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AN ORDINANCE adopting the King County 2018-2021 Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Plan.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
1. The Office of Federal Contract Compliance, in accordance with Title 41 C.F.R. 60, requires federal grant recipients to develop and implement an affirmative action plan.
2. RCW 49.60.400 prohibits preferential treatment based on race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin, but allows public employers to establish affirmative action plans to maintain eligibility under federal grant requirements.
3. King County is a federal grant recipient and receives grants directly from federal government agencies and indirectly through state and local agencies.
4. The King County 2018 - 2021 Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Plan has been drafted to comply with the county's federal grant requirements.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. The King County 2018-2021 Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Plan, Attachment A to this ordinance, is hereby adopted.