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AN ORDINANCE related to county budgeting fiscal periods; and amending Ordinance 11683, Section 4, and K.C.C. 1.24.035, Ordinance 11683, Section 8, and K.C.C. 1.24.075, Ordinance 12075, Section 3, and K.C.C. 2.16.025, Ordinance 14199, Section 11, and K.C.C. 2.16.035, Ordinance 18798, Section 2, and K.C.C. 2.47.010, Ordinance 18432, Section 8, and K.C.C. 2A.380.200, Ordinance 16339, Section 18, and K.C.C. 3.12F.020, Ordinance 8753, Section 7, and K.C.C. 3.32.090, Ordinance 12045, Section 20, and K.C.C. 4.56.030, Ordinance 17390, Section 1, and K.C.C. 4.56.300, Ordinance 15545, Section 1, and K.C.C. 4A.100.010, Ordinance 17929, Section 13, as amended, and K.C.C. 4A.100.020, Ordinance 12045, Section 23, as amended, and K.C.C. 4A.100.040, Ordinance 17929, Section 20, as amended, and K.C.C. 4A.100.070, Ordinance 620, Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C. 4A.100.100, Ordinance 12076, Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C. 4A.110.010, Ordinance 12076, Section 7, as amended, and K.C.C. 4A.200.020, Ordinance 12076, Section 13, as amended, and K.C.C. 4A.200.390, Ordinance 13923, Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C. 4A.601.010, and Ordinance 13923, Section 5, and K.C.C. 4A.601.030.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
1. The county gradually implemented biennial budgeting over a period of more than ten years, beginning with a charter amendment in 2002 and culminating with the adoption of the 2015-2016 budget, with the understanding that biennial budget adoption would take place in non-election years.
2. In November 2022, voters in King County approved a charter amendment to move elections for the county offices of executive, assessor, director of elections, and councilmembers from odd-numbered to even-numbered years.
3. The next four election years for the county offices of executive, assessor, director of elections, and councilmembers are scheduled for 2023, 2025, 2026, and 2028.
4. Voter approval of the charter amendment puts the county in a circumstance of having the biennial budget a...
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