Drafter
Clerk 09/02/2026
Title
AN ORDINANCE relating to council rules and order of business; amending Ordinance 11683, Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C. 1.24.035; and declaring an emergency.
Body
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. Findings:
A. Section 220.40 of the King County Charter requires the council to adopt by ordinance rules of the procedure governing the time, place and conduct of 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 of procedure and the organizational motion have been amended from time to time to reflect changes desired by the council.
D. The council organizational motion, most recently updated through Motion 16929, directs that the employment and administration committee shall oversee employment-related issues in the legislative branch.
E. The scope of work of the employment and administration committee requires a regular meeting schedule that allows more time for committee deliberation and discussion.
F. This ordinance must be enacted as an emergency ordinance in order to be effective and ensure that the employment and administration committee is able to meet to consider urgent items to maintain and support the functions of the legislative branch.
SECTION 2. Ordinance 11683, Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C. 1.24.035, are hereby amended as follows:
Rule 4: Meetings.
A.1.a. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the time of regular meetings of the council is 1:30 p.m. on the first, second, third, and fourth Tuesdays of each month. However, the regular meetings of the council shall not take place: from April 13, 2026, through April 17, 2026; from August 3, 2026, through August 14, 2026; and from December 9, 2026, through January 1, 2027. All regular or special meetings of council committees shall ...
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