AUTHORITY DELEGATION POWER § 850 BOARD OF APPEALS COMPOSITION, APPOINTMENT, REMOVAL § 710 POWERS § 720 PRACTICE, PROCEDURE RULES § 730 BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS Additional capital budget § 470.30 Emergency § 470.20 Lapse when § 480 Ordinances, consideration and adoption § 460 BIENNIAL § 405 CONTENTS § 430 CONTRACTS ILLEGAL WHEN § 495 COPIES DELIVERY REQUIRES § 450 INFORMATION REQUIRED § 420 INTERFUND BORROWING, REIMBURSEMENT, WHEN § 490 MESSAGE REQUIREMENTS § 440 PRESENTATION AND ADOPTION § 410 CHARTER CONSTITUTION, GENERAL LAW REFERENCES § 860 ORDINANCE COMPILATION, CODIFICATION § 880 REVIEW, AMENDMENT WHEN § 800 SEVERABILITY, CONSTRUCTION § 810 CHIEF ECONOMIST See ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL ANALYSIS § 425 CHIEF OFFICERS, COUNTY APPOINTMENT AUTHORITY § 340.50 POLITICAL ACTIVITY PROHIBITED § 560 QUALIFICATIONS § 340.50 CITIZEN COMPLAINTS, OFFICE OF ESTABLISHED § 260 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING See §§ 230.40, 890, 898, 899. COMPENSATION ADDITIONAL, WHEN § 870 CONFLICT OF INTEREST ORDINANCE PROHIBITING § 820 CONTRACTS CONTRACTS AND PROCUREMENT PROCESSES § 815 COUNCIL, METROPOLITAN COUNTY APPOINTMENT CONFIRMATION AUTHORITY § 340.40 BOARD OF APPEALS COMPENSATION PROVISION § 710 BUDGET APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE CONSIDERATION AND ADOPTION § 460 CHARTER ORDINANCE COMPILATION, CODIFICATION AUTHORITY § 880 CITIZEN COMPLAINTS, OFFICE OF § 260 COMPOSITION AND TERMS OF OFFICE § 220.10 CONFLICT OF INTEREST ORDINANCE ADOPTION § 820 ELECTION See also ELECTIONS Districting committee appointment § 650.30.20 LAW ENFORCEMENT OVERSIGHT, OFFICE OF § 265 MOTIONS AUTHORITY § 240 ORGANIZATION § 220.30 OTHER BRANCH RELATIONSHIP § 220.50 POWERS § 220.20 PROCEDURE RULES § 220.40 COUNTY POWERS Construction § 130
CHARTER AMENDMENTS CHARTER AMENDMENTS ORDINANCE TOPIC ARTICLE/ SECTION ELECTION RESULT 981 Budget schedule Council has 15 more days 4/410 11/2/1971 CARRIED 2481 Non-partisan nominating primaries and general election 6/610, 620 (repeal), 630 through 690 (renumber) RECONSIDERED AND REREFERRED BY COUNCIL 8/29/1975. LAPSED. 2494 Districting Committee 6/650.30.20, 650.30.30 11/4/1975 CARRIED 3404 Age for Holding Elective Office 6/630 11/23/1977 CARRIED 3405 Appeals for Variance and Conditional Use Permit Decisions 7/720, 8/896 11/23/1977 CARRIED 3406 Political activities 5/560 11/23/1977 CARRIED 5665 Political activities 5/560 11/3/1981 CARRIED 7765 Executive compensation 3/320.10 11/4/1986 DEFEATED 8647 Charter review and amendments 8/800 11/8/1988 CARRIED 8648 Judicial administration 3/350.20.20 11/8/1988 CARRIED 8649 County auditor 2/250 11/8/1988 CARRIED 8650 Contracts and competitive bidding 8/815 11/8/1988 CARRIED
8651 Career service and exempt positions 5/550 11/8/1988 CARRIED 8977 Campaign contributions 6/690.10 11/7/1989 CARRIED 10065 committees 2/210, 220, 220.10, 230.10, 230.20, 230.30, 270(new), 270.10(new), 270.20(new), 270.30(new), 280(new); 6/650, 650.10, 650.40(new), 650.40.20(new) 11/5/1991 CARRIED BUT CONTINGENT UPON PASSAGE OF PROP. NO. 1 - METRO ASSUMPTION THAT WAS DEFEATED IN NON-SEATTLE. 10212 committees 2/210, 220, 220.10, 230, 230.10, 230.20, 230.30, 270, 270.10, 270.20, 270.30, 280 (new); 6/650, 650.10, 650.40, 650.40.10, 650.40.20 Repealed by Ordinance 10523 10523 Removing a proposed amendment concerning the legislative branch and elections from the general election ballot, and repealing Ordinance 10212 2/210, 220, 220.10, 230, 230.10, 230.20, 230.30, 270, 270.10, 270.20, 270.30, 280 (repeals); 6/650, 650.10, 650.40, 650.40.10, 650.40.20 (repeals 10212) 10530 regional policy committees, initiative and 2/210, 220.10, 230.10, 230.10, 230.20, 230.30, 270, 270.10, 270.20, 270.30, 280; 4/460 (new); 6/650, 11/3/1992 CARRIED
