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AN ORDINANCE related to the establishment of a King County human and civil rights commission; amending Ordinance 15548, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C 2.28.0015 and Ordinance 12058, Section 9, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.55.010, adding a new chapter to K.C.C. Title 2, and repealing Ordinance 2647, Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.10.010, Ordinance 2647, Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.10.020, Ordinance 2647, Section 5, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.10.030, Ordinance 12058, Section 4, and K.C.C. 3.10.040, Ordinance 2647, Section 7, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.10.050, Ordinance 2647, Section 8, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.10.060, and Ordinance 6891, Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.10.070.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
1. In 1976, the King County affirmative action committee was established, and was replaced in November 1995 by the King County civil rights commission by Ordinance 12058.
2. The civil rights commission was established to serve in an advisory capacity to the executive and the council on matters concerning affirmative action, disability access, equal employment opportunity, contract compliance, fair housing, minority and women owned businesses, and access to public accommodations to ensure the consistent application of all county ordinances, rules, and regulations concerning these programs.
3. The scope of work and activities of the civil rights commission have diminished over the years due to various factors. The civil rights commission has been inactive since 2020. The last civil rights commission briefing received by the council was in June 2010 where the council was briefed on the commission's 2009 annual report.
4. For many years, the commission was the primary advisory body on county activities relating to equity and social justice, in particular enactment of the county's "Equity and Social Justice Ordinance," also referred to as the "Fair and Just Ordinance," which is Ordinance 16948, establishing the office of law enforcement and oversigh...
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