Drafter
Clerk 07/17/2019
Title
A MOTION confirming the appointment of Jayson Todd Morris to the citizens' elections oversight committee as the representative of the disability community.
Body
WHEREAS, in 2018, through Ordinance 18795, King County council added position on the citizens' election oversight committee for a representative from the disability community, and
WHEREAS, King County is committed to conducting open, accurate and fair elections, and
WHEREAS, the citizens' election oversight committee help to ensure that accountability and performance of the elections division is provided in a transparent manner that is meaningful to King County residents, and
WHEREAS, fifteen of the sixteen positions on the citizens' election oversight committee are currently vacant, and
WHEREAS, in accordance with K.C.C. 2.53.021, King County council is tasked with appointing new members of the citizens' election oversight committee, and
WHEREAS, in accordance with K.C.C. 2.28.010, when the King County council recreates a board with more than nine members, the appointed terms are staggered: one-fourth for one year, one-fourth for two years, one-fourth for three years or the full term if the full term is three years, and one-fourth for full terms, and
WHEREAS, in accordance with K.C.C. 2.53.021, the employment and administration committee of the King County council appointed Jayson Todd Morris on July 15, 2019;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT MOVED by the Council of King County:
The appointment of Jayson Todd Morris to serve on the citizens' elections
oversight committee as a representative of the disability community for a three-year staggered term ending July 2022 is hereby confirmed.