File #: 2010-0570    Version: 1
Type: Motion Status: Passed
File created: 11/1/2010 In control: Committee of the Whole
On agenda: Final action: 11/8/2010
Enactment date: Enactment #: 13370
Title: A MOTION relating to the organization of the council; and amending Motion 11122, Section G, as amended, and OR 2-040, and Motion 11122, Section H, as amended, and OR 2-050.
Sponsors: Bob Ferguson
Indexes: Council
Attachments: 1. 13370.pdf, 2. 2010-0570 Staff report with attachments.pdf
Staff: Wagner, Nick
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A MOTION relating to the organization of the council; and amending Motion 11122, Section G, as amended, and OR 2-040, and Motion 11122, Section H, as amended, and OR 2-050.
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      WHEREAS, the charter provides that the council shall elect one of its members as chair, and Motion 10651, Section II, as amended, and OR 1-010 provides that the council shall elect a chair who shall serve at the pleasure of the council for a term of one year, unless otherwise ordered by the council, and
      WHEREAS, the council has specified by motion the chairs, vice-chairs and members of council committees and provided for any changes to these positions to be made by adoption of a formal legislative motion, and
      WHEREAS the successor to councilmember Drago will be elected at the November 2010 general election to represent district 8 for an unexpired one-year term and will take office following certification of the election returns;
      NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT MOVED by the Council of King County:
      I.  Motion 11122, Section G, as amended, and OR 2-040 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
      Chairs and vice-chairs.  The council designates the following councilmembers as chairs and vice-chairs of the standing committees created in this motion and the regional committees established in the King County Charter.
      Committee of the whole:
            Chair:  Jane Hague.
            Vice-chair:  Larry Phillips.
      Budget and fiscal management committee:
            Chair:  Julia Patterson.
            Vice-chair:  Kathy Lambert
      Employment and administration committee:
            Chair:  Jane Hague.
            Vice-chair:  Kathy Lambert.
      Environment and transportation committee:
            Chair:  Larry Phillips.
            Vice-chair: Pete von Reichbauer.
      Government accountability and oversight committee:
            Chair:  Kathy Lambert.
            Vice-chair:  Jan Drago, or her District 8 successor councilmember.
      Law, justice, health and human services committee:
            Chair:  Reagan Dunn.
            Vice-chair:  Larry Gossett.
      Regional policy committee:
            Chair:  Pete von Reichbauer.
      Regional transit committee:
            Chair:  Larry Gossett.
      Regional water quality committee:
            Chair:  Jan Drago, or her District 8 successor councilmember.
      II.  Motion 11122, Section H, as amended, and OR 2-050 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
      Memberships.  The council designates the following councilmembers, in addition to the chairs and vice-chairs, as members of the standing committees created in this motion and the regional committees established in the King County Charter.
      Budget and fiscal management committee:
            Members:  Reagan Dunn, Larry Gossett, Jane Hague, Larry Phillips.
      Committee of the whole:
            Members:  All councilmembers.
      Employment and administration committee:
            Members:  Bob Ferguson, Larry Phillips.
      Environment and transportation committee:
            Members:  Larry Gossett, Jane Hague, Julia Patterson.
      Government accountability and oversight committee:
            Members:  Reagan Dunn, Pete von Reichbauer.
      Law, justice, health and human services committee:
            Members:  Jan Drago, or her District 8 successor councilmember, Bob Ferguson, Kathy Lambert.
      Regional policy committee:
            Members:  Reagan Dunn, Bob Ferguson.
      Regional transit committee:
            Members:  Jane Hague, Julia Patterson.
      Regional water quality committee:
            Members:  Kathy Lambert, Larry Phillips.