King County - File #: 2022-0305

• File #: 2022-0305
• Version: 2
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 8/16/2022
• In control: Local Services and Land Use Committee
• Final action: 4/18/2023
• Enactment date: 4/26/2023
• Enactment #: 19592
• Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to emergency management, aligning County code with established emergency management standards and requiring continuity of operations planning by county departments and agencies; and amending Ordinance 14199, Section 11, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.16.035, Ordinance 12075, Section 14, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.56.010, Ordinance 7790, Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.56.020, Ordinance 12075, Section 15, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.56.030, Ordinance 12075, Section 16, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.56.040, Ordinance 7790, Section 6, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.56.050, Ordinance 12075, Section 17, and K.C.C. 2.56.060, Ordinance 13623, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 2A.310.020 and Ordinance 18679, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 2A.310.070.
• Sponsors: Sarah Perry
• Indexes: Emergency Management, King County Code
• Code sections: 2.16.035 - , 2.56.010 - ., 2.56.020 - , 2.56.030 - , 2.56.040 - , 2.56.050 - ., 2.56.060 - ., 2A.310.020 - ., 2A.310.070 - .
• Related files: 2017-0431, 2001-0288
• Staff: Tracy, Jake

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
4/18/2023	2	Metropolitan King County Council	Passed
3/28/2023	1	Local Services and Land Use Committee	Recommended Do Pass Substitute Consent	Pass
1/24/2023	1	Metropolitan King County Council	Reintroduced
1/24/2023	1	Local Services and Land Use Committee	Deferred
8/16/2022	1	Metropolitan King County Council	Introduced and Referred

Drafter
Clerk 03/28/2023
Title
AN ORDINANCE relating to emergency management, aligning County code with established emergency management standards and requiring continuity of operations planning by county departments and agencies; and amending Ordinance 14199, Section 11, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.16.035, Ordinance 12075, Section 14, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.56.010, Ordinance 7790, Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.56.020, Ordinance 12075, Section 15, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.56.030, Ordinance 12075, Section 16, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.56.040, Ordinance 7790, Section 6, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.56.050, Ordinance 12075, Section 17, and K.C.C. 2.56.060, Ordinance 13623, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 2A.310.020 and Ordinance 18679, Section 1, as amended, and K.C.C. 2A.310.070.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
1. Emergency management plays an important role in the overall resilience of our region to emergencies and the ability of King County government to continue its essential functions.
2. King County's office of emergency management is tasked with coordinating effective emergency preparedness and emergency operations for King County government functions and with supporting such functions in the thirty-nine cities and towns within King County.
3. The King County auditor published a report on planning gaps uncovered by the COVID-19 pandemic on January 11, 2022.
4. The audit report provided recommendations, including the creation of specific continuity of government operations-related requirements within King County Code.
5. Proposed amendments: align the code with current, accepted emergency management practice, including emergency management accreditation program standards; clarify the role and responsibilities of the executive, who will act through the King County office of emergency management, to help implement the King County auditor's recommendations; and clarify the role and responsibilities of King County departments for emergency preparedness and cont...