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Metropolitan King County Council 2017 Your guide to the Metropolitan King County Council 2017 Councilmembers (from left): Council Vice Chair Rod Dembowski, Council Vice Chair Reagan Dunn, Kathy Lambert, Council Chair Joe McDermott, Jeanne Kohl-Welles, Larry Gossett, Dave Upthegrove, Claudia Balducci, and Pete von Reichbauer. As your Metropolitan King County Council, we oversee • Public health and human services; the second largest government and the most populous • Metro Transit bus service and county roads; county in Washington State. With over two million • Wastewater treatment and solid waste management; residents, King County is the 13th largest county in the • Regional parks, open space, and trails; and United States in terms of population. There are more • Elections, records, and licensing. people living in King County than in 14 states! At 2,130 square miles, the county covers more territory than the Each of the nine members of the King County Council states of Rhode Island or Delaware. represents a geographical district of about 234,000 residents. Councilmembers are elected on a Our dedicated employees provide quality regional non-partisan basis and serve four-year terms. services every day to county residents. We are also the local government for approximately 246,000 people The Council has several standing committees that who live in our unincorporated urban and rural areas, oversee specific functions of county government and and we provide services by contract to many of the a Committee of the Whole that includes all Council- county’s 39 cities. members. Councilmembers also work closely with elected officials from local jurisdictions on three As the legislative branch of county government, the regional committees that address common interests in Council sets policies, enacts laws, and adopts budgets matters of policy, transit, and water quality. that guide an array of services for this region, including: The Council’s review of ordinances, motions, and • The criminal justice system of prosecutors and public budgets help ensure that county government defenders, District and Superior Courts, juvenile operates in an efficient, transparent, and cost-effective detention and adult jails; manner, with equal access for all county residents. • The King County Sheriff’s Office, which directly serves residents of unincorporated areas and con- tracts with many cities to provide police services; Get agendas, minutes, and meeting videos online at: www.kingcounty.gov/council Message from the Council Chair and the King County budget From the shores of Puget this great place. It’s our duty as elected officials to Sound east to the crest of the respect and support these principles. Cascades, King County is one of the best places in the country And we have real challenges we must overcome. to live, work, and raise a family. Housing and healthcare are fundamental needs, yet remain so far out of reach for too many. We must While we’re proud of the ensure that all people who live here, no matter where natural beauty and strong they’re from or how long they’ve been here, know our economy that may define us to county to be a welcoming and affirming place to live others, we know it’s the people and raise a family. Income inequality continues to grow that make King County a special and disparities remain in our justice and educational Joe McDermott, Chair place to call home. It’s why as systems. We have so much more work to do. Chair of this Council I promise to put each and every one of our residents at the core Working together, we can and must reach our full of every decision we make. potential. I truly believe we will. I hope you share the same pride I have in calling this great place home. As After all, it’s our people’s diversity and shared com- this year’s Council Chair, I look forward to working mitment to the common good driving so much of the with you to continue moving our region forward, with personal, economic, and environmental successes of opportunity for all. Understanding the county budget million dollars, with consequent reductions in services to county residents. The county budget is composed of two types of funds: dedicated funds and the General Fund. Dedicated funds In the fall of 2018, the King County Council will review are the largest portion at 87% of the total budget. and adopt the biennial budget for 2019 and 2020. Public By law, these funds are restricted to specific purposes, hearings will be held that October. To learn more about such as transit, sewage treatment, and voter-approved the King County budget, please visit: www.kingcounty. programs like the regional Emergency Medical Services. gov/council/budget The discretionary portion of the county budget is the General Fund expenditures General Fund, which amounts to 13% of the total budget. These funds pay for critical day-to-day services Elections, Assessor, not supported by other revenues. Almost three Health and human services, 11% quarters of the General Fund (73%) goes