Drafter
Clerk 01/25/2005
Title
A MOTION establishing the 2005 State Legislative Agenda for King County; and rescinding Motion 12059.
Body
WHEREAS, the metropolitan King County council and the King County executive have worked through the joint King County legislative steering committee to develop a state legislative agenda and desire to bring their positions on issues facing the 2005 Washington state legislature to the attention of the Washington state legislature ("legislature"),and
WHEREAS, King County desires to work cooperatively with other local governments and other organizations such as the Washington State Association of Counties, the Washington Association of County Officials, the Suburban Cities Association, the Association of Washington Cities and the Washington Transit Association to achieve its 2005 legislative goals, and
WHEREAS, counties have been recognized by the legislature as partners with the state in the delivery of such critical services as transportation, criminal justice, public health, community and human services and water resources, and
WHEREAS, King County is dependent on a strong fiscal partnership with the state, and
WHEREAS, if King County is going to be able to continue delivering basic government services to our residents, it needs a preservation, if not an expansion, of state support, and
WHEREAS, the King County council and the King County executive will continue to review legislative developments for possible revisions of King County's 2005 state legislative program;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT MOVED by the Council of King County:
I. Motion 12059 is rescinded; and
II. The King County council adopts the attached "2005 Legislative Agenda for
King County" as King County's highest priorities for action in the 2005 legislative session of the Washington state legislature.