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	King County, Washington - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The King County Council is the legislative branch of government.
		King County is represented in the United States Congress through the Washington 7th Congressional District and parts of the 1st, 2nd, 8th, and 9th districts.
		King County borders Snohomish County to the north, Kitsap County to the west, Kittitas County to the east, and Pierce County to the south.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/King_County,_Washington (1318 words)

	King County Council - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Metropolitan King County Council, the legislative body of King County, Washington, consists of nine members elected by district.
		Its current name and structure is the result of a merger of King County and the Municipality of Metropolitan Seattle, better known as Metro, which was a federated county-city structure responsible for water quality and public transportation.
		On November 2, 2004 voters approved a charter amendment to reduce the size of the council from thirteen to nine, to take effect in time for the 2005 elections.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/King_County_Council (163 words)

	King County Charter Amendments
		Option 1B, an alternative measure created by the County Council, would allow two years for the redistricting process, require election of the new 9-member Council in November 2007, and would also reconfigure the membership of the three regional committees created as part of the 1992-approved Metro merger.
		The County Council had to cut its general fund budget by $41 million in 2002, by $50 million in 2003 and by $24 million in 2004.
		The King County Prosecutor challenged I-18 in Superior Court on the grounds that the County Charter gave sole authority for charter amendment proposals to the Council.
	www.munileague.org /ballotissues/2004/KingChart.htm (1223 words)

	Real races for King County Council in primary
		The guards and their union, the King County Corrections Guild, felt betrayed when the council, struggling with a huge revenue shortfall, whacked the jail staff by 65 positions, far more than the guild had been led to believe.
		The county sued, arguing that the charter couldn't be amended by initiative.
		The council was required to appoint a bipartisan redistricting committee of two Democrats and two Republicans, who then would appoint an ostensibly nonpartisan chairman, to redraw council district boundaries to eliminate four districts.
	seattlepi.nwsource.com /local/239488_county06.html?source=rss (960 words)

	:: King County Journal :: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		King County Council member Pete von Reichbauer, who represents Auburn and Kent on the board, said he other board members likely will support a larger funding package, one that also includes improvements for Sounder commuter service as well extends light rail to Federal Way.
		In King County, the additional funds could extend light rail or bus rapid transit from downtown Seattle to downtown Bellevue near Overlake Hospital; and extend light rail in south King County to South 200th Street.
		That would mean additional funds for King County to extend light rail or bus rapid transit from Bellevue about another three miles to the Overlake Transit Center near Redmond; and in south King County light rail could be extended to Kent-Des Moines Road or to Federal Way, along with many other transit improvements.
	www.kingcountyjournal.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060609/NEWS/606090307 (883 words)

	RedOrbit - Technology - King County, Wash., Council to Vote on New Comcast Cable Contract (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		King County Councilwoman Jane Hague, who supports the agreement, said it will give the county and other agencies the option to put noncommercial programming on 18 channels and to use 6 megahertz of data "bandwidth" when Comcast programming becomes entirely digital.
		The County Council was on the verge of approving a Comcast franchise renewal a year ago, but advocates of free peering and public-access television persuaded the council to review and renegotiate the agreement.
		The Metropolitan King County Council is scheduled to hold a hearing and vote today on an agreement renewing Comcast's cable-television franchise in unincorporated parts of the county.
	www.redorbit.com /news/display?id=110932 (833 words)

	:: King County Journal :: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The City Council president, who was actively arguing with the mayor at that night's meeting, on Wednesday said he feels a staff member tried to set him up.
		Council President Randy Corman said a staffer invited him to use the mayor's private bathroom, which he didn't do.
		The council took a break at about 9 p.m., after which the crowd of about 150 thinned out and many who had been in an overflow room nearby moved into the council's chambers.
	www.kingcountyjournal.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060420/NEWS/604200309 (440 words)

	Southwest King County Chamber of Commerce - Seattle Washington (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Council members represent geographic districts and are elected by district to four-year terms.
		King County was organized in 1852 from Thurston County.
		King County and Seattle grew and prospered during the late 19th and early 20th centuries with the expansion of the shipping and lumber industries.
	www.swkcc.org /kingcounty.asp (500 words)

	NPI Elections Center: 2005 Primary Endorsements Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Notable endorsements include the King County Labor Council, four local SEIUs, and dozens of other unions; Washington Conservation Voters, the Sierra Club, the King County Democrats, all the current Democratic County Council members (except Bob Ferguson), the executives of Pierce and Snohomish Counties, and dozens of state legislators.
		He chaired the King County Budget and Fiscal Management Committee, and has fought for many great to expand support for health and human service programs, (such as transitional housing) in an effort to reduce jail expenditures.
		Dow Constantine is running for reelection to the King County Council and is unopposed in the primary election.
	www.nwprogressive.org /Elections/2005/PrimaryDemocratsKing.html (1627 words)

