File #: 2021-0094    Version:
Type: Motion Status: Passed
File created: 2/16/2021 In control: Employment and Administration Committee
On agenda: Final action: 3/2/2021
Enactment date: Enactment #: 15830
Title: A MOTION creating the office of law enforcement oversight director recruitment advisory committee to advise the King County council during the council's process to appoint a new director of the office of law enforcement oversight.
Sponsors: Claudia Balducci, Girmay Zahilay, Kathy Lambert
Attachments: 1. Motion 15830, 2. 2021-0094.Amd1.Names.docx

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A MOTION creating the office of law enforcement oversight director recruitment advisory committee to advise the King County council during the council's process to appoint a new director of the office of law enforcement oversight.

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                     WHEREAS, Section 265 of the King County Charter required the council to establish the office of law enforcement oversight ("OLEO") within the legislative branch of King County, and

                     WHEREAS, in October 2006, the council adopted and the executive signed Ordinance 15611, which codified OLEO under K.C.C. chapter 2.75, and

                     WHEREAS, the council is in the process of appointing a new director of OLEO through a nationwide search, and

                     WHEREAS, the director of OLEO shall be appointed by a majority of the council, and

                     WHEREAS, the council has retained Ralph Anderson & Associates to assist the council during the appointment process, and

                     WHEREAS, RCW 42.56.250 may exempt records from applicants for public employment from public disclosure, and

                     WHEREAS, the council seeks input from community members and stakeholders to inform its process to appoint a new director of OLEO;

                     NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT MOVED by the Council of King County:

                     A.  The office of law enforcement oversight director recruitment advisory committee is established provide input to the council during the process to appoint a new director of OLEO.  The duties of the recruitment advisory committee include:

                       1.  Providing input on the candidate profile which Ralph Anderson & Associates will use to describe the director of OLEO position to attract qualified candidates;

                       2.  Interviewing finalist candidates for the position of the director of OLEO as selected by a subcommittee of the employment and administration committee of the council;

                       3.  Providing input about each final candidate to the council based on recruitment advisory committee review of application materials and candidate interviews.  The recruitment advisory committee will not rank or score the candidates as a part of its evaluation process or its submission of input to the council. recruitment advisory committee; and

                       4.  Working in collaboration with Ralph Anderson & Associates and council staff to provide timely reports to the council.

                     B.  The membership of the recruitment advisory committee will collectively represent the viewpoints and perspectives needed to advise the council during its recruitment of the office of law enforcement oversight director.

                     C.  The council retains authority to decide which finalists will be interviewed and which finalist will be appointed as the director of OLEO in accordance with Section 265

of the King County Charter and K.C.C. chapter 2.75.

                     D.  The following people are appointed to the recruitment advisory committee:

                       1.  DeVitta Briscoe, Not This Time, codirector;

                       2.  Michael Byun, Asian Counseling and Referral Services, executive director;

                       3.  Sergeant Loi Dawkins, King County Police Officers Guild;

                       4.  Angela Donaldson, Fall City Community Association, president;

                       5.  Captain Mark Konoske; Puget Sound Police Managers Association;

                       6.  Laura Philpot; Maple Valley, city manager;

                       7.  Liz Rocca; King County sheriff's office, chief of staff;

                       8.  Adrienne Wat; office of law enforcement oversight, interim director;

                       9.  Abiel Woldu; community advisory committee for law enforcement oversight, president; and

                       10.  Sili Savusa; White Center Community Development Association, executive director.