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Clerk 02/01/2011
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A MOTION relating to the organization of the council; and amending 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, Motion 11122, Section H, as amended, and OR 2-050.
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WHEREAS, the charter provides that the council shall elect one of its members as chair, and Motion 10651, Section II, as amended, and OR 1-010 provides that the council shall elect a chair who shall serve at the pleasure of the council for a term of one year, unless otherwise ordered by the council, and
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 names and functions, and
WHEREAS, the council has specified by motion policies for members and staff;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT MOVED by the Council of King County:
I. Motion 11122, Section B, as amended, and OR 2-010 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
OR 2-010. Committee of the whole - functions. 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 the executive branch; the annual legislative program; legislation before the federal, state and local governments that affect King County; agendas for council meetings; the King County Strategic Plan; and other program and policy matters. The committee of the whole shall be responsible for conducting regular town hall meetings on issues of significance.
The committee of the whole may hold briefings on the status of the mental illness and drug dependency fund services and programs.
((For the purposes of K.C.C. chapter 3.16, the committee of the whole is designated as th...
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