King County - File #: 2011-0365

• File #: 2011-0365
• Version: 2
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 8/29/2011
• In control: Law, Justice, Health and Human Services Committee
• Final action: 9/26/2011
• Enactment date: 10/6/2011
• Enactment #: 17200
• Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to the development of a veterans and human services levy service improvement plan and annual reporting requirements.
• Sponsors: Bob Ferguson
• Indexes: Human Services, levy, Veterans

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/26/2011	2	Metropolitan King County Council	Hearing Held
9/26/2011	2	Metropolitan King County Council	Passed	Pass
9/21/2011	1	Law, Justice, Health and Human Services Committee	Recommended Do Pass Substitute	Pass
8/30/2011	1	Law, Justice, Health and Human Services Committee	Deferred
8/29/2011	1	Metropolitan King County Council	Introduced and Referred

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Clerk 08/29/2011
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AN ORDINANCE relating to the development of a veterans and human services levy service improvement plan and annual reporting requirements.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. Findings:
A. The King County veterans and human services levy was passed in the primary election on August 16, 2011. The levy will provide an average of seventeen million dollars per year for six years. Fifty percent of the proceeds from the levy is dedicated to improving health, human services and housing for veterans, military personnel and their families, and fifty percent is dedicated to improving health, human services and housing for a wider array of people in need.
B. There is a need to provide continuing direction regarding the use of these funds to ensure the county's policy goals are reflected. The funds need to be invested strategically, not only adding or expanding services, but improving the overall capacity and results of existing services and systems.
C. The proceeds should be used primarily to prevent and reduce homelessness and unnecessary involvement in the criminal justice and emergency medical systems and increase self-sufficiency for veterans and vulnerable populations. This will maximize the positive impact on homelessness, public safety and health emergencies for the well-being of the veteran and nonveteran individuals and families at risk.
D. Following the approval of the veterans and human services levy in 2005, the King County council directed the creation of a service improvement plan, which was adopted by Ordinance 15632.
E. The service improvement plan for the 2005 through 2011 levy period needs to be reviewed, updated and approved to provide guidance for levy investments and to strategically invest the proceeds to achieve specific results. The updated service improvement plan for the 2012 through 2017 levy period will continue the work of the prior levy plan and maximize results by lev...