to pay for 1 Justice and 2 3 4 criminal justice and public safety, as mandated by the 5 safety, 6 Delivery of county State. The remainder must fund other services, such as 73% services, 13% elections and human services (see pie chart). Physical environment, 0.5% The General Fund is supported mostly by property Debt service, 3% tax, sales tax, and fees. By law, King County collects property tax on behalf of all taxing districts within the county. However, King County receives only 18 cents of Where your property tax dollar goes 52 ¢ every property tax dollar, with the rest going to other agencies (see bar graph). Similarly, King County receives less than one cent of the 9.5 cents sales tax per dollar collected in most of the county. Since the State of Washington enacted the one percent 18 ¢ 17 ¢ cap on property tax increases, counties across our state 11 ¢ have faced a gap between revenue and the cost of 1 ¢ providing services. This structural gap has resulted in the General Fund being cut by several hundred Port of Other King Cities & Schools Seattle districts County Towns Council districts map LAKE BOTHELL FOREST SHORELINE PARK KENMORE WOODINVILLE DUVALL SKYKOMISH 1 KIRKLAND EDMOND YARROW R 4 HUNTS POINT POINT 3 CLYDE 6 CARNATION HILL SEATTLE MEDINA BELLEVUE BEAUX ARTS AMMAMISH 2 MERCER S ISLAND ISSAQUAH NEWCASTLE SNOQUALMIE RENTON NORTH 8 BURIEN BEND TUKWILA NORMANDY SEATAC Vashon PARK Island 5 DES MOINES and KENT Isl Incorporated city y ur a APLE M COVINGTON M Major urban unincorporated VALLEY 9 community Unincorporated King County FEDERAL WAY AUBURN BLACK 7 DIAMOND Council district boundary ALGONA MILTON PACIFIC Major urban unincorporated areas ENUMCLAW East Federal Way East Renton Fairwood North Highline West Hill / Skyway Contact information Online Web: www.kingcounty.gov/council The King County Council meets on Mondays Which Council district Facebook: www.facebook.com/ at 1:30 p.m. in Chambers on the 10th floor do I live in? KingCountyCouncil of the King County Courthouse. All public Enter your address at Twitter: http://twitter.com/KCCouncil meetings held in Chambers are cablecast live www.kingcounty.gov/ on King County TV (channel 22 Comcast and Clerk of the Council council/councilmembers/ Wave in SD, channel 322 Comcast and 722 find_district Wave in HD). Agendas, minutes, and videos E-mail: [email protected] of past meetings are available online on our Telephone: (206) 477-1020 website. Dist. Councilmember Phone E-mail Mailing address Metropolitan King County Council 1 Rod Dembowski 477-1001 [email protected] King County Courthouse 2 Larry Gossett 477-1002 [email protected] 516 Third Avenue, 12th Floor 3 Kathy Lambert 477-1003 [email protected] Seattle, WA 98104-3272 4 Jeanne Kohl-Welles 477-1004 [email protected] 5 Dave Upthegrove 477-1005 [email protected] Telephone 6 Claudia Balducci 477-1006 [email protected] (206) 477-1000, Toll-free: (800) 325-6165 7 Peter von Reichbauer 477-1007 [email protected] Fax: (206) 296-0198 8 Joe McDermott 477-1008 [email protected] TTY/TDD: (206) 296-1024 9 Reagan Dunn 477-1009 [email protected] Council’s standing and regional committees The King County Council reviews proposed legisla- Transportation, Economy, and Environment tion through standing committees that oversee specific Oversight of public transit, passenger ferries, county roads, government functions. Councilmembers work closely environment, water quality, and economic policy. with elected officials from local jurisdictions on three Chair: Rod Dembowski regional committees that address common interests in Vice Chair: Claudia Balducci Jeanne Kohl-Welles, Kathy Lambert, policy, transit, and water quality. Councilmembers also Members: Joe McDermott, Dave Upthegrove, Pete von Reichbauer serve as the Board of Supervisors for the King County Flood Control District, a special-purpose government Alternatives to Incarceration created with authority provided by the State Legisla- Special committee to explore alternatives to incarceration. ture. Additionally, individual councilmembers serve on Co-chairs: Claudia Balducci, Reagan Dunn a variety of external committees, boards, and commis- Members: Larry Gossett, Jeanne Kohl-Welles sions, such as the Board of Health and the Sound Transit Board. Regional committees For more information on the committees below, Regional Policy including meeting times, agendas, and alternate Countywide policies and plans on issues such as human members, as well as the external panels on which services, criminal justice, and solid waste management. individual councilmembers serve, please visit Chair: Pete von Reichbauer www.kingcounty.gov/council/committees. Vice Chair: Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke Members: Claudia Balducci, Larry Gossett Council committees Sound Cities Association Members: Auburn City Councilmember Bill Peloza, Woodinville Mayor Bernie Talmas, Committee of the Whole and Mercer Island City Councilmember Dan Grausz Legislation and policy issues of interest to the full Council.
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