	KOMO : Downsize The King County Council?
		But some council members already see the writing on the wall.
		Council member Dow Constantine was just elected, and had hoped to begin focusing on public policy.
		For Constantine, it's about some King County residents who are about to lose their voices.
	www.komotv.com /news/printstory.asp?id=33692 (278 words)

	King County Library System--Fairwood Library County Government
		King County Government: Links to King County government services and departments, the King County Council, public safety and the courts, public health, entertainment and recreation, and transportation information including traffic conditions, Metro bus schedules, and Washington State ferry schedules and fares.
		It is the oldest of the 52 hospital districts in the state of Washington and operates Valley Medical Center, serving greater South King County.
		The Puget Sound Regional Council is an association of governments in the central Puget Sound region that serves as a forum for developing policies and making decisions about regional growth, transportation, and economic issues.
	www.kcls.org /fair/county.cfm (637 words)

	Sound Politics: King County Government Archives
		King County Councilmembers Reagan Dunn and Bob Ferguson held a press conference today announcing that a majority of the Council is now ready to put the question of electing a County Auditor on the November ballot.
		King County Executive Ron Sims is claiming strong public support for his scheme to raise taxes to pay for expanded bus service, promising that his proposal: will get more than 50,000 drivers a day out of their cars and onto...
		When the King County Council reactivated the "Citizens’ Election Oversight Committee" last spring, the stated goal of the enabling legislation was: The goals of the committee and this ordinance are to investigate and report on problems identified in the 2004...
	www.soundpolitics.com /archives/cat_king_county_government.html (10774 words)

	King County Council: Growth and traffic are the big issues for Eastside voters
		King County Council: Growth and traffic are the big issues for Eastside voters
		Lambert, Miller said, does appear to have a better grasp of transportation issues but her sharply conservative views clash with the district on issues such as building churches and schools in the county's slow-growth rural east.
		Because they are allowed exceptions not granted to commercial business, a handful of large churches had been approved in the rural area, prompting some rural residents to seek court protection against future growth.
	www.citizenreviewonline.org /oct_2001/king_county.htm (932 words)

	Citizen Corps : Resources for Councils : Additional Sources : King County
		Together, they focused on identifying specific emergency response needs of communities within King County and built a network of public and private organizations and individuals – including emergency management, law enforcement, fire, schools, and other community agencies – who would be essential to the implementation of a coordinated emergency response.
		The Council successfully joined with private companies, such as Albertson’s (a regional grocery chain) and Lowe’s (home improvement centers), to provide reduced-cost emergency supplies to elderly residents and has recruited others, like Safeco Insurance and Washington Mutual Bank, to support CERT training for high school students, their parents, and the business community.
		As the Council began to develop strategic plans on how best to utilize volunteers in the event of a major earthquake or landslide, the issue of liability insurance became a central focus.
	www.citizencorps.gov /councils/cc_councils/king.shtm (1033 words)

	King County Council spreads the power
		Under a reorganization bordering on the bizarre, majority Democrats on the King County Council have agreed to let Larry Phillips remain as council chairman for a third consecutive year.
		Assuming nothing happens over the three-day weekend to scotch the deal, the council is expected to adopt the reorganization plan Tuesday at its first meeting of the new year, and its first in four weeks.
		She said that Phillips had promised her the chairmanship of the council's Law, Justice and Human Services Committee in exchange for her support of his re-election as council chairman, but that he then gave the committee leadership to Ferguson instead.
	seattlepi.nwsource.com /local/255711_council14.html?source=rss (867 words)

	Transcript: Chat with Washington Elections Director Nick Handy - The Olympian - Olympia, Washington (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Handy: In the past, each county has maintained a voter registration database for that county and in the past the technology and the connections have not been in place for counties to have the up-to-date, accurate information needed to determine whether a felon has had voting rights restored.
		After votes by counties were submitted to the Secretary of State and the numbers were transferred to the Legislature, the Legislature certified the election and her as governor.
		I know King County is taking steps in a disciplinary nature against those four suspended employees, but I’m not in a position to comment on that.
	www.theolympian.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050525/NEWS04/50525004 (3362 words)

	King County Council Member (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Welcome to a new e-mail news service: As the new chair of the King County Council I invite you to join me in working to help the county deliver the best possible services in the face of an ongoing budget crisis.
		In December I was honored to be unanimously chosen by my colleagues to chair the King County Council, and as the new Chair I will set a course that better connects King County government with the people who want to make their regional government work.
		This year we have again split the leadership positions on the council between the two parties, with Councilmember Pete von Reichbauer remaining as Vice-Chair of the Council.
	home.comcast.net /~friendsofsnoqualmievalley/Information/People/Officials/KCmember.htm (454 words)

	On The Road To 2008: Martin Luther King Jr. County
		The county was originally named in 1852 for William Rufus King, Vice President for President Franklin Pierce.
		King County Executive Ron Sims and Bruce Laing co-sponsored the county name change in 1986 while both were members of the County Council.
		King County shall be named after the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
	www.kirkdorffer.com /ontheroadto2008/2005/06/martin-luther-king-jr-county.shtml (1865 words)

