Metropolitan King County Councilmember Maggi Fimia sponsored four budget amendments to cut a total of 10 percent from the council and executive administrative budgets. In adopting its FY2000 budget, the County Council reduced the council and executive s administrative budgets by only 5 percent. Fimia said the council s 5 percent cuts only provide enough funding for critical public health services and community clinics for three months and public safety for six months. She points out that the council also supported the executive s proposal to eliminate 200,000 hours of transit service beginning in February. While I did not support I-695, and believe it will be virtually impossible to completely plug the hole left by the Initiative, county government must continue to find ways to reduce the costs of government overhead while continuing to provide essential public services.
Overhead costs represent a very small savings, but demonstrates commitment to fiscal responsibility.
Fimia reaffirmed her commitment to continue working to help ensure that county government fulfills its regional responsibility to provide transit, public safety, public health and human service programs and services. By visiting this and other King County web pages, you expressly agree to be bound by terms and conditions of the site.