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Clerk 01/31/2011
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AN ORDINANCE relating to labor relations, defining the labor policy committee and labor implementation committee; amending Ordinance 10631, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.16.015; and declaring an emergency.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. Findings:
A. The council finds that it is beneficial and efficient for the full council to consider and act on labor policies and that it is most appropriate that final action on such policies take place during a council meeting.
B. The council further finds that it shall be beneficial and efficient for the duties of the labor implementation committee under this chapter to be performed by the various council standing committees, with respect to those bargaining units whose employees’ functions are within the substantive policy area assigned to the standing committee pursuant to council motion.
C. Consistent with the county charter, the council adopts motions related to the organization and administration of the council, including but not limited to the duties of the council and its standing committees.
D. Because the council is reorganizing its committees by motion effective today, including modifying committee names, duties, and committee and council meeting times, this ordinance must be effective immediately to ensure that this ordinance allocating the duties of the labor implementation and labor policy committee as set forth in K.C.C. chapter 3.16, which the prior organizational motion designated in two different committees, be enacted and effective contemporaneously with the reorganization of the council.
SECTION 2. Ordinance 10631, Section 2, as amended, and K.C.C. 3.16.015 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
Unless the text clearly indicates otherwise, as used in this chapter, the following words shall have the meanings set forth in this section:
A. "Corrections officer" means any full-time, fully compensated uniformed correctiona...
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