King County - File #: 2008-0221

• File #: 2008-0221
• Version: 3
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 4/14/2008
• In control: General Government and Labor Relations Committee
• Final action: 7/7/2008
• Enactment date: 7/18/2008
• Enactment #: 16202
• Title: AN ORDINANCE creating a countywide performance and accountability system, known as the performance and accountability act; amending Ordinance 11980, Section 3, and K.C.C. 2.10.010, Ordinance 11980, Section 2 and K.C.C. 2.10.020, adding new sections to K.C.C. chapter 2.10 and repealing Ordinance 11980, Section 4, and K.C.C. 2.10.030, Ordinance 11980, Section 5, and K.C.C. 2.10.040, and Ordinance 11980, Section 6, and K.C.C. 2.10.050.
• Sponsors: Jane Hague, Larry Gossett, Larry Phillips, Dow Constantine, Julia Patterson, Bob Ferguson, Kathy Lambert
• Indexes: Planning
• Code sections: 2.10 - , 2.10.010 - , 2.10.020 - , 2.10.025 - , 2.10.030 - , 2.10.040 - , 2.10.050 -

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/7/2008	2	Metropolitan King County Council	Hearing Held
7/7/2008	2	Metropolitan King County Council	Passed as Amended	Pass
6/24/2008	2	General Government and Labor Relations Committee	Recommended Do Pass Substitute	Pass
5/29/2008	1	General Government and Labor Relations Committee
4/14/2008	1	Metropolitan King County Council	Introduced and Referred

Drafter
Clerk 07/07/2008
Title
AN ORDINANCE creating a countywide performance and accountability system, known as the performance and accountability act; amending Ordinance 11980, Section 3, and K.C.C. 2.10.010, Ordinance 11980, Section 2 and K.C.C. 2.10.020, adding new sections to K.C.C. chapter 2.10 and repealing Ordinance 11980, Section 4, and K.C.C. 2.10.030, Ordinance 11980, Section 5, and K.C.C. 2.10.040, and Ordinance 11980, Section 6, and K.C.C. 2.10.050.
Body
STATEMENT OF FACTS:
1. King County citizens demand and deserve accountability from their government.
2. County government must continuously improve its management and accountability so citizens receive maximum value for their tax dollars.
3. King County citizens should have the opportunity to be engaged in establishing priorities for their government and evaluating how well the county is meeting its goals.
4. Performance management and measurement can be an effective tool that should be used by county residents, elected leaders and policy makers to prioritize county goals and align public services and budgets to those goals.
5. Performance management and measurement should be used by elected leaders, policy makers and managers for strategic planning, program evaluation and budgeting.
6. All county agencies, departments and offices should develop a performance-based culture that can better demonstrate performance achievement and accountability to county citizens.
7. The metropolitan King County council has been a leader in promoting performance measurement in county government.
8. In 2007, the metropolitan King County council recognized the King County executive for receiving the Association of Government Accountants' certificate of achievement in performance reporting for the executive branch of county government.
9. In 2002, the metropolitan King County council adopted Motion 11561, which encouraged the executive to broaden and deepen the use of performance measurement throughout county...