Drafter
Clerk 04/10/2020
Title
A RESOLUTION authorizing the use of digital and electronic signature use and ratifying emergency electronic signature use per chapter 19.360 RCW.
Body
WHEREAS, as a result of the global pandemic caused by the spread of the novel coronavirus known as COVID-19, the U.S. President, the Governor of the state of Washington, and the King County Executive have declared a state of emergency in King County, and ordered the use of policies and procedures to limit in-person contact so as to avoid the spread of the disease, and
WHEREAS, on March 19, 2020, the Chair of the King County Flood Control Zone District ("the District") echoed the proclamations of the aforementioned leaders, and entered a finding of an emergency for the District, pursuant to FCD Resolution 2009-06.2, and
WHEREAS, consistent with that finding, the Chair authorized the Executive Director and staff of the District to take actions necessary to ensure the operation of the District during this crisis in furtherance of the public health and welfare, including the need to utilize remote work and electronic records maintenance, and
WHEREAS, as an emergency measure, the Chair and staff utilized electronic signatures for the purposes of executing records necessary to the continued operation of the District identified herein, so as to ensure the federal, state and county directives for social distancing were honored, and
WHEREAS, pursuant to chapter 19.360 RCW, the District may determine whether and to what extent it will authorize by policy the use of electronic signatures in lieu of hand-written signatures on legislation, financial records and other documents, and
WHEREAS, RCW 19.360.020 authorizes the District to utilize electronic signatures in the conduct of its affairs and other transactions and to establish a method and process for such use by ordinance, resolution, policy, or rule, and
WHEREAS, the use of electronic signature technologies can benefit the District ...
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