passed	Pass
10/10/2023	1	Government Accountability and Oversight Committee	Recommended Do Pass Substitute Consent	Pass
9/19/2023	1	Metropolitan King County Council	Introduced and Referred

Title
AN ORDINANCE relating to risk management policies including the processing and disposition of claims and lawsuits against the county; and amending Ordinance 3581, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.21.010, Ordinance 3581, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.21.020, Ordinance 11984, Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.21.030, Ordinance 12076, Section 38, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.21.040, Ordinance 3581, Section 6, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.21.050, Ordinance 3581, Section 7, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.21.060, Ordinance 3581, Section 8, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.21.070, Ordinance 3581, Section 9, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.21.080, Ordinance 3581, Section 10, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.21.090, and Ordinance 3581, Section 11, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.21.100.
Body
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. Ordinance 3581, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.21.010 are hereby amended to read as follows:
The purpose of this chapter is to establish risk management policies for the county and to define procedures for the executive and the prosecuting attorney regarding the processing and disposition of claims and ((claims)) lawsuits against the county.
SECTION 2. Ordinance 3581, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.21.020 are hereby amended to read as follows:
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
A. "Chief civil deputy" means the chief deputy of the civil division ((, office of the prosecuting attorney)) or ((the chief civil deputy's)) designee;
B. "Civil division" means the civil division of the office of the ((King County)) prosecuting attorney;
C. "Claim((s))" means any claim that names the county, or any of its officers, employees, or agents, whether employed or engaged in the past or in the present, while acting in ((good faith with no reasonable cause to believe the conduct was unlawful and within the scope of the county officer, employee or agent's)) service to or emplo...