Drafter
Clerk 06/26/2008
Title
AN ORDINANCE relating to the appointment process for the King County citizens' elections oversight committee; and amending Ordinance 15453, Section 3, and K.C.C. 2.53.021.
Body
STATEMENT OF FACTS:
1. On January 7, 2008, the King County Council passed Motion 12671 that, among other actions, changed the titles and responsibilities of the two vice chairs of the county council.
2. K.C.C. 2.53.021 requires that appointments to the citizens' elections oversight committee be made jointly by the chair of the council and the vice chair of council affairs.
3. The position of vice chair of council affairs no longer exists as a vice chair title for the council creating a need to change K.C.C. 2.53.021 in order to make appointments and reappointments to the citizens' elections oversight committee.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. Ordinance 15453, Section 3, and K.C.C. 2.53.021are each hereby amended to read as follows:
A. The chair of the council and the ((vice chair of council affairs)) chair of the employment and administration committee shall solicit nominations for membership from all council members. The chair of the council and the ((vice chair of council affairs)) chair of the employment and administration committee shall jointly appoint oversight committee members who are confirmed by motion to the committee.
B. Committee membership shall include:
1. One representative from a nonpartisan organization active in King County that evaluates candidates and ballot measures, such as the Municipal League;
2. One representative from a nonpartisan organization active in King County that provides elections information to the public, such as the League of Women Voters;
3. One representative of an independent research and policy institute; ((and))
4. One representative from a junior taxing district;
5. One representative of the Chinese-speaking community;
6. Two King Coun...
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