voters of the county 14206 Relating to the guarantee of the free exercise of religion and absolute freedom of conscience in all matters of religious sentiment, belief and worship to every individual within King County 8/843 11/6/2001 CARRIED 14758 Proposing an amendment to Article 4 of the King County Charter; authorizing the council to adopt ordinances providing for biennial budgeting 4/405 11/4/03 CARRIED 14767 Proposing an amendment to the King County Charter reducing in size the King County council from thirteen to nine members; consequently reducing council voting requirements related to the size of the council; phasing in the reduction of council 2/220.10, 230.10, 230.20, 230.30, 20.30; 4/460; 6/650.10, 650.40.15 (new), 650.40.25 (new), 650.40.10 (repeal), 650.40.20 (repeal) 11/2/2004 CARRIED (Alternative 1A)
members with elections and terms of office 14965 Proposing an amendment to the King County Charter reducing in size the King County council from thirteen to nine members; consequently reducing council voting requirements related to the size of the council; phasing in the reduction of council members with elections and terms of office; reducing the size of the regional committees of the council from twelve to six members 2/220.10, 230.10, 230.20, 230.30, 230.30, 270.20, 270.30; 4/460; 6/650.10, 650.40.15 (new), 650.40.25 (new), 650.40.10 (repeal), 650.40.20 (repeal) 11/2/2004 DEFEATED (Alternative 1B) 16128 Related to elections; rejecting Initiative 26 and adopting an alternative ordinance to amend the King County Charter to make the offices of King County executive, King County assessor and King County council 6/610, 620 (repeal), 650.20, 650.30.20, 680.10 8/19/2008 DEFEATED
entities. 16205 Proposing an amendment to Section 230.20 of the King County Charter and Section 270.30 of the King county Charter, to reduce the number of county council members on regional committees, establishing a vice chair position on regional committees, authorize the regional policy committee to adopt its own work program and add authority for regional committees to initiate legislation. 2/230.10, 270.20, 270.30 11/14/2008 CARRIED 16206 Proposing an amendment to Section 630 of the King County Charter, to authorize the county council to establish additional qualifications for separately elected officials who head executive departments, including the 6/630 11/4/2008 CARRIED
executive and for the county executive to present a proposed budget to the county council. 16221 Proposing to amend Section 800 of the King County Charter, to establish a process and signature threshold for amendment to the King County Charter by citizen initiative. 8/800 11/4/2008 DEFEATED Initiative 26 Proposing an initiative to amend the King County Charter to make the offices of King County executive, King County assessor and King County council nonpartisan, and to establish the nonpartisan selection of districting committee members. 6/610, 620 (repeal), 640, 650.20, 650.30.20, 680.10 11/4/2008 CARRIED 16484 Proposing amendments and repeals regarding the county's prior transition to a 3/350.20.30 (repeal), 9/900 (repeal), 910 (repeal), 920 (repeal),920.10 (repeal), 920.10.10 11/3/2009 CARRIED
metropolitan government. (repeal), 920.10.20 (repeal), 920.10.30 (repeal), 920.10.40 (repeal), 920.20, 920.20.10 (repeal), 920.20.20 (repeal), 920.20.30 (repeal), 920.20.40 (repeal), (repeal), 920.20.60 (repeal), 920.20.70 (repeal), 920.20.80 (repeal), 920.30 (repeal), 930 (repeal), 940 (repeal, 950 (repeal), 960 (repeal), 970 (repeal), 970.10 (repeal), 970.30 (repeal), 970.40 (repeal), 970.50 (repeal), 980 (repeal), 990 16546 Proposing to repeal Section 475 of the King County Charter pertaining to work programs and allotments. 4/475 (repeal) 11/3/2009 CARRIED 16547 Proposing an amendment to provide for council 8/800 11/3/2009 CARRIED
3, 2015, special election. 18308 AN ORDINANCE proposing an amendment to the King County Charter to make the office of King County prosecuting attorney nonpartisan; amending Section 610 of the King County Charter; adding a new Section 649 to the King County Charter; amending Section 680.10 of the King County Charter; and submitting the same to the qualified voters of the county for their approval or rejection at the next general election occurring more than forty-five days after the enactment of this ordinance. 6/610, 649 (new), 680.10 11/8/2016 CARRIED 18316 AN ORDINANCE proposing an amendment to the King County Charter to make the language of 2/220.10, 220.30, 220.50, 230.20, 230.60, 260, 3/320.10, 320.20, 350.20.50, 4/450, 495, 11/8/2016 CARRIED