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A MOTION relating to the organization of the council; amending the expiration date of the council's special committee on alternatives to incarceration; amending Motion 11122, Section D, as amended, and OR 2-020.
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WHEREAS, the King County Charter provides that the council "shall be responsible for its own organization," and
WHEREAS, the council desires to extend the sunset date of its special committee on alternatives to incarceration.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT MOVED by the Council of King County:
I. Motion 11122, Section D, as amended, and OR 2-020 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
Standing committees - functions. In addition to any committee otherwise established by law, the committees of the metropolitan King County council and their respective functions are established as follows:
A. Budget and fiscal management committee shall consider and make recommendations on: the county revenue and expenditure fiscal structural gap; capital and operating budget appropriations; the sale and lease of real property to or by the county; debt and investment proposals; bond issues; the office of economic and financial analysis; and financial policies. The committee shall also consider the implementation of appropriate labor agreements.
1. The committee shall develop recommendations on policy direction for the biennial budget, based on the recommendations of other council committees and taking into account the estimated fiscal impacts of state and federal legislation.
2. In respect to consideration of the county's proposed biennial budget, all members of the council not assigned to the budget and fiscal management committee shall be considered ex officio voting members of the committee.
B. Government accountability and oversight committee.
1. The committee shall consider and make recommendations on:
a. improving the efficiency, cost effectiveness and performance of all branches of county government (legislative, executive and judicial);
b. enhancing oversight, accountability and transparency in King County government, the annual county audit program and federal, state or county audit reports, the administration of the Public Records Act, civil rights and compliance, capital projects oversight, strategic planning, performance measurement and performance management, management organizational structure and technology management; and
c. general government oversight, including customer service, worker safety, the department of assessments; elections; records and licensing; animal control; cable communications; the county fair; King County international airport; risk management; veterans, and executive services such as telecommunications, facilities management, purchasing and real property management.
2. In the areas within the committee's purview, the committee shall track state and federal legislative action and develop recommendations on policy direction for the biennial budget.
C. Health, housing and human services committee.
1. The committee shall consider and make recommendations on policies relating to:
a. public health programs, including those related to the protection, promotion and provision functions of the department of public health, including the structure of the public health centers;
b. affordable housing, including therapeutic and low-income housing ; and
c. human services programs, including review of human services-related levies, and civil rights and social justice. The committee shall also consider the implementation of appropriate labor agreements.
2. In the areas within the committee's purview, the committee shall track state and federal legislative action and develop recommendations on policy direction for the biennial budget.
D. Law and justice committee.
1. The committee shall consider and make recommendations on policies relating to law, safety, criminal justice and emergency management programs, excluding those related to alternatives to incarceration and including those related to: public safety; adult detention; juvenile justice and youth services; superior and district courts; judicial administration; prosecuting attorney; public defense; implementation of a pretrial risk assessment tool; emergency medical services; emergency management, including disaster response, emergency preparedness and emergency planning and the Puget Sound emergency radio network project.
2. In the areas within the committee's purview, the committee shall track state and federal legislative action and develop recommendations on policy direction for the biennial budget.
E. Transportation, economy and environment committee.
1. The committee shall consider and make recommendations on policies relating to:
a. growth management, including land use development and regulation, comprehensive planning, including implementation of its affordable housing elements, economic development, including pay equity and income disparity, and annexations;
b. the environment, including: salmon recovery; resource lands; energy; surface water management and water supply; wastewater treatment; unincorporated and rural areas, including agriculture and rural services; and parks, recreation and cultural resources; and
c. transportation, including roads, passenger ferries and public transportation. The committee shall also consider the implementation of appropriate labor agreements.
2. In the areas within the committee's purview, the committee shall track state and federal legislative action and develop recommendations on policy direction for the biennial budget.
F. Special committee on alternatives to incarceration.
1. There is established a special committee on alternatives to incarceration.
2. The special committee shall consider and make recommendations on policies related to alternatives to incarceration such as electronic home detention, work education release or successor programs.
3. The special committee shall complete its tasks ((as of December 31, 2017, and as of that date, in accordance with K.C.C. 1.24.010.E.,)) by June 30, 2018. On July 1, 2018, the special committee shall expire.