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AN ORDINANCE relating to council rules and order of business; and amending Ordinance 16362, Section 3, and K.C.C. 1.24.017, Ordinance 11683, Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C. 1.24.025, Ordinance 11683, Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C. 1.24.035, Ordinance 11683, Section 5, as amended, and K.C.C. 1.24.045, Ordinance 11683, Section 6, as amended, and 1.24.055, Ordinance 11683, Section 7, as amended, and K.C.C. 1.24.065, Ordinance 11683, Section 10, as amended, and K.C.C. 1.24.095, Ordinance 11683, Section 16, as amended, and K.C.C. 1.24.155 and Ordinance 11683, Section 31, as amended, and K.C.C. 1.24.305.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. Findings.
A. King County Charter Section 220.40 requires the council to adopt by ordinance rules of procedure governing the time, place and conduct of its meetings.
B. Consistent with the county charter, the council adopted by ordinance rules of procedure, which are codified in K.C.C. chapter 1.24, and passed motions related to the organization and administration of the council.
C. The rules ordinance and the organizational motion have been amended from time to time to reflect desired changes in the council's rules of procedure and organization.
SECTION 2. Ordinance 16362, Section 3, and K.C.C. 1.24.017 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
Rule 2.2: Succession - council chair. In the event of the inability of the council chair to serve in that capacity, the following order of succession shall be observed:
A. Vice chair ((of policy));
B. ((Vice-chair of administration and finance;
C.)) Remaining councilmembers in order of their seniority of service cumulatively in county elective office and state legislative office.
SECTION 3. Ordinance 11683, Section 3, as amended, and K.C.C. 1.24.025 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
Rule 3: Powers and duties of the vice-chair - acting chair in absence of chair and vice-chair.
A. ((There shall be two vice-chairs: the v...
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