	My Letter to the King County
		They're waking up now, as their county teeters on the brink of having its middle class completely erased and nothing but the haves and the have-nots left to fill the void.
		Apparently, the mind set of King County residents has been such that they've allowed their county to don the dubious distinction as being the most restrictive, property rights wise, in the entire state.
		Even now, things continue to be brought up that should never have been put in place in ANY county in America, including, but not limited to, a "Growth Management Act" and acquiescing to the mantra of "150 years of environmental damage", dadada.
	www.propertyrightsresearch.org /2004/articles7/my_letter_to_the_king_county.htm (1208 words)

	NPI Elections Center: 2005 General Election Endorsements Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Notable endorsements include the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, The Stranger, the Seattle Weekly, King County Labor Council, four local SEIUs, and dozens of other unions; Washington Conservation Voters, the Sierra Club, the King County Democrats, all the current Democratic County Council members (except Bob Ferguson), the executives of Pierce and Snohomish Counties, and dozens of state legislators.
		Larry Gossett is an outstanding, ten year veteran of the King County Council who is opposed by Republican Brian Thomas.
		Dow Constantine is running for reelection to the King County Council unopposed His priorities include efficient government, transportation solutions, common sense land use, and strong, safe neighborhoods.
	www.nwprogressive.org /Elections/2005/GeneralKing.html (1849 words)

	Sound Politics: King County Council Postpones Decision on Forced Mail Voting
		King County Council decided to delay their decision on forced mail voting for two weeks.
		The registration was corrected by King County on April 20 and both records merged.
		This shows the disconnect between the counties and the state and the problems the state faces by trying to synchronize 39 county databases with one statewide database.
	www.soundpolitics.com /archives/006294.html (1939 words)

	King County'S Mystery Budget (December 2, 1997) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		King County, with 1.6 million people, is the largest governmental body in the state (excluding the state itself); it has a multi-billion dollar budget and produced our new governor, but is rarely covered in local media.
		For instance, the county council's website (http://www.metrokc.gov/mkcc) boasts: "The $2.6 billion plan is the result of an unprecedented month-long public review of the budget.
		In the mystery pie that is the King County budget, "Equipment Repair and Replacement" might cover anything from new computer equipment for county administration to repair and replacement of equipment at SeaTac Airport, and we wouldn't know the difference.
	eatthestate.org /02-13/KingCountySMystery.htm (942 words)

	King County Council calls for audit of elections office (Seattle Times) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		One week after King County Executive Ron Sims appointed a blue-ribbon commission to study the flawed 2004 election, the County Council voted unanimously yesterday to commission its own audit.
		The Metropolitan King County Council authorized up to $350,000 for a detailed look at the elections office in the wake of the contested governor's election.
		Council members from both political parties said that they were deeply troubled by those kinds of mistakes and that a truly independent investigation is needed to restore public confidence in the election process.
	www.democraticunderground.com /discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x1405179 (267 words)

	DJC.COM: $1.2 billion sewage plan clears King County Council, provided by Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce
		The council voted 10 to 1 Monday to approve the largest sewer line expansion and treatment project in county history.
		The project was developed over six years, and council approval ends a one-year standoff between Republicans who hold a majority on the panel and County Executive Ron Sims, a Democrat.
		The lone dissenting vote was cast by council member Maggi Fimia, a Democrat who represents most of the area where the third plant would be built.
	www.djc.com /news/ae/11001076.html (233 words)

	Washblog \|\| King County (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		I wrote a couple of people who are on the board of the 47th District Democrats here in south King County to ask them to weigh in on this.
		King County has now formally adopted a plan to move to all-mail voting by the 2007 primary election.
		They do stream the show live on the internet, so if you're outside King County and want to learn about the voter registration challenges that may be coming your way, go to www.moralpolitics.org.
	www.washblog.com /section/king (2349 words)

	HRC \| "Gender Identity" Divides King County Council
		Metropolitan King County Council members yesterday delayed for two weeks a vote on County Executive Ron Sims' proposal to protect transsexuals and transvestites from discrimination.
		In other business, the County Council amended the 9-month-old equal-benefits ordinance that requires contractors for the county to give the domestic partners of employees the same benefits as employees' spouses.
		County Councilman Steve Hammond, R-Enumclaw, cast the only vote against the amendment, saying it improved the ordinance but did not remove his philosophical objections to the law.
	www.hrc.org /Template.cfm?Section=Home&CONTENTID=22896&TEMPLATE=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm (568 words)

	Familia: Norfolk County Council (King's Lynn)
		King's Lynn: 1844 to 2001, with a few gaps e.g.
		King's Lynn: 1768, 1822, 1824, 1826, 1835, 1837, 1852, 1865, 1868, 1869
		King's Lynn: all parishes including South Lynn, West Lynn, Gaywood, North and South Wootton.
	www.familia.org.uk /services/england/norfolk_kings_lynn.html (290 words)

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