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Clerk 10/21/2020
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AN ORDINANCE relating to the movement of certain responsibilities from the department of executive services to the department of human resources; amending Ordinance 14199, Section 11, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.16.035, Ordinance 19047, Section 59, Ordinance 14199, Section 11, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.16.035, Ordinance 18793, Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.16.036, Ordinance 12014, Section 15, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.12.120.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
1. The county has prioritized goals of: developing a highly engaged, diverse, culturally responsive and high-performing workforce; optimizing county operations through innovation and continuous improvement; and delivering consistent, responsive, equitable and high-quality services to its customers.
2. The executive has directed departments to implement the executive's Best-Run Government and Investing in You initiatives, which align with King County's strategic goals.
3. King County's over-fifteen-thousand employees play a major role in the success of each King County goal and every service the county delivers.
4. In 2018, the department of human resources was created and many employee services were moved to a central organizational location.
5. Centrally locating the benefits, payroll and retirement operations section of the department of executive services in the department of human resources will complete the centralization of all operations that involve the tenure of employees at King County and create a single point of accountability for all human resource business functions. This change will improve King County's ability to enhance employees' experience through better coordination of administrative functions that affect employees.
6. Moving the benefits, payroll and retirement operations section from the department of executive services to the department of human resources will facilitate:
a. Improving coordination between disability services and benefits to support ...
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