Drafter
Clerk 10/07/2010
Title
AN ORDINANCE relating to reorganization of the department of public safety; making technical corrections; amending Ordinance 1438, Section 3(c), as amended and K.C.C. 2.16.060 and Ordinance 15939, Section 3, and K.C.C. 3.16.100 and repealing Ordinance 15921, Section 2.
Body
STATEMENT OF FACTS:
1. K.C.C. 2.16.060 was amended twice in 2007, in Ordinance 15921 and Ordinance 15939, each without reference to the other, in a manner that could not be merged under K.C.C. 1.02.090.
2. This ordinance resolves that conflict by repealing the change in Ordinance 15921 and including the material from Ordinance 15921, modified slightly to fit into the section as amended by Ordinance 15939, into the section as amended by Ordinance 15939.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. Ordinance 1438, Section 3(c), as amended, and K.C.C. 2.16.060 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
A. The department of public safety, as identified in the Section 350.20.40 King County Charter, and managed by the King County sheriff, may also be known and cited in the King County Code and in other usage as the office of the sheriff. Employees managed by the King County sheriff may be referred to in the King County Code or otherwise, as King County police, King County officer, or deputy sheriff.
B. The department of public safety is responsible to keep and preserve the public peace and safety including the discharge of all duties of the office of sheriff under State law, except those duties relating to jails and inmates which are performed by other departments of county government. The functions of the department include:
1. Oversee a crime prevention program, investigate crimes against persons and property and arrest alleged offenders.
2. Execute the processes and orders of the courts of justice and all other mandated functions required by law.
3. In coordination with the office of emergency management, plan and coordinate re...
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